High-performing Store Manager familiar with managing range of personalities to effectively build consensus and achieve operational targets. Experienced with stand-alone stores as well as mall environments. Revitalizes operations and adapts to changing market conditions. Results-driven retail management professional determined to exceed company sales goals. Successful at leveraging financial and marketing education to make smart purchasing and merchandising decisions. Forward-thinking in addressing and resolving concerns, optimizing policies and engaging with customers to promote loyalty and drive sales. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Develops, communicates, and leverages a strategic vision aligned with company, market, and local plans and tactics to direct the management team and management and hourly associates in facility operations, merchandising, and company direction.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for management and hourly associates in a facility that may present issues such as high turnover, significant engagement issues, inexperienced associates, and recruiting challenges in an experienced, highly competitive market, requiring ongoing and proactive recruitment, hiring, training, mentoring, succession planning, duty assignment, performance evaluation, recognition, and diversity awareness across multiple levels of the organization.
Upholds the company's Open Door Policy in a dynamic, multifaceted environment by meeting with associates and listening to concerns; researching issues; leveraging necessary resources for complex, time-sensitive requests; reviewing company policies and procedures; teaching and driving consistency in responsiveness and resolution across managerial levels within the facility; and providing resolution for associates, including proactively seeking out associate comments and concerns by meeting with associates in their work areas.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures by anticipating and proactively responding to challenging compliance issues; effectively navigating an environment with challenging compliance requirements and high levels of necessary controls; developing and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and local officials; holding hourly associates and managers accountable; analyzing and interpreting reports; implementing and monitoring asset protection and safety controls; maintaining quality assurance standards; overseeing safety and operational reviews; developing and implementing action plans to correct deficiencies; and providing direction and guidance on executing company programs and strategic initiatives.
Initiates, directs, and participates in community outreach programs in a high visibility, potentially high-profile, and dynamic environment with the possibility of significant media attention, requiring ongoing engagement and a high interface with the community and corporate, by encouraging and supporting associates and managers in serving as good members of the community; establishing and maintaining relationships with key individuals or groups in the community and media as the representative for the company; presenting the company's perspective to various external organizations following the company's media guidelines; navigating organizational resources and barriers to autonomously and effectively respond to challenging media requests; and championing company-sponsored programs, events, and sustainability efforts to associates, customers, and the local community in order to emphasize the facility as part of the community.
Drives the financial performance of the facility by ensuring that sales and profit goals are achieved; maintaining a strategic, holistic, and analytical business perspective; anticipating and accounting for key performance indicators; executing process improvements and productivity tools; leading the management team in controlling expenses to ensure they are indexed to sales; interfacing with market teams to drive margins and increase sales; developing and implementing plans to correct any deficiencies in financial performance in the facility; overseeing the creation of budgets; and leading the analysis of economic trends and community needs for budget forecasting.
Models, enforces, and provides direction and guidance to hourly associates and managers within a highly challenging labor environment (for example, significant recruitment and engagement issues, high turnover) on proper customer service approaches and techniques to ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved within company guidelines and standards.
Drives sales in the facility by accounting for multiple, dynamic indicators (for example, external environment, merchandising, customer and associate base, replenishment, sales windows); ensuring effective merchandise presentation, including accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, and in-stock and inventory levels; budgeting and forecasting sales; and assessing economic trends and community needs.
Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all
programs and practices; developing corrective actions for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Supports the implementation and sustainment of digital change initiatives, mobile applications, digital roadmaps, and product launches across
designated area; partnering with operators to ensure adoption and seamless execution of digital change initiatives, mobile applications, digital
roadmaps, and product launches through training, communication, technology, and guidance; working with operators on strategy execution;
facilitating alignment between teams within different workstreams working across digital space; determining and supporting resource requirements;
reacting to changes in the retail environment; building strategies and providing recommendations and process improvement plans that facilitate
market share growth and adoption of digital products.
Drives omni-channel performance and efficiencies by collaborating with stakeholders to obtain market research and data; reviewing key performance
indicators (KPIs) (for example, customer satisfaction scores, wait time, sales, product quality) and building action plans to improve performance;
researching, evaluating, and analyzing data (for example, competitor insights, root cause analysis, industry benchmarks); identifying and analyzing
operational gaps; developing and implementing solutions to improve program and process metrics (for example, productivity, quality); leading process
improvement projects; utilizing data to provide insights and to shape process improvement plans to facilitate a seamless customer experience in
delivery services, pickup, site to store, and online grocery pickup; managing and assessing program performance by tracking activities, goals, targets,
KPIs, and budgets for initiatives to evaluate results and continually improve the performance and metrics of future campaigns.
