Retail Store Management - CA - North County San Diego

Description CVS Caremark is the only fully integrated pharmacy health care company in the United States. Our offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care allow us to provide greater convenience and choice for patients, improve health outcomes, and lower overall health care costs for plan sponsors and participants. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), we provide plan sponsors and participants access to a network of approximately 60,000 pharmacies including CVS/pharmacy stores.

We employ 215,000+ colleagues in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico at our retail pharmacy stores, MinuteClinic locations, retail specialty pharmacy stores, specialty mail order pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, retail distribution centers, and support facilities.

Retail Management Careers At CVS/pharmacy!

CVS/pharmacy offers an aggressive career path for candidates; college graduates with retail type work experience and experienced managers.
Successful candidates can move from the CVS/pharmacy Retail Management Development Program as an Assistant Manager to Store Manager in 1-3 years and through the CVS/pharmacy Leadership Program into field management and/or executive opportunities in 3-5 years!
Total Store Leadership

In retail store management at CVS/pharmacy, you are responsible for the total leadership and strategic operation of your store including:

overall store management, supervision, and policy implementation
sales and inventory management
employee staffing, training, and development
financial management
customer service leadership
Store Managers drive store execution and performance while building consumer loyalty to CVS through a focus on excellent customer service. Successful managers maintain an engaged store team through demonstrating initiative and leading by example. Support for our store managers comes not only from their individual store teams, but also regional field management, call centers, distribution centers, and our Customer Support Center headquarters.

What Does Retail Management at CVS/pharmacy offer?

Structured training and development programs
The opportunity to manage a successful multi-million dollar business
A Value Proposition for all store management including Rewards and Recognition, Personal and Professional Development, and Supportive Culture and Values
Performance based promotions and career opportunities throughout the U.S. with the industry leader
Excellent benefits including medical and dental plan, 401k matching program, stock ownership and discount purchase plan, prescription coverage, merchandise discount, short and long term disability insurance, life and business insurance, vision discount plan, auto and home insurance discounts, medical care and dependent care reimbursement, educational assistance, paid vacation and holidays, and adoption assistance

What are the Requirements for Retail Management at CVS?

At least one year of management experience in retail, food service/restaurant, or customer service (four year college degree preferred); or at least one year of work experience in these types of businesses preferably at a supervisor level (two or four year college degree preferred)
Ability to work flexible schedules including 1st and 2nd shifts and early morning and/or overnight shifts at some locations to accommodate merchandise deliveries and to respond to urgent issues or emergencies in store; schedule adjustments are made according to store needs and operating hours
CVS/pharmacy does not require members of store management to become registered pharmacists

Requirements What are the areas of responsibility for CVS/pharmacy retail management?

• Customer Service


• Merchandising/Presentation


• Loss Prevention


• Store Operations and Execution


• Human Resources


• Financial Reporting/Administration

What training is provided?

• The CVS/pharmacy Store Management Development Program starts with Phase 1, which provides initial training in store operations procedures.


• Phase 2 provides the training necessary to take operational control of a CVS/pharmacy as a Store Manager. The CVS Phase 3 development and leadership programs are available to Store Managers.


• All CVS training programs require certification testing as a requirement for successful completion.

Where are the CVS/pharmacy opportunities?

• CVS Caremark is the only fully integrated pharmacy health care company in the United States. Our offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care allow us to provide greater convenience and choice for patients, improve health outcomes, and lower overall health care costs for plan sponsors and participants. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), we provide plan sponsors and participants access to a network of approximately 60,000 pharmacies including over 6,900 CVS/pharmacy stores.


• We employ approximately 215,000 colleagues in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
  At year-end (Dec. 2008), we operated 6,923 drugstores, 560 MinuteClinic locations, 58 retail specialty pharmacy stores, 19 specialty mail order pharmacies, six mail service pharmacies,
  and our CVS.com and Caremark.com websites.

What are the requirements for the CVS/pharmacy store management development program?

• At least one year of management experience in retail, food service, restaurant, or customer service (college degree preferred), or at least one year of work experience in these types of businesses, preferably at a supervisor level with a two or four year college degree.


• Ability to work flexible schedules including 1st and 2nd shifts, and early morning and/or overnight shifts at some locations for merchandise deliveries. Schedule adjustments are made according to store needs and operating hours.


• CVS/pharmacy does not require members of store management to become registered Pharmacists.

If you want to be challenged and your talent needs mentoring and opportunity, CVS can offer you a fast track to success!