Brighton Store Manager

Overview

The Store Manager is responsible for the successful day-to-day operation of the Brighton Store, a unique mountain retail and convenience operation offering grab-and-go food, grocery essentials, and retail merchandise. This role ensures the store is consistently well-stocked, organized, clean, and ready to meet the needs of guests and employees in a fast-paced mountain environment.

A key focus of this position is effective food and beverage management, particularly the handling, rotation, replenishment, and availability of perishable products. The Store Manager maintains appropriate inventory levels, ensures fresh and appealing food options are available throughout operating hours, and upholds all applicable food safety and sanitation standards.

Equally important, the Store Manager builds and leads a productive, collaborative team by setting clear expectations, delegating responsibilities, developing employees, and fostering an environment of goodwill, accountability, and mutual respect. The ideal candidate combines strong operational judgment with a hands‑on leadership style and the ability to keep people, products, and priorities moving efficiently during busy periods.

Responsibilities Store Operations and Guest Experience

• Oversee daily store operations, ensuring the Brighton Store is clean, organized, fully stocked, and ready to serve guests throughout the day.
• Maintain consistent availability and presentation of grab-and-go food, grocery essentials, beverages, and retail merchandise.
• Establish and maintain operational routines for opening, closing, replenishment, cleaning, and general store readiness.
• Monitor guest needs and purchasing patterns to ensure product offerings align with demand, seasonal trends, and mountain operations.
• Deliver a welcoming, efficient, and consistent guest experience, resolving concerns promptly and professionally.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, product availability, store presentation, and overall operational efficiency.

Food and Beverage Management

• Oversee the daily management of food and beverage offerings, with particular attention to perishable products, freshness, quality, and availability.
• Maintain appropriate stock levels and ensure food options are replenished proactively throughout operating hours.
• Manage product rotation, expiration dates, storage conditions, temperature monitoring, and waste reduction in accordance with food safety requirements.
• Ensure all food handling, sanitation, storage, and preparation practices meet applicable health regulations and Brighton Resort standards.
• Monitor product demand and sales trends to anticipate replenishment needs and minimize stockouts, spoilage, and unnecessary waste.
• Coordinate ordering and receiving to ensure products arrive on time, are stored correctly, and are available when needed.
• Maintain accurate records related to inventory, food safety, waste, and other operational requirements.

Inventory and Merchandising

• Manage inventory across food, beverage, grocery, and retail merchandise categories.
• Establish effective inventory controls, conduct regular counts, investigate discrepancies, and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Forecast product needs based on sales patterns, anticipated traffic, seasonality, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate purchasing and replenishment to maintain appropriate inventory levels without excessive overstock.
• Ensure merchandise and food displays are organized, visually appealing, properly priced, and consistently replenished.
• Manage receiving, stocking, backstock organization, and product storage to support efficient daily operations.
• Monitor shrink, spoilage, and product loss while identifying opportunities to improve inventory accuracy and profitability.

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