Chief Executive Merchant in Training (Store Manager)

Floor & Decor • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

Floor & Decor is seeking a Chief Executive Merchant in Training (CEMIT), a key leadership role preparing to become a Store Manager/Chief Executive Merchant (CEM) at a specialty big-box retail store selling hard-surface flooring and related accessories. The role requires flexibility to relocate to cities where Store Managers are needed. CEMITs prepare to assume the Store Manager/CEM role as quickly as needed, usually within 12–15 weeks.

The Store Manager/CEM leads the store and develops a high-performing team to drive retail sales and achieve competitive results in a complex store environment. The position provides strong leadership and executes sales-generation and operational strategies while ensuring customer satisfaction, productivity, profitability, inventory control, and compliance with company procedures.

The role may require occasional air and car travel. The work environment frequently includes a warehouse and moving vehicles, with noise typically ranging from moderate to noisy. Physical requirements include exerting force to move objects, handling and feeling objects, and frequently standing, walking, reaching, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. The role requires retail-hours availability, including opening or closing the store, regular attendance, and a full-time commitment.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of management experience leading a big-box retail store.
• Excellent customer service skills and a creative, merchant-first mindset.
• Proven ability to lead a large team and direct operations at all levels in a high-volume, highly complex store.
• Strong background and substantial experience in merchandising, sales generation, operations, inventory control, budget management, and profit-and-loss management.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, selecting, hiring, onboarding, developing, and coaching a high-performing retail sales and operations team.
• Excellent communication, analytical, planning, organization, time-management, follow-up, and delegation skills.
• Ability to exercise independent discretion and judgment in a fast-paced environment, adapt to change with urgency, and work well under pressure.
• Availability to work retail hours as necessary and open and/or close the store effectively.
• Regular attendance and a full-time commitment.
• Flexibility to relocate to cities where stores need Store Managers/Chief Executive Merchants.
• Ability to exert 30–60 pounds of force occasionally, 20–30 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee retail store operations and management teams to ensure sales goals are met and exceeded.
• Create and maintain successful partnerships with store, regional, and Store Support Center associates.
• Use the CARE model to help associates create a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and efficient customer environment.
• Recruit, interview, and select management team members and sales associates to ensure adequate staffing and scheduling coverage, especially during peak traffic periods.
• Train and develop a high-performing management team and ensure high-quality supervision, training, and development of sales associates.
• Create practices to decrease associate turnover.
• Communicate performance standards, hold team members accountable, and provide regular coaching, feedback, and performance discussions.
• Ensure brand standards, brand consistency, store presentation standards, and operating standards are achieved or exceeded and maintained.
• Ensure compliance with payroll and business-planning processes.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with company policies, expectations, and systems.

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities and career advancement opportunities at every level.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Referral Bonus Program.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and other insurance plans, subject to eligibility criteria.
• Paid vacation and sick time for eligible associates.
• Paid holidays plus a personal holiday.
• Paid Volunteer Time Off starting on Day 1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed