General Manager
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$65000 - $75000 per year |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Key Largo, FL 33037 Key Largo, Florida open_in_new |
About this job
Job Description
Job Description
About Shell World
Shell World is a family-owned retail destination that has been serving the Florida Keys for decades. Our large retail store offers an extensive selection of coastal décor, gifts, apparel, souvenirs, jewelry, shells, and island-inspired merchandise.
We are looking for an experienced, organized, hands-on Retail Store Manager who can take ownership of the day-to-day operations of the store while leading our team and helping us continue to improve our systems and customer experience.
This is an important leadership position within our company. The ideal candidate will be someone who can confidently manage employees while also overseeing scheduling, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, merchandising, and daily store operations.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
Team Leadership & Employee Management
- Lead, supervise, and support store employees
- Create and manage employee schedules to ensure appropriate store coverage
- Coordinate daily assignments and responsibilities
- Train and onboard new employees
- Coach employees and provide ongoing performance feedback
- Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable
- Address employee concerns and performance issues professionally
- Help create a positive, productive, team-oriented work environment
- Ensure employees consistently provide excellent customer service
Store Operations
- Oversee day-to-day retail store operations
- Ensure opening and closing procedures are completed properly
- Maintain appropriate staffing and floor coverage throughout the day
- Monitor store organization, cleanliness, and overall presentation
- Identify operational problems and proactively work toward solutions
- Establish and reinforce consistent processes and procedures
- Help ensure the store operates efficiently during busy and seasonal periods
- Communicate operational needs, concerns, and opportunities to ownership
Purchasing & Vendor Management
- Monitor product needs and inventory levels
- Create and manage purchase orders
- Communicate with vendors regarding orders, products, pricing, and discrepancies
- Follow up on outstanding or incomplete orders
- Maintain organized purchasing and receiving records
Inventory & Receiving
- Take an active role in maintaining accurate inventory
- Oversee the receiving of incoming merchandise
- Ensure received products are accurately compared to purchase orders and vendor invoices
- Identify and resolve shortages, overages, damaged merchandise, and other receiving discrepancies
- Ensure merchandise is correctly entered, labeled, priced, and stocked
- Monitor inventory counts and investigate discrepancies
- Help develop and maintain stronger inventory control procedures
- Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventory counts as needed
- Maintain organization in stockrooms and receiving areas
Customer Experience
- Set the expectation for excellent customer service throughout the store
- Assist employees with difficult customer situations
- Resolve customer concerns professionally and appropriately
- Ensure customers are greeted, assisted, and treated consistently
- Help create an enjoyable and memorable shopping experience for Shell World customers
What We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous retail store management or comparable management experience
- Experience directly supervising and leading employees
- Experience creating and managing employee schedules
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Experience with retail inventory management
- Purchasing, ordering, or vendor management experience
- Experience with receiving merchandise and resolving order discrepancies
- Strong organizational and follow-through skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Confidence addressing employee performance and accountability issues
- Ability to identify problems and take initiative without waiting for constant direction
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfort using POS, inventory, scheduling, and other business software
- Ability and willingness to learn new systems and processes
- A hands-on leadership style and willingness to jump in wherever needed
Experience managing a high-volume or large retail operation is strongly preferred.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
A successful Store Manager will help Shell World:
- Build a strong, accountable, and dependable retail team
- Maintain appropriate staffing and consistent scheduling
- Improve inventory accuracy
- Improve purchasing and receiving processes
- Reduce inventory and receiving discrepancies
- Maintain better organization throughout the store
- Create consistent operating procedures
- Improve communication between employees, management, and ownership
- Deliver a consistently excellent customer experience
- Allow ownership to step away from more of the day-to-day operational responsibilities
We are looking for someone who doesn’t simply maintain the store, but who can lead it, organize it, and continuously look for ways to make it better.
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