Store Manager In Bourbonnais Il

Dollar General • Bourbonnais, IL

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Store Manager is responsible for managing all employees and effectively planning and implementing store processes, including ordering, receiving, stocking, presentation, selling, staffing, and support. The manager oversees employee recruitment, hiring, training, performance, and compliance with labor laws and company policies; maintains appropriate staffing; and ensures the store is opened and closed effectively. The manager must personally open the store at least twice a week and personally close it at least twice a week.

The role includes reviewing operating statements and business trends, managing inventory and replenishment, maintaining merchandise presentation and accurate inventory, and ensuring financial integrity through cashier accountability, key control, security practices, and cash procedures. The Store Manager leads customer service, maintains a clean and safe store, ensures employees have necessary tools, and completes required paperwork and documentation. The role also serves as a liaison between the corporate office and store employees and supports staff development and collaboration.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as diagrams, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including percentages.
• Knowledge of cash handling, cashier accountability, and deposit control.
• Ability to perform IBM cash register functions and generate reports.
• Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising practices.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, counseling, and termination practices, including legal compliance and internal processes.
• Knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to solve problems and handle situations with limited standardization.
• High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• One year of management experience in a retail environment preferred.
• Ability to frequently walk and stand, bend, stoop, kneel, handle merchandise and equipment, and lift up to 40 pounds frequently and up to 55 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to occasionally climb using a ladder.
• Ability to regularly drive and provide personal transportation for bank deposits and occasional work-related travel.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of management experience in a retail environment.
• Bilingual Spanish speakers may be preferred at certain store locations.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, select, hire, train, and retain qualified employees in accordance with labor laws and company policies.
• Ensure the store is appropriately staffed, opened, and closed each day; personally open it at least twice weekly and close it at least twice weekly.
• Conduct performance evaluations, identify performance gaps, provide counseling, and recommend employee pay rates and advancement.
• Communicate performance, conduct, and safety expectations, and coordinate meetings and events related to safety, security, and policies.
• Review operating statements and identify business trends, expense-control opportunities, potential shrink, and errors.
• Manage ordering, inventory, replenishment, cycle counts, seasonal direction, and in-stock targets.
• Oversee merchandise staging, stocking, storage, presentation, pricing, and signage according to company practices.
• Maintain accurate inventory by controlling damages, markdowns, scanning, paperwork, and facility controls.
• Maintain the store’s financial integrity through cashier accountability, key control, security practices, and cash-control procedures.
• Provide customer service leadership and maintain a clean, organized, safe, and secure shopping and working environment.
• Ensure the store has the tools and equipment needed to perform required tasks.
• Ensure employee compliance with company policies and procedures and complete paperwork and documentation according to guidelines and deadlines.
• Make bank deposits using personal transportation and occasionally travel to management meetings and other Dollar General stores.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage options
• Supplemental benefit programs
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid sick leave where required by law
• Vacation
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Short-term incentive opportunities based on individual and/or company performance

What This Job Offers

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