General Manager
Full Time • AL&M Building Supplies - Sealy
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Benefits:
- Locally owned and operated
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
You might be a great fit if…
- You enjoy helping others.
- If you are a fair and strong leader.
- You enjoy making a difference in your community.
- You enjoy building and leading teams.
- You're motivated to learn new skills.
- You enjoy the Building Materials industry.
Job Summary:
Store managers are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the store and lumber yard, including promoting a culture of safety among team members, maximizing sales, minimizing expenses, optimizing merchandising and modeling outstanding customer service experience. They should positively represent AL&M Building Supplies consistent with company values. The store manager will also help build an efficient, motivated and productive sales team. Their job will include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Store managers are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the store and lumber yard, including promoting a culture of safety among team members, maximizing sales, minimizing expenses, optimizing merchandising and modeling outstanding customer service experience. They should positively represent AL&M Building Supplies consistent with company values. The store manager will also help build an efficient, motivated and productive sales team. Their job will include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Model excellent customer service by helping customers when necessary.
- Oversee daily opening and closing of the store.
- Supervisory tasks include interviewing, hiring, training, appraising performance, disciplining employees, and planning weekly schedules.
- Foster a team environment where employees are motivated to provide outstanding customer service and contribute to the overall success of the business.
- Immediately respond to customer complaints and resolve them as best as possible.
- Maintain inventory at appropriate levels and direct cycle counts.
- Coordinates sales promotions, marketing, and special events along side the AL&M Marketing department.
- Directs merchandising in the store and ensures it is clean and organized, also responsible for maintaining signage.
- Ensures the sales floor and lumber yard stay clean and orderly.
- Participates in the weekly ordering of merchandise and oversees deliveries and restocking.
- Be a role model for safety, creating a safe work environment and ensuring compliance with all store policies and safety standards.
- Protect inventory and store property against internal and external loss. Respond with appropriate action, according to store policy.
- Assuring proper maintenance of the Lumber Yard and it's vehicles.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience managing a retail operation.
- Outstanding customer service skills and a professional attitude.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Committed to continually learning and pursuing training and development opportunities.
- Project management skills, including the ability to coordinate special projects and finish on time and within budget.
- Ability to supervise other employees and understand the fundamentals of leadership.
- Strong knowledge of the products contained in the store.
- Motivated, organized, self-starter who is able to think independently and solve problems.
- Understanding of store operations, including finances, inventory control, and pricing strategy.
- Strong math, reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of effective sales methods and techniques.
- Understand how to efficiently operate the store’s point-of-sale system. Knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint.
- Able to work weekends and holidays.
Physical demands of the job include, but are not limited to:
- being on your feet for long stretches of time,
- safely lifting various products from 5 gal buckets of paint to 80lb sacks of concrete,
- working in inclement weather from the heat of summer to the downpours of spring. Employee must be able to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Goals:
- Drive growth in the company through increasing sales and reducing expenses.
- Build a strong team of motivated and productive retail associates.
- Expand knowledge of retail operations, including inventory management and pricing strategies.
Compensation: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
AL&M Building Supplies is doing it right, we’ve been around since 1891! No, that’s not a typo…we’ve served our community for 134 years! Want to be a player with A Game? In joining our AL&M Team, you’ll use your unique talents, vision and passion to serve our communities – through the best of times and the greatest challenges.
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