Store Manager

About the Role

As Store Manager you will provide oversight and leadership for the entire store team. You are the primary leader for delivering customer experience and associate engagement. You will teach, coach and develop associates to deliver excellent service, merchandising expertise and consistent operational execution. You will be accountable for the overall results and success of all key performance measures with a primary goal of driving sales and profitability.

What You’ll Do

Guide profitable sales, meet store financial plans and accomplish performance goals through strategic decisions and leadership of the store team

Achieve payroll plan by managing store schedules, monitoring labor costs and adapting to business conditions based on weekly and monthly sales; plan payroll/scheduling based on store traffic to ensure the store is sufficiently staffed

Recruit and make hiring, pay and termination decisions for all levels of store personnel including store management

Manage associate relations issues including performance management, and ensure associates follow company policies

Manage the training process for new hires on Kohl’s culture, product knowledge, selling practices and other associate responsibilities, holding all associates accountable to individual goals (e.g., credit, loyalty)

Coach store team to increase their knowledge, providing opportunities for continued development; create succession plans for developing associates

Ensure sound inventory management through an accurate shipping and receiving merchandise process, completing all required business directives such as price changes and ticketing procedures

Prevent loss by educating associates, monitoring daily store activity, maintaining product protection standards, ensuring company policies are followed and partnering with Loss Prevention

Ensure store merchandising standards follow visual merchandising direction, accomplishing product presentation; make decisions about and adaptations to merchandising direction based on the layout, adjacencies and needs of the store; ensure product is displayed in a manner which is clear and easy to understand and is compelling to the customer

Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor replenishment

Create a compelling store experience for customers by engaging and modeling appropriate customer service behaviors to associates, ensuring speed of point of sale and customer services exceed standards and customer expectations

All manager roles at Kohl’s are responsible for:

Managing with integrity, honesty and fostering teamwork in an engaged and inclusive culture

Exercising good judgment and discernment when making decisions; taking appropriate partners as needed

Modeling, enforcing and providing direction and guidance to associates

Demonstrating, coaching and developing a customer service mindset, including customer service techniques, anticipating customer needs and satisfactorily resolving issues

Ensuring the store has strong operational standards, shortage mitigation, and merchandising presentation to include accurate pricing and proper signing

Monitoring and adjusting resources as the business dictates to support customer needs and workload demands

Assessing key performance indicators (KPIs) to make informed business decisions that drive overall store results

Managing talent, including hiring, training, developing, and supervising

Accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

Training, monitoring and reinforcing company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

Adhering to company safety policies and ensuring the safety of associates and customers

Other responsibilities as assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

Must be 18 years of age or older

Experience supervising 20 or more associates, including the responsibility for performance management and making employment decisions

Great verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills

Strong people management skills and ability to develop talent

Flexible availability, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Preferred

Experience working in a retail environment, preferably in a managerial position

Experience supervising 50 or more associates, including the responsibility for performance management and making employment decisions

College degree OR equivalent combination of education and 3-4 years experience in retail or similar industry