Store Manager Trainee

Farmers Home Furniture•Millen, GA

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 live in-person training. Trainees learn, practice, and demonstrate proficiency in major areas of store operations while supporting daily functions at assigned training locations. The trainee’s primary responsibility is completing all program training requirements. The role also supports daily store operations, including sales, credit, collections, warehouse, delivery, bookkeeping, and general office functions. Trainees may work at multiple stores, manage a store in the Store Manager’s absence, and travel overnight to other training locations. Successful program completion makes the trainee eligible for placement into a permanent Store Manager position, subject to company needs, readiness, and geographic availability. The role promotes the company’s H.O.M.E. values: Helping others, developing Ordinary people to do extraordinary things, being a Motivated owner who cares, and Ensuring that excellence is a habit personally and for those entrusted to lead.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of practical supervisory retail and/or sales experience, or an equivalent combination of training, experience, and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
Ability to travel overnight.
Ability to evaluate and use data, exercise managerial judgment, operate relevant equipment and tools, communicate using varied reference information, perform basic arithmetic and interpret graphs, interpret instructions, adapt methods and standards, and exercise judgment and decisiveness.
Ability to exert moderately heavy physical effort regularly, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds.
Ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals, and to communicate orally.
Ability to perform essential functions in conditions that may include dirt, dust, temperature extremes, electric currents, or toxic agents or chemicals.

Responsibilities

Complete all 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.
Assist with day-to-day store operations, including sales, credit, collections, warehouse, delivery, bookkeeping, and general office functions.
Operate and demonstrate proficiency in the company’s 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.
Follow company policies, procedures, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
Complete all Farmers Academy requirements, all three Thrive Program rotations, and all three in-person live training events; maintain satisfactory performance and conduct and demonstrate readiness for Store Manager responsibilities.
Perform other related duties as required.