General Manager in Training - Retail

Position Overview

Operations Managers assist/oversee daily operations to drive efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. They lead a team, manage processes, and execute strategies to grow sales and meet organizational goals.

• Hands‑on responsibility of multiple business operations, including retail store, fuel, restaurant, fresh kitchen, and truck care.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and well‑maintained facility through restroom and shower cleanliness, facilities, equipment maintenance, and safety checks.
• Drive sales of products and services through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and merchandising standards.
• Assist the General Manager with proper task execution and completion, schedule and cash integrity, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
• Understand financial reporting to include analyzing profit and loss statements and driving change to capture and capitalize on opportunities.
• Collaborate with managers in talent acquisition efforts.

• 2+ years in retail, travel stop or c‑store, big box, grocery, or department store management.
• 2+ years managing operations with an annual sales volume of $2+ million.
• 2+ years affecting and deciphering budgets and P&L statements.
• 2+ years supervising and training 5‑10+ employees.
• Intermediate level computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screen and background check.

• Ability to work various shift times to include days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus.
• Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee‑vehicle deployment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
• Effective teamwork skills.
• Physical demands:
  Regular talking and hearing; standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing; frequent lifting/moving items over 75 pounds; specific vision abilities required.

• Fuel Your Growth with Love’s company‑funded tuition assistance program.
• Paid Time Off.
• Flexible Scheduling.
• 401(k) – 100% match up to 5%.
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30‑days.
• Competitive Pay.
• Career Development.
• Quarterly Bonus Program.
• Hiring Immediately.

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores was recognized by Indeed as the winner of the Better Work Award in 2023. Founded in 1964, we are a family‑owned, family‑operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members across North America and Europe. Our core business is travel stops and convenience stores with over 630 locations in 42 states. We continue our commitment to offering products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four‑wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers.

We give back to the communities we serve and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.