General Manager
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Retail
Retail & Store Manager -
Management
Retail & Store Manager
The Opportunity
You will create an inspiring shopping experience in which our guests feel empowered to customize their space. As the Store Manager, you will promote the Ballard Designs brand at every guest encounter and ensure your stellar team exemplifies brand values, standards, and experiences. Your leadership will guide company programs, increase sales, and set your store to exceed all expectations.
You will report to the Area Manager.
The hire location is Birmingham, AL
Who We Are
Since 1982, Ballard Designs has offered a unique curation of home furnishings and décor from all periods and provenance. Its designers travel the world for inspiration, translating the latest fashion, color, and style trends into finely crafted products not found anywhere else. Ballard Designs is part of the Cornerstone brands - four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands that deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance, and celebrate life.
With almost 40 successful years as a direct marketer of globally inspired home furnishings, Ballard Designs is growing quickly through our retail and e-commerce divisions. To support this exciting growth, we are looking for motivated, team-oriented individuals to join our retail team. If this sounds like you, we need to meet you!
Your Impact
- Make plans & improve EBITDA by creating the most fantastic place to work and shop by delivering an exceptional Guest experience.
- Develop a strategy to increase sales and build guest loyalty through store programs, including Design Services, Ballard Designs Private Label Credit Card, community outreach, and additional corporate and regional events throughout the year
- Recruit, Train, and Develop Team Members in all open positions
- Forecast and adjust monthly payroll to maximize productivity, achieve sales/payroll goals, and complete workload.
What You Bring
- 5+years of management experience in specialty retail or multi-unit retail business environments.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Outlook, Kronos, and POS systems.
- Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items, up to 50 lbs.
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