Store Director / General Manager (Grocery)

Totum Market and Café is a new premium neighborhood grocery and café opening in downtown Tampa. The store combines a curated grocery assortment with a design-forward café experience and will serve as the flagship location for future expansion.

We are currently hiring a Founding Store Director to lead pre-opening execution and long-term store operations.

This role is responsible for translating merchandising strategy into operational readiness and establishing the systems, culture, and leadership structure that will support the store through launch and stabilization.

The Store Director will partner directly with ownership and the Buyer Consultant to support distributor coordination, department setup, staffing strategy, and stock-the-store execution ahead of opening.

Following launch, the Store Director will own store-level performance including labor planning, inventory discipline, merchandising execution, and overall profit and loss results.

The position also oversees coordination between grocery operations, café service, and direct store delivery vendor programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead store readiness from pre-opening through stabilization
• Support distributor execution with UNFI, KeHE, and DSD partners
• Recruit and develop a lean, high-performing store team
• Maintain strong shrink control and inventory accuracy
• Execute merchandising resets and replenishment cadence
• Align café operations with grocery traffic flow and repeat-visit behavior
• Establish the store as a neighborhood destination within the Tampa market

Candidate Background

Ideal candidates typically come from leadership roles at: Strong regional independent grocers, Whole Foods Market, The Fresh Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, New Seasons Market, Fresh Thyme Market

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $110,000–$125,000 depending on experience
• Performance bonus: 10%–15%
• Retention bonus available after 12 months of successful store operation
• Option for equity for long term positioning
• Relocation assistance available where applicable
• Medical, Dental, PTO, 401k and etc