Automotive Store Manager

Big O Tires

$65K — $100K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
  • 4 years of leadership experience in a retail or related customer-facing environment.
  • Proven ability to lead teams, drive sales, and deliver excellent customer service.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Financial literacy and comfort with operational reporting and performance metrics.
  • Proficiency in POS systems and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

  • Support ownership in coaching, developing, and motivating the store team.
  • Lead by example, fostering accountability and teamwork.
  • Provide real-time coaching, feedback, and training to help team members grow.
  • Act as the manager on duty in the owner's absence, ensuring continuity in customer and employee experience.
  • Think strategically, linking daily operations to store goals.
  • Engage with customers to identify needs, present solutions, and close sales.
  • Oversee daily store functions, including workflow, scheduling, and inventory management.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement as the business grows.
  • Hands-on leadership role with a focus on team development.
  • Supportive ownership that is visible and accessible to employees.
  • Dynamic work environment in a fast-growing automotive services industry.
Full Job Description
As a Big O Tires Store Manager, you support the owner in leading daily operations to achieve sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction goals. You play a key role in driving results, developing team members, and ensuring smooth, efficient store performance. This position is ideal for a hands-on, motivated leader preparing to advance as our business grows. We are looking for people-first individuals with a desire to work and grow in the automotive services industry in a fast-growing location. Business owners will be highly visible and available to all employees. Let's grow together!

Pay Rate: $65,000-$100,000 per year

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & People Development

  • Support ownership in coaching, developing, and motivating the store team
  • Lead by example, fostering accountability, teamwork
  • Provide real-time coaching, feedback, and training to help team members grow.
  • Act as the manager on duty in the owners' absence, ensuring continuity and a uniform customer and employee experience
  • Think strategically, connecting daily operations to near- and long-term store goals

Sales & Customer Experience

  • Actively engage with customers to identify needs, present solutions, and close sales
  • Support sales of all product lines, including fleet accounts
  • Monitor customer feedback and assist in maintaining high service standards
  • Deliver exceptional results by modeling strong communication, solution-oriented service, and follow-through that builds long-term customer relationships

Operational Management

  • Oversee daily store functions, including workflow, scheduling, inventory, maintenance, cleaning and shop coordination
  • Help ensure adherence to compliance, safety protocols, and operational procedures
  • Communicate and reinforce store initiatives and programs
  • Partner with the ownership to manage vendor relationships, product availability, and shop productivity

Financial & Business Management

  • Assist with P&L management by monitoring sales, labor, and other expense categories
  • Analyze reports and metrics to identify improvement opportunities
  • Help execute strategies to achieve or exceed store goals and financial targets
  • Maintain accuracy in reporting, recordkeeping, and inventory management

QUALIFICATIONS

  • High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred
  • 4 years of leadership experience in a retail or related customer-facing environment
  • Proven ability to lead teams, drive sales, and deliver excellent customer service
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Financial literacy and comfort with operational reporting and performance metrics
  • Proficiency in POS systems and reporting tools


Work Environment

You will work in a retail operation within the automotive services industry. Work hours will vary but generally include working a combination of weekdays and Saturdays including overtime as needed.

Compensation: $65,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

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