Store Manager in Training

As the global leader in health and wellness innovation since 1935, GNC motivates people to reach their goals with the most trusted and exciting selection of products in the industry. We work hard to ensure that our consumers come first, cultivating and collaborating on new ideas to bring innovative solutions to the forefront. Our team members are advocates for change and innovation, passionate about helping others achieve good health.

About the role

GNC's Store Manager in Training (SMIT) position is a development-focused role designed to prepare you to manage your own store. Under the leadership of a Store Manager or District Manager, this hands-on program teaches the skills and knowledge needed to successfully operate a store, drive results, and develop and lead a team. The SMIT role is a fast track to management, providing work assignments and training opportunities to prepare you for promotion to a Store Manager position.

Responsibilities

• Learn and lead daily store operations, including business performance and product management, while ensuring your team has the tools to succeed.
• Support the store as a management team member, leading in a manner consistent with GNC values and policies.
• Represent the GNC brand by offering expert product knowledge and promoting the "Live Well" message to customers.
• Engage in training initiatives, projects, and goals to support your path to promotion during the 90-day program.
• Support the total shopping experience, including visual and operational elements, sales initiatives, and customer relationships (e.g., MYGNC Rewards).
• Achieve and exceed personal sales and productivity goals while helping sales associates realize their potential.
• Build strong teams by demonstrating leadership and managerial skills, such as providing feedback, recruiting, hiring, and performance management.
• Perform opening, closing, and operating procedures, including cash handling, inventory counts, and deposits according to GNC procedures.
• Attend community fairs, conferences, meetings, and other public gatherings to promote the organization’s mission and initiatives.

Selection for the SMIT position does not guarantee promotion to a Store Manager role. After 90 days, your performance will be assessed to determine eligibility for promotion, considering factors such as performance, availability of openings, and willingness to accept a promotion at any location in the designated market.

Requirements

• Ability to stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequent reaching, bending, and twisting (below waist and above shoulders).
• Repetitive hand-to-finger motions and reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequently lift up to 20 pounds; occasionally lift up to 40 pounds. Push/pull up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders, reach, and bend.
• Work in temperatures ranging from 50–85 degrees, especially in stock room areas.
• Use of a computer up to 60% of the time throughout the day.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Mall and strip center SMITs must work at least two nights until closing during the week, one weekend night, and one other night.
• Strip center SMITs must work a full shift on Saturdays.
• Mall SMITs must work peak business days, including weekends (Saturday and Sunday).
• All SMITs must work a minimum of one full Sunday per month.
• Downtown store SMITs must work during lunch hours (11 AM–2 PM, Monday–Friday) and one night per week until closing if the store is open in the evening; Saturdays are not required.
• SMITs must work all major U.S. holidays that the store is open.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• 401(k) program with a 4% employer match (match begins after 1 year of service).
• Paid time off: 11 vacation days (accrued annually), 5 sick days (40 hours per year), and 8 holidays (6 floating holidays, 2 observed holidays).
• Paid parental leave: 8-week paid maternity leave / 2-week paid paternity leave.
• 30% employee merchandise discount on GNC products and 20% discount on third-party products.
• Monthly free product offers and access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunity to earn additional income through GNC’s Individual Sales Incentive Plan.