Store Manager in Training

About the Role

GNC's Store Manager in Training (SMIT) position is a development-focused role designed to prepare an individual to manage their own store. This hands-on program will teach the skills and knowledge needed to successfully operate a store, drive for results, and develop and lead a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively engage in training initiatives, projects, and goals to support path to promotion.
• Support the total shopping experience, including visual and operational elements, sales initiatives, and customer relationships that lead to sales and repeat business.
• Achieve and exceed personal sales and productivity goals, while helping sales associates realize their sales potential.
• Build strong teams, demonstrate leadership, and managerial skills, including giving feedback to store associates on work performance, recruiting, hiring, and performance management.
• Open, close, and operate the retail facility, including cash handling, inventory count, and deposits.
• Attend community fairs, conferences, meetings, and other public gatherings to promote the organization's mission and initiatives.
• Oversee daily operations of the store, including business performance and product management.
• Ensure the team has the tools to succeed.
• Represent the GNC brand by offering expert product knowledge and promoting the "Live Well" message.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Full-Time Hourly Supervisory Position
• SMITs are expected to work five (5) days / forty (40) hours a week.
• Mall and strip center stores: Must work at least two nights during the week until closing, one weekend night, and one other night. Strip center SMITs must also work a full shift on Saturdays. Mall SMITs are expected to work peak business days including weekends.
• Downtown stores: Must work during the lunch hour (11 am to 2 pm) Monday through Friday. Must also work one night per week until closing if the store is open in the evening. Downtown SMITs are not required to work Saturdays.
• Expected to work all major U.S. holidays that the store is open.

Environmental Factors & Working Schedule

• Ability to stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequent reaching, bending, and twisting (below waist and above shoulders).
• Frequent use of repetitive hand-to-finger motions and reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequent lifting up to twenty pounds, occasional lifting up to 40 pounds. Push/pull up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders, reach, and bend.
• Work in temperatures ranging from 50 - 85 degrees.
• Use of a computer up to 60% of the time.

Qualifications

• Must embody GNC's "Live Well" philosophy.
• Understanding of business needs and passion for health and wellness.
• Ability to offer tailored and innovative solutions to each customer.
• Desire to lead, coach, and support a team.

Note: Selection for the SMIT position does not guarantee promotion. Performance will be assessed after 90 days.