Store Manager

Butler Machinery Company • Minot, ND

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Butler Machinery is seeking a Minot Store / Location Manager who is passionate about construction and agricultural equipment, driven to deliver exceptional customer experiences, and ready to lead a high-performing team. This family-owned company values strong relationships, customer focus, excellence, integrity, accountability, and safety. The role involves promoting sales, rental, and product support for Construction and Agricultural products, managing store revenue and operating costs to ensure profitability, and analyzing financial statements and KPIs. The manager will also review customer accounts, assist with collections, set realistic goals and forecasts, provide guidance to the store's management team, and ensure consistent application of company policies. Directs management of sales personnel, monitors sales performance metrics, and reviews orders for accuracy. The role also emphasizes promoting a safe and clean work environment, ensuring safety and technical training, and participating in industry-related events and associations. The Store Manager directly supervises sales personnel, department managers, and support staff, organizing and delegating responsibilities, encouraging career development through coaching and training, and ensuring employee performance standards are met through regular feedback and reviews.

Requirements

• Management experience strongly preferred; experience within agriculture, equipment, or a related industry is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field preferred.
• Prior sales experience, especially related to agricultural equipment, is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid accounting and financial management knowledge.
• Equipment and industry knowledge preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Completion of Lead Yourself (for internal candidates) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the sales, rental and product support for all Construction and Agricultural products represented by BMC.
• Manages stores revenue and operating costs in order to provide reasonable profit margins for the company.
• Analyzes monthly financial statements, market share reports and KPI’s; and address variants and deficiencies.
• Reviews customer account balances and assists with collections.
• Assists management team with setting goals and forecasts that are realistic and attainable.
• Provides guidance to store’s management team to include establishing departmental procedures, assisting with problem solving issues and addressing challenges to improve customer satisfaction.
• Effectively partners with the Regional Product Support Manager and other Department Heads and Store / Branch Managers to ensure consistent application of company-wide policies.
• Directs management of sales personnel, which includes assigning market territories, providing guidance and training, and managing sales funnel to include activities, opportunities and quotes.
• Monitors targeted margins, used trade values, used inventory turns and other sales performance metrics and provides corrective actions when needed.
• Reviews buyer’s and rental orders for accuracy and compliance with company programs.
• Provides for a safe and clean work environment for all associates by promoting BMC safety culture for all associates.
• Ensures all associates have access to and completes safety training and technical job training on a regular basis.
• Assists with industry related trade shows.
• Be an active member in industry related associations.
• Works within and promotes vision, mission and values of BMC.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Directly supervise sales personnel, department managers, and support staff.
• Organize, communicate, and delegate responsibilities and priorities effectively.
• Encourage career development through coaching, mentoring, and technical training.
• Ensure employee performance standards are met through regular feedback, coaching, counseling, and formal performance reviews (at least annually).
• Provide timely recognition and performance feedback to motivate employees and support professional growth.

Benefits

• A generous pension plan with 10% guaranteed company contributions plus up to 5% discretionary contributions annually once eligibility requirements are met—without requiring employee contributions.
• A company vehicle and fuel card available for both business and personal use.
• Eligibility for the Bonus Incentive Plan.
• 10% Annual Retirement Employer Contribution, with an Additional 5% Discretionary Employer Contribution
• Bonus Potential
• Company Vehicle
• Health Insurance – 3 plan options
• Health Savings Account – Employer contribution up to $1,300/year
• Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
• Dental Insurance – 2 plan options
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage – 60% of base pay/salary
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Maternity / Paternity Benefits
• Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(K) Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – including Health Coaching
• SmartDollar – employer-paid financial planning program
• Legal Shield/ID Shield products
• Voluntary Benefit options - Cancer Insurance/Accident/Hospitalization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager