Store Manager Trainee

Farmers Home Furniture•Villa Rica, 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 participants into a permanent Store Manager position after successful program completion. Training combines store operations, online learning, role-based immersion, and in-person live training. Trainees learn 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 requirements. This includes Farmers Academy training, Thrive Program rotations, live training events, projects, assessments, documentation, an initial online orientation with an assigned Supervisor, and weekly online check-in meetings. Trainees also assist with store operations, and may work at multiple locations, manage a store in the Store Manager’s absence, or travel overnight to training locations. Program completion requires completing all Farmers Academy requirements, successfully completing all three Thrive rotations, attending and completing all three in-person live training events, maintaining satisfactory performance and conduct, and demonstrating readiness for Store Manager responsibilities. Completion makes the trainee eligible for placement into a permanent Store Manager position, subject to company needs, performance readiness, and geographic availability. Trainees are 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 personally and for those entrusted to them to lead.

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.
Possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
Able to travel overnight.
Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and access data using established criteria and use evaluations to identify and select alternatives.
Ability to function in a managerial capacity and make procedural and technical decisions.
Ability to operate, maneuver, and 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 basic arithmetic, calculate decimals and percentages, apply fractions, and interpret graphs.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled 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 information against measurable and subjective criteria.
Ability to exert moderately heavy physical effort, 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; some tasks require oral communication.
Ability to work in conditions that may include dirt, dust, temperature extremes, electric currents, or toxic agents/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.
Assist with daily 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 in 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.
Maintain satisfactory performance and conduct throughout the program 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.