Goodwill - Retail General Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Exciting and diverse retail leadership opportunity in a dynamic work environment.  We offer excellent compensation, healthcare, career growth, paid PTO, no inventory or overnights, and bonus potential.  You captain the ship!  Lead a team while improving your community.

Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP).  403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year.  Bonus eligible.

Essential Competencies:

• Develops Direct Reports and Others.
• Drives for Results.
• Managing Diversity.
• Customer Focus.
• Building Effective Teams.
• Process Management.
• Functional and Technical Skills.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Develops, coaches and trains all direct reports in the business unit.
• Creates an atmosphere of ongoing exceptional customer service to internal (associates, peers, other departments) and external customers (donors, shoppers, community partners).
• Manages inventory levels of all merchandise lines and oversees quality of merchandise to the sales floor to optimize revenue generation.
• Monitors and ensures a smooth and effective flow of donations adhering to all published standards, safety, security, and state laws.
• Performs all requested bookkeeping, accounting and reporting requirements on a timely basis to include: monitoring time and attendance system and related policies and procedures; surveys; production reports and sales reports.
• Maintains effective email, phone and face to face communication.
• Understands competition in the trading area and is prepared to react to competitive situations.
• Responsible for all presentation standards and merchandising standards on the sales floor.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe environment for costumers & employees.
• Monitors safety and security procedures and ensures safety procedures are enforced on an ongoing basis.
• Complies with and enforces company policies, standards and values.
• Participates in special projects, attends meetings.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has supervisory responsibility for both retail and production staff, including assistant managers, team leads, and associates.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven track record of successful leadership and good judgement, preferably in a retail or similar service oriented business or environment (e.g. military experience).
• High school diploma or equivalent plus three to five years previous management experience in retail or similar service oriented business or environment (e.g. military experience).
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Basic math and computer skills (ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets understand computerized time and attendance, understand POS systems etc.).
• Must have a personal vehicle to use when making cash deposits from the store.
• Must be willing to work flexible days and hours. Schedule must be flexible to meet the needs of a seven day per week business.
• We are looking for candidates that have the sales floor and production/stockroom experience.