Location General Manager

CarMax, Inc.

$120K — $233K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years management experience, preferably in retail
  • Effective communication skills with customers and associates
  • Ability to analyze data and maintain accurate records
  • Independent decision-making for critical business issues
  • Proficient in identifying and suggesting business improvements

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all store operations including team development and customer satisfaction
  • Analyze business reports to identify improvement opportunities
  • Manage financial performance and P&L responsibility
  • Implement waste reduction initiatives and enhance process efficiency
  • Recruit, train, and promote team members to support store goals
  • Drive positive associate engagement through regular feedback and performance management
  • Lead the senior management team to develop and execute store strategy

Benefits

  • Sick time up to 48 hours per year
  • Vacation time between 80 to 200 hours based on service length
  • 6 paid scheduled holidays and 1 floating holiday with premium pay for work on holidays
  • Unlimited paid sick and vacation time for full-time salaried associates after manager approval
Full Job Description
7195 - Irvine - 9501 Research Dr, Irvine, California, 92618

SUMMARY:

The Location General Manager (LGM) has ultimate responsibility for store operations of one or more assigned locations. The LGM creates an exceptional associate and customer experience aligned with CarMax culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Management of total store operations including associate development, profitability, customer satisfaction with a concentration on the sales process and budget management
  • Utilizes reports, analyzes information, and monitors trends to identify opportunities in the business
  • Displays financial responsibility through P&L management
  • Identifies opportunities to reduce waste; identifies process improvements that are value added for customer and associate experience
  • Interviews, hires, trains and promotes associates to support store operations and company growth
  • Ensures positive associate engagement and associate development through timely and effective feedback, to include individual meetings, file reviews, performance management, and the Annual Performance Review (APR) process
  • Leads senior management team in setting strategy for the store and provides vision, direction, and motivation to team
  • Champions and implements both company and store initiatives for consistent execution and continuous improvement
  • Manages daily store operations by interpreting, communicating and executing policies and procedures
  • Resolves customer and associate issues
  • Facilitates and participates in meetings and conference calls


Qualifications:
  • Multi-task in a high energy, fast-paced work environment
  • Speak, listen, and write effectively in dealings with customers and associates across departments
  • Read, interpret, and transcribe data in order to maintain accurate records
  • Make independent judgments regarding critical business decisions
  • Identify business opportunities and suggest improvements


Education and/or Experience:
  • 5+ years management experience, retail management experience preferred
  • Completion of CarMax provided training
  • Bachelor's Degree a plus
  • Intermediate PC skills


Work Environment:
  • Combination of both indoor and outdoor environment, including working at times in noisy and/or inclement weather conditions
  • Rotating schedule with shifts that will include nights, weekends, holidays, 12 hour days
  • Occasional travel for meetings, training, and special assignments
  • Flexibility to work at multiple locations or relocate
  • Wear CarMax clothing (acquired through the company) at all times while working in the store


The annual salary for this position is:
$120,900.00 - $233,300.00
May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits:

Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.

Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:
  • To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company.
  • For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.


Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval.

For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.

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