General Manager in Training - Retail
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores•Shelby, IA
About The Position
The General Manager in Training supports and oversees daily operations to drive efficiency, quality, customer satisfaction, sales growth, and organizational goals. The role has hands-on responsibility for multiple business operations, potentially including a retail store, fuel, restaurant, fresh kitchen, and truck care. It assists the General Manager with task execution, scheduling, cash integrity, reporting, and identifying opportunities through financial analysis.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of management experience in retail, travel stop or convenience store, big box, grocery, or department store settings.
- At least 2 years managing operations with annual sales volume of $2 million or more.
- At least 2 years of experience affecting and interpreting budgets and profit and loss statements.
- At least 2 years supervising and training 5–10 or more employees.
- Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-satisfaction focus.
- Strong customer service, rapport-building, salesmanship, and ability to manage operations and employee-vehicle deployment.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
- Effective teamwork skills.
- Ability to work days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent lifting or moving of items over 75 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Oversee multiple business operations, potentially including retail, fuel, restaurant, fresh kitchen, and truck care.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility, including restrooms, showers, facilities, equipment, and safety checks.
- Drive sales through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and merchandising.
- Assist the General Manager with task execution and completion, scheduling, cash integrity, and daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
- Analyze profit and loss statements and take action to capture and capitalize on opportunities.
- Collaborate with managers on talent acquisition.
Benefits
- Company-funded tuition assistance program
- Paid time off
- Flexible scheduling
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 5%
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days
- Competitive pay
- Career development
- Quarterly bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
