Emerging Store Manager

Walgreen Co

San Mateo, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$45,000–$71,550 Per Year
SKILLS
Best Practices, Business Ethics, Business Performance Management, Business Skills, Career Counseling, Coaching, Communication Skills, Community Programs, Customer Experience, Customer Service Evaluation, Customer Service Management, Customer Support/Service, English Language, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Food and Beverage Industry, Geography, High School Diploma, Leadership, Mentoring, Merchandising, Operations Management, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Pharmacy, Profit & Loss, Resolve Customer Issues, Retail, Retail Management, Retail Sales, Sales Prospecting, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Training Program, Training/Teaching, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
San Mateo, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Job Title: Pharmacy Operations Manager

Job Summary:

Supervises customer service associates and designated hitters. Responsible for managing front end of the store and making recommendations on the overall operations of the Pharmacy and Retail Store. Supports Store Manager with the overall operation of the store to achieve company deliverables; Works alternate schedule with the Store Manager with minimal overlap; Assumes responsibilities of all store activities in the absence of the Store Manager. Ensures proper merchandising, protection of store assets, and improves store sales and profitability.

Leadership and Team Management:

Leads and manages store team members, including recruitment, hiring, performance management, and discipline of direct reports to ensure teams are engaged and performing their responsibilities to achieve company deliverables.

Customer Experience:

Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer complaints in a timely manner and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience. Models and shares customer service best practices. Monitors customer service, provides coaching, training, and develops plans for improvements in both the front-end and pharmacy.

Operations:

Supervises the operation of the store and team members, including assigning daily activities, delegating tasks to team members, opening/closing/changing shifts, approving time records, time off and managing other scheduling conflicts to ensure proper team member coverage.

Collaboration and Partnerships:

Collaborates with external partners to drive the future of their Walgreen store. Identifies ways to support external partnerships and services as a resource for Pharmacy Operations Manager in seeking community outreach opportunities.

Financial Management:

Independently analyzes financial and performance data; creates action plans to support achievement of business deliverables. Uses operating statements, key performance indicators, and other relevant tools to engage the team; drive solutions and actions for store improvement.

Business Performance Management:

Collaborates with Store Manager to identify sales opportunities, gain insights, to ensure growth and performance of the store through new initiatives as directed by the Support Center.

People & Performance Management:

Primarily responsible for leading and training team members; provides training, mentoring, coaching, and support to enable team members' career development. Responsible for team member discipline, coaching meetings, and makes recommendation regarding team member performance management, including discipline and termination when appropriate.

Training & Personal Development:

Successfully completes Store Manager learning and development program. Completes all required learning and development courses, certification, and any training assigned by Store Manager, District Manager and company leaders.

Communications:

Communicates regularly with team members through one-on-one discussions, group meetings to ensure communication is open between leaders and team members. Actively responds to team member questions or concerns.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree with a solid academic record, all majors welcome OR satisfactorily completed a Walgreens Community Internship Program OR High School Diploma/GED and two years of experience in a supervisory position (does not require experience with direct reports).
  • Demonstrated leadership abilities that include professional business ethics, self-motivation, and strong communication skills and strong business acumen.
  • Completion of Store Manager training program (LEAP) or willingness to complete Walgreens Leadership Essentials training (for individuals placed in ESM role on or after June 1, 2021) within 12 weeks of ESM start date.
  • Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
  • Willingness to work flexible schedule including extended days, evenings, and weekend hours.
  • Willingness to accept promotion into a Store Manager position, if promotion is offered, which could require relocation to a different store location.
  • Ability to transfer to other Walgreens retail assets located within the same hiring Area.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Internal candidates: Management experience, including supervising others, managing, and assigning work. Experience across both front-end and pharmacy.
  • External candidates: Business majors. Prior retail or food industry experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walgreens is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. This information is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The current salary range for this position is $45,000 - $71,550. The actual salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.

About the Company

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Walgreen Co

Founded over a century ago in 1901, we have a rich and colorful history of continuous improvement and innovation at Walgreens. From inventing the world’s first chocolate malted milkshake to the creation of one of the most popular and sophisticated mobile applications in retail shopping today, we have transformed ourselves into a leader within the retail and drug industry. Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led, health well being enterprise. At Walgreens you'll find a team positively energized by the unique talents, ideas, experiences and aspirations of every individual. In other words, you can be your authentic self in our stores, offices and other workplaces, and be comfortable and confident that what matters most here is doing your best to make health and well-being within reach for everyone on a daily basis. Walgreens has a proud legacy of valuing diversity and fostering inclusion more than 100 years-strong, and we're still living that commitment. We intend to be recognized as a “Next Practices” company for diversity and inclusion – one whose cultures, people, perspectives and workplaces reflect the current and future customers we serve while delivering superior business performance. Walgreens has over 9,500 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
WEBSITE
https://www.walgreens.com/