Store Manager Trainee

Farmers Home Furniture•Marion, NC

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About The Position

The Store Manager Trainee (SMT) program provides structured training and development for individuals sponsored by the Home Office, with the goal of preparing and placing successful participants into permanent Store Manager positions. The program combines in-store operational training, online learning, role-based immersion, and in-person live training. Trainees progressively learn, practice, and demonstrate proficiency across major areas of store operations while supporting daily functions at assigned training locations. The trainee’s primary responsibility is completing all program requirements. Completion includes Farmers Academy training, all three Thrive Program rotations, all three in-person live training events, satisfactory performance and conduct, and demonstrated operational readiness for Store Manager responsibilities. Completing the program makes the trainee eligible for placement in a permanent Store Manager position, based on company needs, performance readiness, and geographic availability. Placement decisions are coordinated by the Home Office with Operations leadership. The role also supports daily store operations and may involve working at multiple store locations, managing a store in the Store Manager’s absence, and traveling overnight to training locations. The trainee is expected to uphold and promote the company’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.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
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.
Valid state driver’s license, which must be maintained.
Ability to travel overnight.
Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and access data using established criteria and exercise discretion in evaluating consequences and selecting alternatives.
Ability to function in a managerial capacity and make procedural and technical decisions.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in essential functions.
Ability to use a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and advisory data and information.
Ability to perform 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 measurable and subjective information.
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 and 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.
Support day-to-day store operations, including sales, credit, collections, warehouse, delivery, bookkeeping, and general office functions.
Operate and demonstrate proficiency with company 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 at multiple store locations when required 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 program requirements and demonstrate operational readiness for Store Manager responsibilities.
Uphold and promote the company’s H.O.M.E. values.
Perform other related duties as required.