Convenience Store Manager

Location 3480 U.S. 52,Decorah, IA, 52101,United States Base Pay $45,000.00 / Year Employee Type Full Time Exempt Name Courtney Hageman Email View email address on click.appcast.io Job Title: Convenience Store Manager Reports To: Petroleum Manager Job Summary To direct, promote, and coordinate the convenience store in a manner that will optimize the cooperative’s market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in outstanding customer service. Key Responsibilities The Convenience Store Manager’s responsibilities involve supervision, marketing, profitability and sales, reporting, purchasing, resale pricing, inventory, service, maintenance, and other duties as assigned by management. The Convenience Store Manager will maintain a positive attitude that promotes team work within the cooperative and a favorable image of the cooperative. Supervision Supervision involves establishing and communicating store goals and results to employees, staffing the store and delegating the workload, actively supporting employee growth, and upholding cooperative policies. Establish and communicate store goals and results to employees Establish store goals with assistance from management Staff store and delegate work load to meet market requirements Establish and update job descriptions for all positions within the store Recommend selection of employees based on job requirements Staff and adjust work force to fit seasonal needs with a minimum of unproductive labor costs Employ seasonal work-sharing arrangements to minimize layoffs and unemployment compensation costs Actively support employee growth Schedule and supervise orientation for new store employees Update employees regularly on new product knowledge Supervise activities of employees Identify in writing annually training needed for individual employees Discuss performance annually with each store employee Complete and administer a yearly merit review with each store employee following management approval Stimulate and develop positive morale and team spirit that leads to high productivity Actively work to increase personal skills and knowledge Uphold cooperative policies Uphold all cooperative policies Uphold and enforce dress codes Ensure that store facilities and equipment meet all federal, state, and OSHA regulations Inform all customers of safe product handling Develop and update a regular maintenance schedule for all store facilities and equipment Marketing Marketing involves developing and implementing an annual marketing plan, directing store marketing activities, developing an annual sales and promotion program and performing proper merchandising. Direct store marketing activities Review store sales goals with store employees each month Review the following marketing activities with store employees each month: Sales call reports Market share report Sales analysis report Strategy review report Competitive pricing analysis report Sales promotional efforts Plans for the following month Develop an annual sales and promotion program Establish an advertising expense budget at the beginning of each year; review with and get manager’s approval Hold one major open house sale each year and at least one minor sale each year Perform proper merchandising Ensure that the store is properly supplied and merchandised in all stores Maintain fresh and appealing displays Ensure that perishable products are rotated and refrigerated as required Follow through on merchandise requirements; display material and signs for advertising and promotional plans Profitability and Sales Profitability and sales involves establishing and achieving store profitability and sales goals, and increasing the store’s market share through regular sales efforts. Establish and achieve store profitability and sales goals The convenience store manager will establish and achieve the profitability and sales goals identified in the annual budget. He/she will also: Maintain accurate cash control Maintain store security Increase market share through regular sales efforts Review sales reports monthly with store employees Submit sales call recap monthly to management Enforce correct pricing Reporting #J-18808-Ljbffr Farmers Win Coop