Retail Store Manager

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Retail Store Manager  

Job Type: Full Time, Exempt (Bonus Eligible)
Location: 8 N Plank Rd, Newburgh, NY 12550

The candidate must have open availability on weekdays, evenings, weekends, holidays, and occasional overnights.  

Who You Are:  

As a Store Manager at Curaleaf, you will lead the store’s financial success and operational excellence while aligning your team with Curaleaf’s mission, vision, and values. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of store performance, including profitability, adapting to business trends, and overseeing financial management. The Store Manager will also be responsible for attracting, onboarding, and developing top talent; creating a strong pipeline for succession planning, and fostering a culture of continuous growth and improvement.  

A Store Manager at Curaleaf acts as a brand ambassador, educating customers about Curaleaf’s products while leading a collaborative team-selling environment. Your leadership will inspire your team to exceed sales goals, deliver exceptional customer service, and support the overall growth of the business.  

What You’ll Do:  

• Empower your team to deliver exceptional customer experiences while driving sales and exceeding key performance indicators (KPIs).  
• Attract, hire, and retain a diverse team of top talent by setting clear goals and expectations.
• Train, mentor, and develop your team, leveraging individual strengths and fostering growth opportunities.  
• Accurately forecast payroll to optimize productivity, ensuring the team achieves sales and payroll targets while managing operational workloads efficiently.  
• Oversee P&L, strategically driving revenue growth and improving store efficiency. Identify underperforming areas and implement solutions using company programs and tools.  
• Stay ahead of business trends and share insights with senior leadership to refine strategies and improve results.  
• Ensure operational excellence by delegating tasks effectively, maintaining clear brand messaging, and upholding company standards.  
• Create a sense of urgency and accountability within the team, adapting quickly to shifts in the retail landscape.  
• Protect company assets by ensuring compliance with safety protocols, inventory control, and loss prevention procedures, all while adhering to local, state, and federal regulations.  
• Analyze trends and manage stock levels to avoid shortages or overstock, ensuring that inventory is ordered and managed efficiently.  
• Travel Requirements: 10% - 25%.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:  

• 3+ years of retail leadership experience, preferably in a fast-pace, high-volume environment.
  
• Experience leading teams of 20+ employees, including multiple levels of leadership (Assistant Managers, Leads, and frontline team members).
• Proven ability to drive sales and consistently exceed performance goals in a fast-paced environment.  
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams with a focus on talent development, mentorship, and succession planning.  
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.  
• Exceptional customer service skills with a solutions-oriented mindset.  
• Open to giving and receiving feedback, and skilled at managing change and fostering adaptability.  
• Demonstrated success in overseeing store operations, including visual merchandising, financial management, and loss prevention.  
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.  
• Commitment to maintaining compliance with state regulations.  
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervise team members, making critical decisions regarding hiring, termination, performance evaluations, and professional development. You’ll be responsible for building a high-performing team that consistently meets and exceeds business goals.  

Even Better If:  

• You have previous experience in the cannabis industry.  

• You have experience overseeing delivery, logistics, or inventory movement operations.

• Experience managing within a unionized workforce and working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
• Experience turning around underperforming stores through improvements in sales, retention, customer experience, and team engagement.
• Experience leading high-volume operations generating $8M+ in annual revenue.

Physical Requirements:  

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, use hands and finger to feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, and lift up to 50 pounds.  This position requires close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).   

Work Environment:  

This job operates in a professional retail environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, POS systems, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This position has allergen warnings including potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens and requires the ability to work in confined spaces, have a high stress tolerance, adaptability, and be flexible to work in an ever-changing environment.  

New York Hiring Range

$70,000—$80,000 USD

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.  

Follow us on Social Media: 
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
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Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, Find, and Anthem provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is powered by a strong presence in all stages of the supply chain. Its unique distribution network throughout Europe, Canada and Australasia brings together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production.  Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis. 

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.  
• Commit to Win.  
• ONE Curaleaf.  
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.  

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf. 

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law.  Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas. 

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate’s immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.