Store Manager ( Cincinnati, OH)

Where is your career taking you? May we suggest the Yellow & Blue Brick road! Picture yourself working for a company committed to diversity, a company that trains and empowers its employees to grow! BLOCKBUSTER (NYSE BBI) is looking for a Store Manager to work in the above listed city.

Achieve sales and customer satisfaction standards and goals by maximizing the customer's experience and the store's revenue. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, developing and evaluating store employees. Responsible for supervising and coaching all store employees. Manage all phases of store operations to ensure maximum sales and profitability through focusing on key business initiatives, store presentation, marketing execution, inventory management, customer service, loss prevention, payroll management, risk management, and daily operational cost control.

Responsible for communicating business initiatives, company sales, service, performance standards and goals.


Responsibilities:

Recruit, hire, train, evaluate and counsel store employees. Schedule, organize and direct assignments.
Maintain, encourage and possess "ownership mentality".
Encourage store employees to take ownership for their performance and career development plans; follow up on a regular basis.
Ensure staff completes required training programs.
Develop and implement employee performance evaluations and improvement plans.
Attend specific training classes to continue management growth.
Effectively manage employee turnover. Provide a positive working environment and handle employee issues appropriately and in a timely manner.
Resolve customer problems or complaints by determining optimal solutions.
Ensure interior and exterior of store is maintained to company standards.
Utilize labor management tools, including effective scheduling, to maximize productivity, profitability and margins.
Execute and monitor loss prevention and shrink programs
Analyze store's financial data and take action to grow revenues, control costs, and ensure appropriate inventory management (maintain product and sell-through merchandise inventories) to achieve sales and profit goals.
Communicate, execute, and manage marketing and merchandising programs
Conduct regular store meetings
Ensure employee awareness of safety and emergency procedures.
Maintain and utilize surveillance equipment.
Maintain adequate store supplies.
Manage store revenue, including cash handling, deposit reconciliation and delivery of deposits to bank.
Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent (Bachelors Degree preferred.
Minimum 3 to 5 years retail sales/customer service experience.
At least 1 year prior supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of multi-unit retail operations.
Excellent customer service and sales skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to effectively teach/develop others to next level.
General knowledge of movies.
Microsoft Office products.
We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. BLOCKBUSTER offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits, is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a smoke free & drug free workplace.