General Manager

Join Our Outdoor Team at Bass Pro Shops

Bass Pro Shops is coming to Fort Smith and we want you to join our outdoor family! We're proud to bring our award-winning outdoor retail experience to Arizona, recently recognized by Newsweek as America's Best Outdoor Retailer. This is a unique opportunity to join our passionate community of Outfitters and help launch a brand-new store from the ground up.

If you have a love for the outdoors and a desire to share it with others, you'll feel right at home here. At Bass Pro Shops, our mission is to inspire everyone to enjoy, love, and conserve the great outdoors and we believe that teamwork, passion, and purpose are the keys to making that happen. Ready to make an impact, grow with an incredible brand, and help bring outdoor dreams to life? Your adventure starts here. Join our team and be part of something truly special where Teamwork Wins.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of store operations and merchandising to ensure financial efficiency, inventory control, customer service, proper merchandise presentation, associate morale, and other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Directly supervises the Assistant Store Manager, Human Resources Manager, Loss Prevention Manager, and Promotions Manager, and indirectly all other Managers in the Store.
• Opens and Closes the Store.
• Ensures the Store is staffed with "service" oriented associates; participates in interviewing and selection, coordinates training, participates in "New Hire" orientation, prepares / approves performance appraisals, recommends merit / promotional increases, approves weekly work schedules, coaches, and motivates associates to promote positive customer relations and a productive team-oriented work environment.
• Supports a strong commitment to world class customer service and ensures a pleasant and productive shopping experience for all customers.
• Meets or exceeds all financial plans as set by the Company.
• Controls Company assets and financial efficiency by auditing reports, journals, physical inventory, and procedures to ensure system integrity; monitor and control cash management; controls Stores Operating account.
• Maintains all Merchandising directives sent from the Corporate Office and all Marketing & Advertising strategies in the Store.
• Executes all Sales / Payroll plans as directed by the Company.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment and facility for all associates and customers.
• Resolves customer and associate issues.
• Carries out Supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring & training, planning, assigning and directing work; measuring and evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Provide a legendary experience for every customer, every time by assisting customers in making buying decisions by identifying and evaluating customers' needs, making product recommendations based off of this analysis, promoting programs including, but not limited to CLUB Membership, VOC and In-Store Pick-up.
• ALL OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

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Full Time Benefits Summary : Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!

Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at hrcompliance@basspro.com.