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Interim Store Manager
Grand Market DEPARTMENT: Wewinabi, Inc. / Grand Market (032350)
EXEMPT (Y/N): N
REPORTS TO: VP of Operations
SALARY GRADE: N08
SUMMARY
The Interim Store Manager serves in a temporary six-month assignment supporting operational continuity and leadership transition at Grand Market. This position provides operational expertise and support related to store operations, inventory management, merchandising, staffing support, customer service, and operational execution. The Interim Store Manager works collaboratively with store leadership to promote consistency, share institutional knowledge, and support leadership transition activities and operational continuity.
The Interim Store Manager partners with store leadership to achieve operational, financial, and customer service goals while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. This position is expected to exercise independent judgment, provide guidance based on operational experience, and support knowledge transfer and operational continuity throughout the assignment.
MEETING PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability needed to effectively execute this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
- Supports store operations and operational execution.
- Provides operational expertise and guidance to store leadership and associates.
- Assists with inventory management, merchandising, and customer service initiatives.
- Supports staffing, training, and onboarding activities as assigned.
- Shares operational knowledge, processes, and best practices to promote consistency and continuity.
- Assists with documenting and transitioning key operational processes.
- Partners with store leadership to support operational, financial, and customer service goals.
- Supports leadership transition activities and operational continuity.
- Promotes a positive customer and associate experience.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be able to pass Wewinabi's Non-Gaming Suitability Standards background check.
- Must be able to work with minimum direction after job assignment and work either individually and/or as a team member.
- Must possess excellent leadership, communication (written and oral), and organizational skills.
- Mille Lacs Band Member and American Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring process.
LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
- Serves and develops others by building relationships.
- Fosters an inclusive workplace where inclusion and individual differences are valued.
- Collaborates across boundaries to achieve common goals.
- Aligns organizational objectives and practices with Mille Lacs Band traditions or interests as appropriate.
- Sets direction and influences others to translate vision into action.
- Demonstrates drive for continued personal and professional growth.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Three years of progressively responsible retail experience is required.
- Previous leadership or management experience is preferred.
- Driver's license is required.
- Working knowledge of retail operations, inventory management, merchandising, margins, costs, retail pricing, and customer service is required.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, percentages, common fractions, and decimals, and work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
REASONING ABILITY
- Must be able to apply common sense understanding to a variety of situations in order to define problems, collect data, analyze facts, and determine the appropriate response.
- Able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Talk and hear; ability to communicate effectively.
- See and adjust focus to include close, distance, depth, and peripheral vision.
- Stand, walk, run, sit (up to 8 hours), balance, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, and/or crawl.
- Handle objects, tools, and controls; reach with arms and hands.
- Lift, push, pull and/or move objects weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- A low-to-moderate noise level (offices).
- A moderate-to-loud noise level (operations areas).