Drives store level efforts for omni-channel adoption through social media networks and store level customer interactions; providing guidance to store
associates to enable omni-channel service and product adoption initiatives (for example, technology walkthroughs, associate knowledge level
assessments, facility driven social media posts, promotion of available services); providing associates with tools and resources to grow wallet share
for omni-channel services and products.
Drives implementation plans to align with market performance data; identifying areas of potential improvement; maintaining partnerships with
stakeholders to monitor and align progress and execution; tracking and reporting on financial performance and providing recommendations on new
process improvements.
Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by
incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; providing feedback to the key stakeholders around specific
municipal, county, or state laws that impact digital services to prevent negative impacts on the business.
Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to achieve business goals by sponsoring and leading key community
outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and
initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.
Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business
plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring
progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work
environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching
for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness.
Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to
others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business
partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness;
and participating in and supporting community outreach events
Directs and guides members of management and hourly associates on proper customer service approaches and techniques by modeling excellent
customer service (for example, tour to teach); ensuring customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved within company guidelines
and standards; building relationships with associates to ensure proper feedback; and answering questions or providing information to customers and
associates.
Drives and ensures the financial performance of the facility by confirming that budgeted sales, wages, and other expenses are achieved; assisting the
store manager in leading the management team in controlling expenses and wages to ensure expenses are indexed to sales; creating and
implementing plans to improve the financial performance of the facility; creating budgets to align with business need; and analyzing economic trends
and community needs for budget forecasting.
Participates in community outreach programs and encourages and supports associates in serving as good members of the community by establishing
and maintaining relationships with key individuals or groups in the community; acting as the representative for the company; presenting the
company's perspective to various external organizations following the company's media guidelines; and promoting company- sponsored programs,
events, and sustainability efforts to associates, and the local community to emphasize the facility as part of the community.
Directs facility operations by setting the standard for appropriate service levels; teaching and developing effective merchandise presentation (for
example, accurate and competitive pricing, proper signage, maintaining in-stock and inventory levels, requesting merchandise to meet the needs of
the community); providing direction and guidance on executing Company programs and strategic initiatives; ensuring quality assurance standards;
and overseeing safety and operational reviews.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for members of management and hourly associates by hiring, training, and mentoring
associates; assigning duties; setting clear expectations; providing associate recognition; delegating business objectives effectively; ensuring diversity
and inclusion awareness; and recruiting and developing qualified associates to meet staffing needs and achieve company growth potential.
Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business
plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring
progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work
environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching
for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness.
Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to
others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business
partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness;
and participating in and supporting community outreach events
Leads and develops teams effectively by teaching, training, and actively listening to associates; touring stores and providing feedback (Tour-to-
Teach); communicating and collaborating with all levels of associates regarding store operations, utilizing technology, business initiatives,
merchandising, and company direction; introducing and leading company change efforts; providing clear expectations and guidance to implement
business solutions; and communicating business objectives to teams effectively.
Models and demonstrates exceptional customer service standards to store associates by following and demonstrating the One Best Way (OBW)
service model; managing and supporting customer service initiatives (for example, store of the community and community outreach programs);
ensuring customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved; developing and implementing action plans to correct deficiencies; and
providing process improvement leadership to ensure a high quality customer experience.
Drives the financial performance and sales of the designated store area by reviewing and evaluating P&L (Profit & Loss) statements; managing and
assisting in budgeting, forecasting and controlling expenses in designated business area to confirm they are indexed to sales; monitoring and
ensuring effective merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes; and developing and implementing
action plans to mitigate shrink and ensure sales and profit goals are achieved for business area.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, and mentoring of associates; assigning duties; setting
clear expectations; providing associate recognition; communicating expectations consistently and effectively; ensuring diversity and inclusion
awareness; and recruiting and developing qualified associates to meet staffing needs and achieve company growth potential.
Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders;
supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for
and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting
continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training; mentoring; assigning duties; providing recognition; and
ensuring diversity awareness.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by
implementing related action plans; utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy; and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing
business processes and practices.
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