Published 2026-04-04
Lowes Foods is seeking a Store Director in Training for the Raleigh, NC market.
A Lowes Foods Store Director ensures effective and profitable operations of the store through sales maximization and host growth. This role supports the company brand and instills service priorities and cultural initiatives to maximize sales.
Responsibilities include:
1. Implementing and maintaining an in-store sales-building culture that ensures growth through execution of company merchandising programs and weekly sales plans in each department, planning and executing weekly sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions throughout the store and conducting weekly sales meetings.
2. Providing for desired levels of guest satisfaction, courtesy and service throughout the store, with special emphasis on our front-end fast service commitment.
3. Being accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.
4. Protecting company assets: merchandise, cash, facilities and equipment. Conducting weekly manager audits on front-end, DSD receiving and pricing. Personally responsible for follow through on all required shrink management programs.
5. Effectively controlling store variable expenses, including achieving budgeted wage percent.
6. Personally responsible for the staffing of the store, including forecasting of needs, recruitment and training. Additionally, building a talent planning bench for store, including developing and executing development plans for all hi-potential and promotable individuals.
7. Ensuring direct reports understand expectations for performance, holding them accountable to achieve budgeted results and meeting with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).
8. Having constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.
9. Effectively training and developing store management team, especially co-managers, to ensure Lowes Foods has the necessary bench for our sustained growth. Acting as a resource for these leaders in their roles.
10. Ensuring sanitation and food safety standards are maintained throughout the store (as measured through internal and external sources).
11. Creating an atmosphere that ensures positive store morale through effective supervisory treatment and recognition. The workforce should be enthusiastic, guest focused and embedded in a selling culture.
12. Providing and facilitating effective communications to Division Director, Support Staff and store hosts.
13. Ensuring stores are run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).
14. Ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and company policies.
15. Maintaining a safe facility for guests and hosts.
Qualifications include possessing the skills and knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree and 3 - 4 years progressive supermarket management experience, preferably to the Store Manager level.
