Emerging Store Leader

Your enthusiastic personality, love of collaboration, and commitment to creating positive experiences make you a great fit for our Emerging Store Leader role. As an Emerging Store Leader at Family Dollar, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the daily smooth operations of our stores within your assigned locations while preparing for the next step in your career as a future Store Manager.

• Work with the Store Manager to ensure store operating procedures and processes align with company standards and assist with retraining associates as needed.
• Assist with staffing audits, store processes, and asset protection functions, and provide input on operational efficiency and process compliance.
• Champion exceptional customer service and foster a positive, team‑oriented environment.
• Support inventory preparation and Door‑to‑Shelf functions.
• Provide flexible support for daily operations at assigned stores, including store recovery, PTO/LOA coverage, and special projects.
• Assist the Store Manager in store office set‑up, maintaining clipboard or logbook, and other supervisory tasks as requested.
• Travel up to 50% of the time to support store operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the District Manager or Regional Director.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; read, interpret, and explain operational directives (e.g., merchandise schematics) required.
• Store management experience in retail, grocery, or drug store environment preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs. from floor to above shoulder height and meet demands of frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive lifting.
• Ability to work a flexible, full‑time schedule including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Exceptional customer service, communication, and problem‑solving skills required.
• Strong relationship‑management skills are a must.

• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement plans with matching contributions.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Educational Assistance.
• Access to Perk Spot, an employee discount platform for goods and services.
• Additional rewards to support health, wealth, and mental well‑being.

Full‑time, 311 Briarwood Dr, Jackson, Mississippi 39206‑3002

Family Dollar is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment at Family Dollar is at‑will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.