Are you a store manager in a specialty retailer asking yourself, “Is there something more?”?  We are currently seeking a seasoned retail manager and can offer you something most companies cannot.  Imagine selling products that make a significant impact on the people who buy them or receive them as gifts.  What if coming to work every day was more meaningful than just the paycheck you cash at the end of the week?  Impacting lives through our products, creating value for our customers, touching lives through our mission, that is Family Christian Stores.

Millions of customers each year find spiritual refreshment at Family Christian Stores with 300 stores conveniently located in 36 states. Together with a full-service website, Family Christian Stores reaches a world-wide market by featuring Christian lifestyle products carefully selected to help people find, grow, share and celebrate their faith.

The culture of our organization is exciting, rewarding, and ground-breaking as we build a world-class business that impacts the lives of the communities we serve as well as internationally through our non-profit foundation, The James Fund.

Family Christian Stores provides the following for our new Store Managers:

• Self-paced product knowledge training and certification
• Challenging, fast paced, sales oriented environment

• Store Management training (self-paced and District Manager directed)
• 45 hour work week as Store Manager
• Opportunities to grow within the organization

What’s expected of the Store Manager:
• Ensure exceptional in-store experiences for our customers

• Identify new methods to drive sales and to achieve these goals
• Establish brand identity through store presentation; merchandise management, and marketing strategies
• Become a strategic partner with the community through active involvement, relationships, and business support
• Attraction, selection, and retention of top talent for the store
• Learn and instill the culture, organization, operations processes and policies at store level

• Develop associates to promote growth within the company, implementing training initiatives, providing continuous coaching, and succession planning
• Manage sales and payroll plans in conjunction with other company-developed programs

Minimum requirements to be considered for this position:
• 3-5 years of retail store/department management experience within a specialty retailer

   (candidates not having specialty retail experience will not be considered)
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and customer service driven
• Ability to work set schedules including evenings and weekends as dictated by the needs of the business
• Positive track record of driving results through team building and coaching

Benefits at Family:
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits 
• Life insurance
• Excellent 401k matching program
• Flex spending accounts and Health Savings Account options
• Vacation, personal and sick time (paid time off)
• Short & long term disability
• Adoption assistance
• Employee discount

Another benefit is the opportunity to be part of our non-profit foundation, The James Fund dedicated to meeting the needs of orphans and widows. Our employees have the opportunity tangibly meet these needs through in-store initiatives, community events, and “work trips” to Mexico in partnership with the James Fund. Take a closer look at www.jamesfund.org for more information.

Family Christian Stores is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please apply using this link:

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=FCS&cws=1&rid=41