Store Manager - Retail Region Bench

Overview

Final date to receive applications: 10/13/2025

Candidates must attach a resume to their application to be considered for this role

We have an exciting opportunity to hire a Bench/Floating Store Manager with leadership and retail management experience to support our North Metro Area and Northern Colorado Stores. Geographically we will be looking for Boulder, Lafayette, Broomfield, Thornton, Arvada and Northern Colorado Area.

The Store Manager plays a vital role in achieving financial targets to generate the revenue and donations needed to sustain Goodwill of Colorado s mission-driven operations and community initiatives. This position requires a dynamic leader who can effectively oversee multiple departments within the retail store while fostering a motivated and skilled team. A successful Store Manager is not only strategic but also highly engaged, actively participating in daily operations and leading by example to drive overall success.

This is not an entry-level management position.

Our Store Managers must have the ability to accomplish profitability through managing operations such as budgeting, financial reporting, profit & loss, merchandising, donation collection, loss prevention, point-of-sale systems, product quality control, product  sweet-spot  pricing. Our leaders are important to building community rapport and customer relations with an  Attitude of Gratitude  empowering staff and employees to accomplish professional and personal goals.

Pay starts at $68,000 annually/ DOE. This position is bonus eligible.

Full Time employees in retail are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings. In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan - must be 18 years of age to participate.

Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible employer

JOB SUMMARY:

The Manager, Store is responsible for meeting financial goals to generate the income and donations necessary to support the mission operations and community programs provided by Goodwill of Colorado. The Store Manager must be an empowering leader who not only has the ability to operate and manage several diverse departments within the Retail Store but also have the ability to inspire and develop their staff.

The Store Manager must be a hands-on professional who takes an active role by  rolling up their sleeves  to achieve success.

The Store Manager will be held accountable for their performance as well as the performance of their Retail Store. The Store Manager must have the ability to accomplish profitability through managing operations such as budgeting, financial repotting, profit and loss, merchandising, donation collection, loss prevention, point-of-sale systems, product quality control, product  sweet spot  pricing, build community rapport, and customer relations with an  Attitude of Gratitude , and empower staff and employees to create and accomplish both professional and personal goals.

Goodwill Retail Stores must successfully collect donations, produce products/merchandise from those donations, manage waste, recycling, warehousing, and merchandising of donated products, price competitively, and provide excellent customer service to achieve optimal performance.

Working with a team of retail professionals, the Store Manager will help ensure we make the best use of our resources to help achieve our mission of helping people within our community reach their highest level of personal and economic potential. The Store Manager will be a strategic thinker and team player who can manage change while motivating and inspiring others.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Works closely with other Retail Store Managers and reporting Director to set goals and objectives to increase sales and donations.
• Responsible for developing and delivering store budget.
• Refines operational procedures toward achieving maximized expense to revenue ratios.
• Conducts store meetings to ensure staff members are aware of expectations and are on track to achieving goals.
• Promotes safety to all employees ensuring that their store adheres to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and CARF.
• Uses and becomes certified on pallet jack, walkie stacker, forklift, hand dolly or other equipment or tools to effectively train, oversee safety standards, move and store donated product when needed.
• Empowers, leads, and manages store staff, ensuring safety, productivity, and success.
• Directly responsible for the hiring, performance management, employee goal setting, and recommendations toward termination related to the employees in at least one department.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of and adheres to Goodwill…