Area Manager
About The Position
As an Area Manager for Bridgestone, your primary mission will be to lead the overall operations and compliance of stores within your assigned region via the store managers and employees in your group. You will excel in guiding and empowering your employees to be their best, so that they deliver the best customer experience. While experience managing a sizable P&L is helpful, this can be trained for the right person with the required depth in multi-unit retail operations management, such as from the hospitality, food service, the military, or automotive service industries. Your active presence in our stores and your uncanny ability to create a customer-centric culture will make your star shine, as earning the loyalty of our customers and being actively involved in the communities we serve are of utmost importance. Leveraging your Regional Manager, various proprietary operations management tools, and the back-office Bridgestone team, you will have the tools you need to create a stand-out operation in terms of sales growth, operating profit, and other KPIs. Your ability to leverage your strategic orientation to store management will enable you to move onward/upward through our growing organization. This position is ideal for a risk-taker with the strategic vision and tactical skills needed to handle the retail operations of a dynamic industry leader in a highly competitive field.
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years combined experience managing a single store or multi-unit retail operation
- Minimum 3-5 years oversight of a P&L for a store or area/district
- High school degree or equivalent is required
- 3-5 years experience as a hiring manager recruiting, hiring and promoting teammates
- Resides in assigned Area
- Must have a valid Drivers License
- Must be willing to travel
Nice To Haves
- BS/BA Degree Strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Automotive Industry experience preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Oversee the performance of multiple Store Managers and their retail locations
- Support company initiatives to achieve the Vision 2020 Company strategy and to deliver a high-performance, customer-centric culture
- Monitor performance goals for each store including customer count/retention, unit sales, CFNA (credit card) applications, telephone conversions and safety
- Identify training and development opportunities for teammates
- Set business plan and manage the P&L for assigned Area
- Drive B2B business within the assigned area and train Store Managers on B2B related duties
- Ensure stores within the assigned area are following compliance and safety policies and procedures
- Manage and resolve customer escalations
- Partner with other region and Store Support Center staff as needed to lead and manage needs of the Area (Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, etc.)
- Closely monitor Talent Acquisition efforts, Labor Demand Forecasting and Payroll
- Visit each store regularly and attend region meetings as required by the Region Manager
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Formal training
- Performance incentives
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees
- 401k plan
- Supportive and engaging onboarding experience
- Opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship
- Corporate Social Responsibility activities
- A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment
- Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being
- A diverse and inclusive team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
