General Manager - Leiszler Oil Company
Manhattan, KS 66502
About the Job
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Oversee daily store operations, supervise employees and manage inventories
Ensure sufficient staffing levels to meet the needs of our guests
Recruit, train, develop and motivate your employees
Demonstrate leadership and promote a teamwork environment setting high standards and modeling outstanding behavior
Implement new product lines and create strategies to introduce and promote them to our guests
Promote the store to guests and members of the community
Maintain safety and security of the store, properly documenting and incidents that occur
Ensure that each Guest receives outstanding Guest Service by providing a Guest friendly environment which includes greeting and acknowledging every Guest, maintaining outstanding standards, solid product knowledge and all other components of Guest Service.
Analyze and measure business trends; develop and implement plans to maximize sales and meet or exceed goals and objectives.
Control shrink, expenses, and payroll.
Ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, merchandise adjacencies and presentations; signing, and assortment in all departments; ensure selling floor is adequately stocked.
Comparison shop and report results; share information with Supervisor and make appropriate price adjustments.
Review store trends and recommend and initiate changes for maximizing goals and objectives.
Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures through regular store management and staff meetings, store walk-through and audits, etc.
Continually evaluate and react to performance issues and actively recruit assistant management candidates.
Train and develop store management in all aspects of the business; direct and monitor training and development for all store personnel.
Any other responsibilities as assigned by Supervisor.
Essential Physical Requirements: (Some Lifting, bending, climbing, driving equipment)
Ability to process information and merchandise through computer system and POS register system.
Ability to communicate with associates and guests.
Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation.
Ability to freely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area, and register area.
Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store.
Ability to climb ladders.
Ability to move or handle merchandise throughout the store generally weighing 0-50 pounds.
Ability to work varied hours/days to oversee store operations.
Physical Functions
Stand and/or walk for an entire shift
Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead up to 30 minutes of workday (i.e. assisting in stocking/maintaining inventory levels)
Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 60 pounds from ground to waist level as needed (i.e. to replenish fountain syrups)
Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist level up to 30 minutes of workday (i.e. stocking/maintaining inventory)
Occasionally bend at waist with some twist in up to one hour of work day
Occasionally grasp, reach, and manipulate objects with hands up (requires eye-hand coordination, and may require bilateral coordination of hands up to 4 hours of workday)
Occasionally climb a ladder to store or retrieve materials, and/or place or remove signs
Disclaimer: This job description is not a complete listing of responsibilities, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to develop in this position. The company reserves the right to revise the job description when circumstances are necessary for reasons such as, but not limited to, new systems, technical developments, emergencies, and workload or personnel changes.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EOE/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled
Glen Leiszler credited his company's success to the simplest and most basic of all business formulas: honesty and hard work. "Treat your customers with respect," he advises. "Be truthful with them. Treat everybody alike. Get the right people helping you." "And after you've done all that, be willing to put 101 percent effort into your business. That's all it takes to have an operation that will grow." Leiszler Oil is a third generation marketer of CoconoPhillips. Leiszler Oil celebrated their 85th year of service in April of 2017. Glen Leiszler started operation on April 12,1932. His son George began working for the company on February 1, 1969. Alison Leisler joined the team in 2003 with her sister Samantha following in 2004, and her other sister Natalie joining the team in 2014. We always say that our values are hard work and communication - we believe that anything can be accomplished with both of those.
