Store Manager

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GNC is seeking a full-time Store Manager in Ames, IA to lead a team, uphold the Live Well brand, and drive store performance through coaching, product expertise, and exceptional service. You’ll oversee daily operations, merchandising, MYGNC Rewards initiatives, and people management, including recruiting, performance feedback, and training and development, while ensuring cash handling, inventory, opening and closing procedures, and representing the brand at community events. The schedule is five days, 40 hours, with location dependent requirements such as evening/night shifts, weekends, Sundays, or lunch-hour coverage, plus holiday staffing. To apply, emphasize measurable sales success, leadership outcomes, and brand alignment; showcase adaptability, scheduling flexibility, and ability to thrive in physical and customer-focused environments.

About GNC

Since 1935, GNC has been a global leader in health and wellness innovation, inspiring people to achieve their goals with a trusted and dynamic range of products. As #TeamGNC, we prioritize our consumers, constantly collaborating and developing new ideas to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Our team is passionate about driving change and turning aspirations into actions. We believe that good health is the greatest gift, and there's nothing more rewarding than helping others achieve it. Join us in empowering others to Live Well!

What We're Looking For:

We are seeking a dynamic Store Manager who embodies GNC's "Live Well" philosophy-living strong, living long, and living fit. At GNC, we celebrate the fact that everyone's journey to living well is unique. As a Store Manager, you are part of team that is passionate about helping everyone win. With your understanding of business needs and passion for health and wellness, you find great excitement in offering tailored and innovative solutions to each customer.

What You'll Do:

This is a Full-Time Hourly Supervisory Position

As a Store Manager, you will lead, coach, and support your team to provide exceptional service and guidance to our customers. You'll oversee the daily operations of the store, including business performance, product management, and ensuring your team has the tools to succeed. In this key role, you'll represent the GNC brand by offering expert product knowledge and promoting our "Live Well" message to customers.

• Responsible for ensuring products are merchandised according to GNC standards but keeps an eye towards ensuring that products are easy to see and buy.
• Responsible for supporting 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.
• Ability to achieve and exceed personal sales and productivity goals, while helping sales associates to realize their sales potential.
• Ability to build strong teams, demonstrate leadership, and managerial skills, such as giving feedback to store associates regarding work performance on an on-going basis, recruiting, hiring, and performance management.
• Opening, closing and operating the retail facility. Including, but not limited to cash handling, inventory count and deposits according to GNC procedures.
• Attending community fairs, conferences, meetings, and other public gatherings to promote the organization's mission and initiatives.

Environmental Factors & Working Schedule:

• Must be able to stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequent reaching and bending and twisting - below waist and above shoulders.
• Frequently required to use repetitive hand-to-finger motions and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently lifting up to twenty pounds, occasionally 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 - especially in our stock room areas.
• Use of a computer up to 60 % of the time throughout the day.

Stores Managers are expected to work five (5) days / forty (40) hours a week and adhere to the guidelines below:

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

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.