Department Manager - Pet/Animal Health - Watford City, ND

Runnings is looking for a motivated, customer-focused leader to join our team as a Pet & Animal Health Department Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead one of the store's most important departments while helping customers care for their pets, livestock, and animals.

We're seeking an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on, customer-focused environment and has a passion for animal care, pet products, livestock supplies, and animal health solutions. In this role, you'll take ownership of merchandising, inventory management, sales performance, and customer service while helping develop a knowledgeable and engaged department team.

If you're passionate about animals, enjoy helping customers solve problems, and are ready to grow your retail leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.

• Lead a High-Impact Department: Play a key role in helping customers care for the pets and animals that matter most to them.
• Fast-Paced & Hands-On: Enjoy an active, ever-changing environment where no two days are the same.
• Growth Opportunity: Develop your leadership skills and advance your career with a growing company that invests in its people.
• Build Customer Relationships: Become a trusted resource for pet owners, hobby farmers, ranchers, and animal enthusiasts throughout your community.

• →Lead the merchandising and presentation of pet, livestock, and animal health products.
• →Coordinate the placement and distribution of new merchandise within the department.
• →Maintain appropriate inventory levels and product availability.
• →Deliver outstanding customer service and assist customers with product selection and purchases.
• →Share product knowledge related to pet care, livestock supplies, animal health products, nutrition, and seasonal needs.
• →Partner with Retail Buyers to identify inventory needs and product opportunities.
• →Train, mentor, and support department team members.
• →Monitor department appearance, pricing, signing, and merchandising standards.
• →Ensure safe handling and storage of merchandise.
• →Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked department.
• →Support overall store operations and additional responsibilities as assigned.

• Animal & Pet Product Knowledge: Knowledge of pet supplies, animal health products, livestock feed, treats, supplements, bedding, fencing, or farm and ranch products preferred.
• Customer-Focused Mindset: A passion for helping customers find the right solutions for their pets and animals.
• Leadership Ability: Ability to train, coach, and positively influence team members while promoting teamwork and accountability.
• Results-Driven Approach: Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, maintain standards, and drive department success.
• Flexibility: Ability to work a varied schedule including days, evenings, and every other weekend.

• Ability to work an irregular schedule.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Extended periods of standing and walking.
• Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, and moving merchandise.

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous retail, farm and ranch, agricultural, pet industry, or customer service experience preferred.
• Prior leadership, supervisory, or department management experience is a plus.

• Retail store environment.
• Active, fast-moving setting with frequent customer interaction.
• Exposure to pet supplies, livestock products, animal health merchandise, and agricultural products.

For more than 75 years, Runnings has been committed to providing quality products and exceptional customer service throughout the Midwest and Northeast. As a family-owned retailer serving rural communities, we proudly offer products for homes, farms, ranches, pets, hunting, fishing, and outdoor living. At Runnings, we believe in hard work, integrity, community involvement, and developing our team members for long-term success.