Store Manager (Imperial County) - Goodwill Industries of San Diego County

Are you looking for meaningful work and want to make a difference?  Joining the Goodwill team could be a great fit for you!  At Goodwill we live and breathe our Core Values of Creativity, Credibility, and Collaboration.  We are a mission-integrated organization that is funded by resalable goods. Last year alone, we were able to keep 10 million pounds of donated goods from hitting our landfills. Through the reselling of donated items, we can provide job readiness training and employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities and barriers to employment. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for achieving store revenue goals, daily operations including safety and loss prevention compliance, production/retail operations, customer, and donor satisfaction. Responsible for the overall training, development, retention, wage and hour compliance, and satisfactorily addressing employee relation issues of all store staff. May be required to visit locations in Imperial and San Diego Counties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

Essential Function Statements:  

1. Responsible for daily store operations, completing required reports, and achieving revenue of store. Utilize tools provided and monitors labor, store expenses, employee morale, product levels, quality and pricing as well as customer service. Utilize critical thinking and strategic vision to ensure revenue goals are met.
2. Responsible for maintaining and providing excellent customer service and addressing, investigating, and documenting customer concerns. 
3. Provide product that meets company pricing and quality standards.
4. Prioritize the product movement of the auction and conduct auctions to ensure that activities meet revenue goals.
5. Analyze stores performance and collaborate with Operations, Donations, and Logistics Manager on sales/production strategies as needed.
6. Investigates, documents and communicates any concerns or on going issues related to the department and provides feedback and resolutions.  
7. Responsible for maintaining store in a safe, clean and well merchandised manner per any standards, policies and procedures and any applicable laws or regulations.
8. Motivates, trains, coaches, engages and develops staff in a positive work environment to retain employees, increase productivity and achieve departmental goals. Utilizes performance management tools such as annual evaluations and goal setting conversations to develop staff.
9. Manages the implementation of organizational initiatives such as 4DX methodology and Kaizen continual improvement.
10. Makes recommendations for new hires and termination of employment as needed. Participates in interview process as needed/required.
11. Ensures employment relationship issues are resolved according to organization’s best practices, policies and procedures, organizational culture, core values and in accordance with employment laws and regulations.
12. Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) required. Associate’s Degree or higher preferred.

Experience: Five years minimum of related experience.

Computer Skills: Email, Internet use, Microsoft word and Excel.

Certificates & Licenses: Must have a valid CA Driver’s License, proof of insurance and driving record acceptable by Goodwill’s insurance company. Must also have an insured, reliable vehicle.

Other Requirements: Ability to operate electronic cash register. Ability to work with simple arithmetic (addition, subtraction, fractions, percentages, etc.). Ability to calculate figures and amounts related to cash handling (for example, change discounts, etc.). Ability to read and understand sales reports. Must be able to be forklift certified and operate pallet jacks.