Store Manager in Training

Company Description

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. As #TeamGNC, we work hard to ensure that our consumers come first, cultivating and collaborating on new ideas to bring innovative solutions to the forefront and testing new solutions to translate goals into action.

Our team members are advocates for change and innovation. There is no greater gift than good health and no greater satisfaction than helping others to achieve it. Be a part of helping others to Live Well!

GNC's Store Manager in Training (SMIT) position is a development-focused role crafted to prepare an individual to manage their own store. Under the leadership of a Store Manager or District Manager, this hands‑on program will teach you the skills and knowledge needed to successfully operate your own store, drive results, and develop and lead your team. We are seeking a dynamic individual who embodies GNC's "Live Well" philosophy—living strong, living long, and living fit—who is passionate about helping everyone win and who enjoys offering tailored, innovative solutions to each customer.

As a SMIT, you will learn and be expected to lead, coach, and support your team to provide exceptional service and guidance to our customers. Alongside a Store Manager or District Manager, you will oversee the daily operations of the store—including business performance, product management, and ensuring the team has the tools to succeed. You will represent the GNC brand by offering expert product knowledge and promoting our "Live Well" message to customers.

• Engage with your leader in training initiatives, projects, and goals to support your path to promotion during the program.
• Support the total shopping experience, including visual and operational elements, current sales initiatives, and the customer relationship that leads to sales and repeat business, i.e., MYGNC Rewards.
• Achieve and exceed personal sales and productivity goals while helping sales associates realize their sales potential.
• Build strong teams and demonstrate leadership and managerial skills, such as giving ongoing feedback to store associates, recruiting, hiring, and performance management.
• Open, close, and operate the retail facility, including cash handling, inventory count, and deposits according to GNC procedures.
• Attend community fairs, conferences, meetings, and other public gatherings to promote the organization's mission and initiatives.

• Must be able to stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequent reaching, bending, and twisting below waist and above shoulders.
• Use of repetitive hand‑to‑finger motions and reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequently lift up to twenty pounds, occasionally up to forty pounds; push/pull up to twenty pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders, reach, and bend.
• Work in temperatures ranging from 50–85°F, especially in stock room areas.
• Use of a computer up to 60% of the time throughout the day.

• SMITs of 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 (Saturday & Sunday).
• SMITs are expected to work a minimum of one full Sunday per month.
• SMITs of downtown stores must work during the lunch hour of 11am to 2pm Monday through Friday and one night per week until closing if the store is open in the evening. Downtown SMITs are not required to work Saturdays.
• SMITs are expected to work all major U.S. holidays that the store is open.

Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Paid Company Life Insurance, 401K program with company match, 30% employee merchandise discount on GNC products & 20% employee discount on 3rd 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, employer‑paid health benefits, flex spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) with 4% employer match (after 1 year of service), 11 vacation days, 5 sick days, 8 holiday days (6 floating, 2 observed), paid parental leave (8‑week maternity, 2‑week paternity), 30% merchandise discount on GNC products & 20% discount on 3rd party products.