Retail Store Manager

Join Pet Smart as a Retail Store Manager

About Life At Pet Smart

Pet Smart is more than just a company obsessed with pets; we’re obsessed with our people too. Our values are rooted in unconditional love—a lesson we learn from our pets—and staying united together.

Benefits That Benefit You

• Paid bi-weekly
• Health benefits:
  
  medical, dental, vision
• 401k
• Tuition assistance
• Associate discounts and perks
• Paid time off for full-time associates
• Career pathing
• Development opportunities

Job Summary

Pet Smart’s Store Leader has leadership oversight of the safety of people and pets, pet parent experience, operational execution, financial outcomes, and all human resource functions within all areas of the store.

Essential Responsibilities

People Leadership:

• Responsible for employment decisions such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and terminating.
• Builds an open-door culture in the store by engaging and listening to associates.
• Accountable for creating and posting the schedule for the entire store after receiving input from Experience and Process Leader.
• Facilitates the associate experience and supports associate development.
• Delegates effectively and empowers others to succeed.
• Cascades information to associates and adjusts team priorities to meet goals and commitments.
• Ensures continued alignment and responds effectively to a changing environment.
• Address and administer associate complaints and grievances.
• Recognizes and celebrates associates driving overall associate engagement.

Overall Store

Experience:

• Leads the associate and pet parent experience at all levels and ensures pets in our care are safe and healthy.
• Accountable for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted over the telephone, in person or online, and responding to general and escalated pet parent concerns.
• Builds a store environment that is focused on consistently delivering an exceptional, positive in-store pet parent and associate experience.
• Evaluates operations and seeks opportunities to continuously improve processes and services.
• Collaborates and partners with the Store Leadership team to ensure efficient and effective outcomes of in-store and community events.
• Maintains store standards and leads a culture of empowerment by ensuring compliance with our policies and procedures (P&Ps) and code of ethics for themselves and their team.
• Responsible for conducting monthly Core and Services Walks to validate proper execution of policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes and ensures a safe environment for our associates, pets, and pet parents.
• Ensures compliance with all inventory management tools to guarantee appropriate levels of in-stock are available to all pet parents.
• Communicates business and financial objectives to other leaders within the store.
• Responsible for reviewing in-store cameras to assess safety practices, associate behaviors and assess risk.
• Responsible for taking immediate action and reports when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store.

Business Management:

• Deliver corporate strategy and profitability goals by executing the direction set leadership.
• Responsible for analyzing, root cause and responding to a variety of reporting in all areas of the store.
• Identifies and drives opportunities to grow the business, recognizes business successes and holds associates accountable in achieving store P&L expectations.
• Manages expenses such as labor and supplies and any other relevant store metrics.
• Leverages home office partners and resources to submit and follow up on store related work orders and purchase card allocation.
• Creates and posts schedules for the entire store.
• Accountable for processing payroll weekly and managing labor within a budget.
• Executes daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and paperwork as required by the Company.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of retail leadership or experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Full time availability required, flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

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