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Store Manager

The primary purpose of this position is to manage a 4 Wheel Parts Performance Centers retail location (including Service Department) and maximize all financial opportunities. Frequent independent judgments are essential. 4 Wheel Parts also requires that all employees perform all tasks in a safe manner consistent with Company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides customer service;

• Responsible for Company signing Compliance standards (including Service Department);

• Reacts with urgency to changing sales opportunities;

• Ensures implementation of monthly display packets;

• Communicates current market trends to employees;

• Communicates the competitor’s activities in the specific market area to Regional Manager;

• Ensures compliance with the standards for fixture usage and maintenance;

• Ensures compliance to the stockroom (warehouse) standards;

• Responsible for Service Department Compliance standards (Eye Protection);

• Ensures compliance with the Company dress code policy (including Service Department);

• Participates in mandatory training programs;

• Ensures employee participation in mandatory training programs (including Service Department);

• Interviews and hires; explains employee benefits; conducts employee performance appraisals, processes terminations;

• Sells merchandise to Customers, teaches/ demonstrates selling skills;

• Takes appropriate action on cashier proficiency and related reports;

• Ensures compliance with labor agreements, when applicable;

• Ensures compliance to quality ordering functions;

• Follows up on overstock/under stock conditions to ens ure ordering system integrity;

• Follows Company policies for freight receiving and freight stocking standards;

• Maintains an awareness of daily/weekly sales and takes appropriate action ;

• Ensures the condition of the facilities are being maintained (including Service Department);

• Reviews, analyzes and takes appropriate action on all financial reports;

• Ensures the Company assets are protected;

• Ensures control of expenses;

• Reviews Profit and Loss results with Regional Manager;

• Responds to verbal and written Customer comments/complaints/requests;

• Ensures daily and weekly time and attendance functions are completed;

• Ensures appropriate action is taken on all maintenance/repair needs (including Service Department);

• Prepares store for physical inventory;

• Complies with defective merchandise handling procedures are followed;

• Follows Company policy for freight shipping; 

• Additional Management functions as assigned;

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  This position directly supervises subordinate supervisory personnel (Assistant Manager) and non-supervisory personnel and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with 4 Wheel Parts policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, directing, rewarding, disciplining employees, appraising employee performance, resolving complaints, terminations.

  Minimum Requirements  

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals;

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence; 

• Ability to speak effectively to both employees and Customers;

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently;

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, commissions, percentages and interest;

• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form;

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations;

• Commitment to providing Customer service that makes our Customers want to shop with us again;

• Ability and willingness to move with purpose and a strong sense of urgency;

• Ability to work weekends on a regular basis;

• Ability to preserve confidentiality of information;

• Accuracy and attention to detail;

• Ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks/projects;

• Familiarity with industry/technical terms and processes;

• Ability to work within set time frames and fixed deadlines;

  Physical Demands

• Walk up to 5 hours without a break; up to 12 hours a day

• Talk and hear

• Use hands to finger, handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls

• Lift up to 50 pounds up to 3 feet and carry for a distance of 500 feet

• Push up to 25 pounds for a distance of 3 feet

• Pull up to 25 pounds for a distance of 3 feet

  Frequently required to do the following activities:

• Dynamically stand up to 5 hours without a break; up to 12 hours a day

• Reach up and out with hands and arms

• Lift up to 50 pounds up to 4 feet and carry for a distance of 500 feet

• Operate machinery 

  Occasionally required to do the following activities:

• Sit up to 2 hours without a break; up to 8 hours a day

• Climb stairs and/or ladders

• Balance

• Twist upper torso

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl

• Lift up to 100 pounds up to 3 feet and carry for a distance of 3 feet

  Rarely required to do the following activities:

• Lift up to more than 100 pounds up to 3 feet and carry for a distance of 3 feet