Regional Manager East Kentucky

BibliU•Lexington, KY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Manager reports directly to the Vice President of Retail Operations and oversees the operations and personnel of multiple college retail bookstores within their assigned region. This individual will be responsible for driving financial performance, operational excellence, and superior customer service.

Requirements

3-5 years of management experience in a multi-unit college bookstore or retail operation.
Proven success in retail management, including profitability, budgeting, merchandising, promotions, and staffing.
Ability to travel extensively as needed.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent team-building and leadership abilities.
Effective mentoring and coaching capabilities.
Strong administrative and organizational skills with attention to detail.
Basic accounting proficiency.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of college.

Nice To Haves

Experience in textbook procurement and inventory management is a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversight of store managers in the designated region.
Supervisory duties to procure and maintain sufficient textbook inventory levels throughout each school term.
Supervisory duties to procure and maintain adequate inventory levels in general merchandise departments appropriate to budgetary needs.
Supervisory duties to ensure correspondence and sufficient contact with department chairperson, faculty members and publishers as needed on book orders.
Supervise the construction of budgets for stores in the designated region.
Construct and analyze reports on a weekly and monthly basis to monitor financial fiscal return.
Prepare weekly financial “snapshot” reports for each store.
Meet with the campus administration minimally four (4) times a year to build rapport, discuss service and customer expectations.
Participate in outreach to prospective customers.
Supervise store appearance and customer service integrity to ensure positive impressions of customers and potential customers.
Recruit, hire, train and maintain staff at appropriate levels according to Company guidelines and budgets.