General Manager Job at Jamba, Gurnee, IL

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  • Jamba
  • Gurnee, IL

Job Description

Step into 2025 with a leadership role at Jamba! We're on the lookout for dynamic and driven General Managers to lead our stores to success. As a key part of our Whirl’d Class Team , you’ll oversee operations, develop an incredible team, drive sales, engage with the community, and ensure top-tier customer experiences—all while upholding Jamba’s commitment to brand excellence.

Join us and cultivate a vibrant, welcoming culture where you can inspire, grow, and make an impact every day. Ready to lead and blend success? Apply today!

General Manager Qualifications:

As a General Manager with Jamba, you must possess verbal and hands-on employee management skills. Our ideal General Manager is an enthusiastic Jamba health and wellness brand ambassador with a vested interest in the community, a commitment to personal development, and an interest in learning about business operations. You must be able to influence the direction of your store and initiate community outreach through marketing and special events to drive superb customer satisfaction metrics.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • 21 years of age or older.
  • High school degree or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in restaurant management or hospitality preferred.
  • Restaurant management, food service, outside sales and/or outdoor recreation retail experience preferred
  • Minimum 1 year management experience.
  • Availability to work 40 hours per week including evenings and weekends.
  • Ability to drive and manage workplace change.
  • Strong Profit and Loss management abilities.
  • Computer literate and web-savvy.
  • ServSafe certified is a plus but not required.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  • Must be eligible to work in The United States.
  • Must agree to a background check.

General Manager Responsibilities:

As a General Manager with Jamba, you will manage Profit and Loss, store-level sales and drive financial results, maintain operational excellence and demonstrate exceptional leadership behavior. You will also create a store plan to execute regional and company initiatives and follow-up consistently to ensure that your store is on track to achieve great results.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Utilizing financial tools and analyzing financial reports to identify and address trends and issues in store performance.
  • Ensuring that all productivity numbers, sales and budgets are met.
  • Reviewing business practices, determining the needs of customers and team members and identifying performance opportunities to create strategies that improve overall business performance.
  • Training, coaching, counseling and disciplining team members and shift managers.
  • Leading your team in the execution of Jamba standards to create excellent customer experiences.
  • Recognizing outstanding work performance while providing necessary constructive feedback.
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the store trade area and the surrounding community. 
  • Developing and maintaining positive relations with the surrounding community through effective marketing and sponsorship.
  • Adhering to all company food safety, cash handling and operational policies and procedures and ensuring that all team members are in compliance as well.

Benefits:

We are proud to offer multiple employee benefits to our General Managers:

  • Health Benefits - We offer medical, dental, and vision to all full-time employees.
  • Vacation - We offer paid vacation time
  • Paid Holidays - We offer paid holidays each year.
  • Bonus - We offer a performance-based bonus program.
  • Flexible Schedules - We are flexible with GM schedules 

Physical Demands:

You will regularly be required to talk, hear, and stand. You will be required to reach, bend, stoop, scoop, pour, carry, push, and lift objects up to 40lbs. There is substantial repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, and fingers. Must be able to maneuver in walk-in coolers and freezers. 

Also, you must be comfortable with contact/immersion of hands in water and sanitation solutions; and contact with produce items, dairy products, and frequent allergen-related items such as nuts, citrus, peanut butter, cinnamon, etc.

Jamba is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes team members with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans are encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances.

When you put truly good, straight-from-the-earth ingredients in your body, you become a better you – and a better you makes for a better world. At Jamba we blend whole foods with a higher purpose. Creating blends full of goodness that get you moving and inspire you to pour that goodness forward.
At Jamba Juice you can go as far as your dreams will take you. We believe in growth, so we actively support your advancement as both an employee and a person. No sweating over a fry vat here! Be part of a fresh, fun team that has tons of healthy energy and a smile with every smoothie. This could be your rewarding start to a great career, or simply one of the coolest part-time gigs around! So, you may be wondering \what's in it for me?\
Flexible scheduling - In school? Can only work a few hours during the day? No problem, we can deal with that.
Fun work environment.
Excellent training and opportunities for advancement.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Part time, Local area, Outdoor, Flexible hours, Shift work, Afternoon shift,

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