Area Store Manager Trainee

Farmers Home Furniture•Douglasville, GA

About The Position

The Area Store Manager Trainee (SMT) classification provides structured training and development for individuals sponsored by the Home Office (Corporate Office), with the goal of preparing and placing them in a permanent Store Manager position upon successful completion of the SMT Program. The program combines in-store operational training, online learning, role-based immersion, and in-person live training events. Trainees progressively learn, practice, and demonstrate proficiency in major areas of store operations while supporting daily functions at assigned training locations. The SMT’s primary priority is completing all program training requirements. The trainee also supports daily store operations, which may involve working across multiple locations, managing a store in the Store Manager’s absence, and traveling overnight to other training locations. Completion of the program makes the trainee eligible for placement in a permanent Store Manager role, depending on company needs, performance readiness, and geographic availability. Placement is coordinated by the Home Office with Operations leadership. The role upholds and promotes Farmers Furniture’s H.O.M.E. values: Helping others, developing Ordinary people to do extraordinary things, being a Motivated owner that cares, and Ensuring that excellence is a habit personally and for those entrusted to them to lead. Farmers Furniture is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of harassment and discrimination, and it provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Three years of practical supervisory retail and/or sales experience, or a combination of training, experience, and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Must possess and maintain a valid State Driver’s License.
Must be able to travel overnight.
Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and access data using established criteria and use evaluations to identify and select alternatives.
Ability to function in a managerial capacity and make procedural and technical decisions.
Ability to operate, maneuver, and control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in the job.
Ability to use a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and advisory information.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate decimals and percentages, use fractions, and interpret graphs.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions, apply rational systems, and exercise independent judgment to adapt methods and standards to assigned objectives.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity when evaluating information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria.
Ability to exert moderately heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds.
Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals, and to communicate orally.
Essential functions may involve exposure to dirt, dust, temperature extremes, electric currents, or toxic agents/chemicals.

Responsibilities

Complete assigned Farmers Academy training, Thrive Program rotations, live training events, projects, assessments, and required documentation.
Attend an initial online orientation with the assigned Supervisor to review program structure, expectations, timelines, and training requirements.
Participate in required weekly online SMT check-in meetings.
Assist with day-to-day store operations, including sales, credit, collections, warehouse, delivery, bookkeeping, and general office functions.
Operate and demonstrate proficiency in the Company’s point-of-sale systems, computer applications, and operational tools.
Sell merchandise, create sales and installment contracts, take customer payments, and assist with account approvals.
Assist with inventory counts, store displays, special promotions, and sales events.
Work in multiple store locations as needed to meet training needs.
Manage a store location in the Store Manager’s absence when required.
Travel to other training locations and submit travel expense reports in accordance with Company policy when required.
Adhere to Company policies, procedures, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
Complete all Farmers Academy training requirements, all three Thrive Program rotations, and all three in-person live training events.
Maintain satisfactory performance and conduct throughout the program and demonstrate operational readiness for Store Manager responsibilities.
Perform other related duties as required.
Uphold and promote the Company’s H.O.M.E. values.