Store Manager

**STORE MANAGER**
**About Us**:
Established in 2010, Little Sue Food Stores, we are local, family owned and operated fuel distributor in Northern Neck, VA. We are proud to operate 11 Convenience stores with over 100+ associates serving Northern Neck, Virginia and Ocean City, Maryland. At Little Sue's, we consider each other to be more than just a co-worker, we are family. Little Sue focuses on cultivating talent within and we are consistently recognized for our values-driven culture that is at the heart of everything we do.
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Principal Duties:*
- Accountable to meet or exceed key performance metric targets/projections; deliver budgeted merchandise gross profit by executing the merchandise plan. Maintain awareness of store-level and organizational financial performance trends to help achieve store profitability. Manage financial plans for the store by reviewing and interpreting financial reports and take appropriate action as required to achieve goals. Ensure execution of all plans.
- Manage inventory to maximize sales, control costs and reduce waste; proactively recognize trends across the store.
- Manage cash management procedures.
- Analyze results and trends from audits (internal and external) and take the appropriate action to resolve/address issues.
- Ensure conditions across the store meet or exceed standards for safety, service, and overall operational efficiency by analyzing opportunities and ensuring execution of established policies, procedures, practices and programs. Adhere to work designs and implement improvement actions across the store. Manage all safety programs and ensure proper execution and compliance. Report and document all customer and associate incidences in the appropriate time frame.
- Ensure compliance to all federal and local laws and to all company policies and procedures.
- Responsible for leading change initiatives, championing programs and educating associates on the reason and need for change. Ensure programs are executed according to design, integrated and sustained.
- Ensure a positive shopping experience for all customers. Respond to customer complaints or inquiries. Solicit customer feedback, input, and information from various sources. Review information and create a plan to consistently meet the expectations of all customers.
- Allocate resources, prioritize and delegate work, and effectively manage time through efficient scheduling and usage of labor hours
- Allocate appropriate and adequate resources necessary for effective training execution as designed. Validate that all associates are trained to perform their jobs safely, effectively and to provide great customer service. Conduct all aspects of management training. Oversee and monitor the effective training of all associates to ensure proficiency of skills.
- Create and sustain an inclusive store atmosphere by taking intentional steps to understand the diversity of the store team and encourage mutual understanding and respect while promoting a productive, engaged team environment. Value store associates through celebration and recognition.
- Support the development of associates and store management team through appropriate talent management processes (e.g., performance management, development plans, career conversations, development opportunities). Provide overall direction and support for team and monitor and assess individual work in accordance with high standards of excellence. Provide feedback, coaching, support opportunities for development, complete performance appraisals, take corrective action when appropriate, and participate in hiring decisions.
- Build relationships with community partners to connect the store with its community. Use working knowledge of organizations support structure to develop support network and make business connections. Proactively leverage tools, resources and information throughout the organization.

**Essential Functions**:

- Ability to work well individually as well as in a team environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to work with little or no supervision
- Detail oriented and excellent organizational skills
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proven self-starter with demonstrated ability to make decisions
- Excellent leadership skills
- Understanding of store finances and awareness of impact to business
- Availability to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays, based on business needs
- Ability to learn and utilize the stores technology

**Basic Qualifications**:

- High school diploma, college, or equivalent
- Experience leading, selecting, training, performance management of staff, sales building, labor allocation & scheduling, managing expenses
- Experience effectively implementing change and demonstrated results in execution
- Experienced in all areas of store operat