STORE MANAGER CANDIDATE IN SAVANNAH, GA

At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees and offer a wide range of career opportunities across our convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center, and Private Fleet Team. We are a company that values unique strengths and perspectives, where your difference truly makes a difference.

About the Role

The Store Manager Candidate supports the Store Manager in effectively implementing all store processes, including employee supervision, staffing, inventory management, stocking and receiving, paperwork, and store needs. This position is designed to develop an external candidate for the Store Manager role and is held for a limited period.

Responsibilities

• Assist in recruiting and staffing activities.
• Support store merchandising by facilitating and/or participating in staging, stocking, and storage of merchandise; ensuring presentation aligns with established practices and store manager direction; and properly utilizing fixtures, signing, and pricing.
• Assist in all aspects of inventory management, including proper execution of damages, markdowns, register scanning, paperwork, and facility controls; prepare and conduct inventories.
• Follow prescribed ordering practices to meet or exceed in-stock targets.
• Provide superior customer service leadership.
• Act as a role model by following company procedures and policies as outlined in the employee handbook, SOP manual, and company communications.
• Participate in store opening and closing activities.
• Ensure the safe deposit of all company funds in the designated bank.
• Assist in maintaining the financial integrity of the store through strict cashier accountability, key control, and adherence to company security practices and cash control procedures.
• Assist in maintaining clean, well-stocked stores and provide a safe environment for customers and employees.
• Operate the store in the store manager's absence.
• Review operating statements to identify business trends (including sales, labor, profitability, and inventory turn), expense control opportunities, potential shrink, and errors.
• Complete all paperwork and documentation according to guidelines and deadlines.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as diagrams, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
• Knowledge of cash handling procedures, including cashier accountability and deposit controls.
• Ability to learn and perform IBM cash register functions, including those necessary to generate reports.
• Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising practices.
• Knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices (deposits, store keys, SAFE and STARS programs, etc.).
• Knowledge of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, counseling, and termination practices, including legal compliance and internal processes.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal and organization skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations where limited standardization exists.
• Certain store locations may give preference to bilingual Spanish speakers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• One year of experience in a retail environment preferred for external candidates.

Skills

• Aligns motives, values, and beliefs with Dollar General values.
• Supports ownership by tapping into the potential of others.
• Acts as a liaison between the Store Support Center and store employees.
• Fosters cooperation and collaboration.
• Interacts tactfully yet directly with employees and maintains an open forum of exchange.
• Demonstrates responsiveness and sensitivity to customer needs.
• Applies basic principles of retail (e.g., ordering cycles, peak inventories, merchandise flow).
• Provides continuous attention to development of staff.
• Recruits, hires, and trains qualified applicants to fulfill store needs.
• Ensures store compliance with federal labor laws and company policies and procedures.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking and standing.
• Frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling to run checkout stations, stock merchandise, and unload trucks.
• Frequent handling of merchandise and equipment such as hand-held scanners, pricing guns, box cutters, merchandise containers, carts, two-wheel dollies, and U-boats (six-wheel carts).
• Frequent and proper lifting of up to 40 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 55 pounds.
• Occasional climbing (using ladder).
• Occasional driving/providing own transportation to make bank deposits, attend management meetings, and travel to other Dollar General stores.
• Fast-paced environment; moderate noise level.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• This position requires some travel with limited overnight stays.