
1001 - 5000 employees
🏭 Manufacturing
🛒 Retail
📚 Education
Manufacturing • Retail • Education
Lakeshore Learning Materials is one of the most innovative manufacturers of educational materials in the country. Specializing in top-quality products for the home and classroom, Lakeshore operates as a thriving multichannel organization with a robust web business and multiple catalogs for early learning and elementary programs. With 60 store locations and a dedicated sales force, Lakeshore has experienced continuous growth since its founding in 1954. The company focuses on ensuring every teacher and student has access to the best learning materials possible and prides itself on the hard work and dedication of its team, which has transformed it from a single retail store into an international business.
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1001 - 5000 employees
🏭 Manufacturing
🛒 Retail
📚 Education
Manufacturing • Retail • Education
Lakeshore Learning Materials is one of the most innovative manufacturers of educational materials in the country. Specializing in top-quality products for the home and classroom, Lakeshore operates as a thriving multichannel organization with a robust web business and multiple catalogs for early learning and elementary programs. With 60 store locations and a dedicated sales force, Lakeshore has experienced continuous growth since its founding in 1954. The company focuses on ensuring every teacher and student has access to the best learning materials possible and prides itself on the hard work and dedication of its team, which has transformed it from a single retail store into an international business.
• Lead a group of Lakeshore stores • Build and grow strong Store Manager teams • Recruit, develop and retain Store Managers • Build a bench of future leaders and coach managers to do the same • Set clear expectations for store leaders and manage performance through feedback, development plans, recognition and corrective action • Lead planned store visits with clear agendas, documented follow-up and verified closure on open items • Maintain Lakeshore’s brand and operating standards, including visual sets, inventory accuracy, shrink, safety and compliance • Implement company sales programs and institutional outreach in every store, sustain launches and report results and needed changes • Plan labor and manage payroll and expenses ahead of promotions, holidays and seasonal peaks • Own the guest experience across the territory and coach teams on customer-first service • Close the loop on guest feedback
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience • 5+ years of multi-unit retail management experience • 5+ years leading people, including managing other managers • Track record of developing talent, building bench strength and planning for succession • Proven ability to hold a group of locations to consistent operating standards • Strong business sense, with the ability to read store reporting and find the execution issue behind the number • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel • Ability to travel regularly within the territory up to 75% each week and work productively from remote locations • Preferred: 10+ years of multi-unit retail leadership, including managing managers
• Bonus eligible • Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding • Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage — EPO, PPO and HSA • 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution • Flexible benefits • On-site preschool for employees' children • On-site employee gym • Generous employee discount • Casual dress
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