What are the responsibilities and job description for the Store Manager position at Kohl's?
About the Role As Store Manager you will provide oversight and leadership for the entire store team. You are the primary leader for delivering customer experience and associate engagement. You will teach, coach and develop associates to deliver excellent service, merchandising expertise and consistent operational execution. You will be accountable for the overall results and success of all key performance measures with a primary goal of driving sales and profitability.
What You’ll Do
Guide profitable sales, meet store financial plans and accomplish performance goals through strategic decisions and leadership of the store team
Achieve payroll plan by managing store schedules, monitoring labor costs and adapting to business conditions based on weekly and monthly sales; plan payroll / scheduling based on store traffic to ensure the store is sufficiently staffed
Recruit and make hiring, pay and termination decisions for all levels of store personnel including store management
Manage associate relations issues including performance management, and ensure associates follow company policies
Manage the training process for new hires on Kohl’s culture, product knowledge, selling practices and other associate responsibilities, holding all associates accountable to individual goals (e.g., credit, loyalty)
Coach store team to increase their knowledge, providing opportunities for continued development; create succession plans for developing associates
Ensure sound inventory management through an accurate shipping and receiving merchandise process, completing all required business directives such as price changes and ticketing procedures
Prevent loss by educating associates, monitoring daily store activity, maintaining product protection standards, ensuring company policies are followed and partnering with Loss Prevention
Ensure store merchandising standards follow visual merchandising direction, accomplishing product presentation; make decisions about and adaptations to merchandising direction based on the layout, adjacencies and needs of the store; ensure product is displayed in a manner which is clear and easy to understand and is compelling to the customer
Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor replenishment
Create a compelling store experience for customers by engaging and modeling appropriate customer service behaviors to associates, ensuring speed of point of sale and customer services exceed standards and customer expectations
All manager roles at Kohl’s are responsible for :
Managing with integrity, honesty and fostering teamwork in an engaged and inclusive culture
Exercising good judgment and discernment when making decisions; taking appropriate partners as needed
Modeling, enforcing and providing direction and guidance to associates
Demonstrating, coaching and developing a customer service mindset, including customer service techniques, anticipating customer needs and satisfactorily resolving issues
Ensuring the store has strong operational standards, shortage mitigation, and merchandising presentation to include accurate pricing and proper signing
Monitoring and adjusting resources as the business dictates to support customer needs and workload demands
Assessing key performance indicators (KPIs) to make informed business decisions that drive overall store results
Managing talent, including hiring, training, developing, and supervising
Accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Training, monitoring and reinforcing company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Adhering to company safety policies and ensuring the safety of associates and customers
Other responsibilities as assigned
Pay Range : $86,100.00 - $143,800.00
Kohl’s offers a variety of benefits to associates depending on full-time / part-time status and work hours, including : WORK LIFE BALANCE (PTO, Vacation Buy Program, Parental Leave), HEALTH & WELLNESS (Medical, Dental, Vision and other short and long term disability programs, Emergency health and wellness programs such as Accident Protection Plans, Critical Illness Plans and more), SAVINGS & RETIREMENT BENEFITS (401k, Flexible Spending Accounts and associate discount programs with Kohl’s partners), INSURANCE PROGRAMS (Life Insurance for you, your family or your pet, as well as other protection programs), and LIFE EVENTS (Legal and adoption assistance benefits).
Salary : $86,100 - $143,800
