Store Manager in Training

O'Reilly Auto Parts • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

Assist the store manager with sales, store appearance, and overall store operations. The objective is to gain hands-on training in preparation for a management position at another store or a future location. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

The role supervises professional and retail operations and team members, supports recruiting and hiring, trains and evaluates team members, and assists with safety compliance and customer sales calls. It also supports store operations, maintains delivery fleet records, helps keep the store or HUB store neat and organized, and learns electronic scheduling, timekeeping, and payroll functions.

The Store Manager in Training learns to manage key components of gross profit by monitoring customer returns, reviewing price matches and overrides, checking team-member productivity and KPI dashboards, and reviewing monthly profit and loss statements with the store manager.

O’Reilly Auto Parts describes a promote-from-within philosophy and offers opportunities for career growth. The company is an equal opportunity employer and may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Company-provided systems may be electronically monitored, and video cameras are used in common internal and external areas.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Must complete Assistant Manager Certification, Sales Specialist Training, and Manager Development Program.
• Ability to read and match numerical and alphabetical characters quickly and accurately.
• Knowledge of automotive parts, equipment, and systems.

Nice To Haves

• O’Reilly store and/or distribution center experience.
• Completion of the O’Reilly management training program.
• Advanced computer skills.
• ASE Certification.
• Fluency in multiple languages; Spanish is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Supervise professional operations, including delivery and installer service specialists, and retail operations, including parts and merchandising specialists.
• Supervise work performed by team members assigned to the store or HUB store.
• Work with the district manager and store manager on recruiting, testing, hiring, evaluating, promoting, disciplining, and discharging supervised team members.
• Communicate information from Team Weekly and monthly store managers’ meetings to team members.
• Train assigned new team members, conduct their performance evaluations, and recommend pay increases.
• Assist with recruiting tasks, interview scheduling and participation, candidate evaluation, and management collaboration to select qualified team members.
• Support the store manager and assistant management team in ensuring safety compliance, appropriate team-member training, and reinforcement of safety expectations.
• Make sales calls with or without the store manager and, if assigned, complete weekly customer calls.
• Support store operations as assigned by the store manager.
• Maintain the delivery fleet and records for each vehicle.
• Ensure the store or HUB store remains neat, clean, and organized.
• Learn to use electronic scheduling, timekeeping, and payroll entry systems.
• Learn to manage key gross-profit components, monitor professional customer returns for core and warranty abuse, review competitive price matches and price overrides, review team-member productivity and KPI dashboards daily, and discuss monthly P&L statements and opportunities with the store manager.

Benefits

• Competitive wages and paid time off.
• Stock Purchase Plan and 401(k) with employer contributions starting day one.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs.
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs.
• Opportunities for career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED