Experienced Retail Managers - Food and Fun!: Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's your unique grocery store, is looking for fast-track, food-loving, career-minded retail leaders! If you love food, are ambitious and adventuresome, enjoy smiling, and have a strong sense of values, Trader Joe's is definitely for you. Come be part of the excitement!

Who We Are...Trader Joe's is a chain of more than 275 specialty grocery stores born in Southern California and now operating in 23 states. To learn more about our products, philosophy, and people, check us out at www.traderjoes.com.

Who We're Looking For... This position, known at Trader Joe's as a "Regional Mobile Thriver" is essentially a fast-track corporate-sponsored training program designed to recruit mobile, experienced retail managers to train for available Second Mate (assistant manager) positions in our new and expanding markets. RMTs are hired as "Novitiates" (our entry-level supervisor) and train in three to four local stores over 12 to 18 months. This training, guided by a "Training Team" of local store Captains is designed to be fast and rigorous. The RMT program is not for everyone, and only the most experienced and mobile candidates will qualify.

The ideal RMT candidate has:

· 4-year college degree or a combination of college and work experience

· 5+ years of retail, restaurant, or other related experience

· 3+ years of recent management experience at the level of Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager

· Demonstrated ability to lead teams and motivate others

· History of promotions and increased responsibilities with previous employers

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Ability to thrive in a physically active work environment

· Flexibility and adaptability to changing situations

· Ability to assess and develop talent

· Passion for Trader Joe's

· Openness to relocation

Where You'll Go... During the recruitment process you will have an opportunity to learn about our growth areas and predesignate those areas of the country where you would be willing to accept a Second Mate position after training. Recent RMT placements include stores in Michigan, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Virginia, among others. Trader Joe's provides a very attractive relocation package that offers paid transportation of your household goods, paid time off for house hunting, and a generous lump sum to cover other move-related expenses.

The Road You'll Travel...On the path to Second Mate, all new trainees start as "Novitiates," our entry-level supervisory position. As a member of our Crew, Novitiates participate in all aspects of store operations including register, customer service, product receiving, display building and stocking...but most importantly, our Crew is responsible for making sure that our Customers have a truly terrific shopping adventure! Schedules will include late nights (some overnights may be required), early mornings, weekends, and holidays. Hey, this is retail!

What You'll Get...New RMTs work 5 days per week, 9 1/2 hours per day, and earn $45,000 to $60,000 per year to start! They also enjoy 2 consecutive days off, something you won't find with most other retailers. Once you reach Second Mate, you could expect a base salary of approximately $75,000 plus a bonus. There are also many benefits* available to our Crew, including the following:

· Paid Time Off

· Food Fabulous Food! (Employee Discount)

· Employee Assistance Program

· Company Paid Retirement Plan… (you should really ask

us about this - it's truly unbelievable!)

· Company Paid Life Insurance

· Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance (Employee + Dependents)

· Short-Term Disability Insurance

· Long-Term Disability Insurance

· Free Hawaiian shirts (does it get any better??)

*Some have time and hour requirements.

To Apply...We get a lot of resumes; so to help us get to know you better, please follow these important mandatory instructions.

To apply, please email us a resume, salary history, and cover letter to:

LAOCjobs@traderjoes.com

Please include the reference code/job ID for this position in the subject line of your email. When creating your cover letter, please explain any gaps in employment or recent job changes and answer the following questions (consider this your first test in following instructions!):

1. Why do you want to work for Trader Joe's?
2. Do you have 5 or more years of customer service experience (retail, restaurant, hospitality)?
3. Are you currently a Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager?
4. Do you have a 4-year college degree?
5. Are you mobile to other areas after 12 to 18 months of training?
6. Are you comfortable starting as a "Novitiate"?
7. Do you currently shop at Trader Joe's? If so, which store? If not, which store is closest to you?
8. What is your favorite Trader Joe's product and why?

Due to the extremely large volume of resumes received we can only consider candidates who follow these very important instructions. If you do not include an appropriate cover letter, your resume will be deleted (hey, we never said this would be easy). And don't forget to tell us that you heard about us online! We look forward to meeting you!

What Happens Next...Only candidates who have followed the application instructions will have their resumes reviewed. Those who meet our current criteria, and WOW us with their cover letter, will be contacted (typically within two weeks). Sorry, we do not contact all candidates. Our interview process usually consists of several rounds of interviews as well as a background check and reference and education verifications. Thanks for listening!

Location, Location, Location...For a list of Trader Joe's in your area, please visit www.traderjoes.com.

Trader Joe's is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse crew.