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Store Manager CV: Example, Profile, and Format

It takes so much to be a good store manager—leadership, budgeting, P&L statements, teamwork, organisation... Prove you’ve got it all in stock with your store manager CV.

Tom Gerencer, CPRW
Career Writer at ResumeLab
Store Manager CV: Example, Profile, and Format

You’re about to see a store manager CV sample that gets noticed.

Better, I’ll help you make it yours.

But—

Being a store manager takes an incredible skill set.

You have to be a great leader, create budgets, train employees, hire, fire, and write P&L statements.

Plus you have to put up numbers that hit the moon.

Your CV for store manager jobs has to show you’ve done all that.

Don’t worry.

In this guide:

  • A store manager CV example better than most.
  • How to write a store manager CV that shows your best merch.
  • How to customise your store manager job description for CVs.
  • Why you can’t just list store manager skills (and what to do instead).

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Store Manager CV Sample You Can Copy and Use

Marg Schoss

Store Manager

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Summary

Energetic store manager with 4+ years of experience, seeking to raise profitability at Jelsen. At Bampa, managed busy outlet with £3.5M in revenue. Contributed to £500K revenue increase through inventory redesign. Used training to raise staff retention 25%.

Experience

Store Manager

Bampa, Thornby

June 2016–October 2019

  • Managed busy retail outlet with £3.5M in annual revenue. Raised revenue £500K per year through robust inventory redesign and local marketing.
  • Raised staff retention 25% through better training and communication.
  • Focused recruiting, hiring, and firing efforts to create an expert team that raised customer loyalty by 20% and contributed to substantial revenue boost.
  • Created budgets that saved 15% on operating costs.

Assistant Store Manager

Keystone Home & Garden, Thornby

January 2015–May 2016

  • Used better training to drive sales revenue from £650,000 per year to £1.3M.
  • Raised profitability 14% through leveraging P&L statements.

Store Manager Experience

Various

July 2012–December 2014

  • Led local marketing drive at Michaud Shoe that raised revenue by 10%.
  • In charge of scheduling trainings for 20 staff at The Stuck Rudder restaurant.
  • On-boarded 5 new employees at Poorman Yard & Tree.

Education

BS in Management, University of Manchester

2009–2013

  • Excelled in sales and budgeting classes.
  • Conducted senior project in leadership to build new university blog.
  • President, Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Increased membership 45%.

Certifications 

  • Management and Leadership (Level 5), Chartered Management Institute
  • Certificate in Retail Management, Cambirdge Management and Leadership School

Conferences

  • 2019 — Effective Manager Conference. Led a panel on P&L statements.
  • 2018 — The Retail Summit. Spoke on a panel about hiring.

Publications

  • Article on store budgeting published in "The Retail Blogger."
  • Interviewed for Store Manager Podcast about training.

Additional Activities

  • Organise annual fundraiser for local football league.
  • Volunteer 2x per year to recruit for British Red Cross.
  • Leader, weekly running club.

Hard Skills: Scheduling, training, budgeting, P&L statements, hiring

Soft Skills: Leadership, organisation, communication, planning, work supervision

Here’s how to write a store manager CV that sells:

1. Use a Professional Store Manager CV Format

Heads up:

If you write a messy store manager CV—

They’ll think you run a messy store.

Solution: look your best with a crisply formatted CV.

The reverse-chronological CV format is best. It’s like putting your best items in the aisle end-caps. Also, remember to:

Store Manager CV Format

  • Set 1-inch margins in a single-page CV.
  • Leave a bit of white space to put the reader at ease.
  • Select one professional CV font like 10–12pt Georgia or Calibri.
  • Write CV sections like Heading, Summary, Experience, Education, and Skills.
  • Save it with a PDF extension. PDF CVs unbox well on any screen.

Expert Hint: There are over 305,985 retail outlets in the UK. To get into the best, your retail store manager CV needs to target the company’s exact needs.

2. Write a Store Manager CV Profile

Beware.

You have six seconds before they torch your store manager CV.

So—

Flag them down like a standee, with an eye-catching CV summary or CV objective.

That’s just a few short sentences that show they should consider you.

Use:

  1. An adjective (energetic, effective)
  2. “store manager”
  3. Years of experience (1+, 8+)
  4. How/who you want to help (raise profitability at Jelsen, Milwaukee)
  5. Best store manager moments (contributed to £500K revenue increase...)
  6. Some key job skills (scheduling, training...)

Zap writer’s block by saving it for last.

These store manager CV examples demonstrate:

Store Manager CV Profile—Summary Example

Good Example
Energetic store manager with 4+ years of experience, seeking to raise profitability at Jelsen. At Bampa, managed busy outlet with £3.5M in revenue. Contributed to £500K revenue increase through inventory redesign. Used training to raise staff retention 25%.
Bad Example
Experienced store manager, skilled in scheduling, training, creating budgets, and P&L statements. Recognised for strong leadership and organisational skills. A great communicator who excels at work supervision and planning and a strong team player.

Look at that.

Both store manager CV samples talk leadership and training skills. But—

The first adds £3.5M, £500K, 25%, and other tempting measures.

But what if you’re making an entry-level CV for store managers?

See this assistant store manager CV sample:

Entry-Level Store Manager CV Profile–Objective Example

Good Example
Effective store manager with skills in budgeting and creating P&L statements. Seeking to drive profits at Bampa. As assistant store manager at Keystone Home & Garden, helped drive sales revenue from £650K to £1.3M through improved staff training.
Bad Example
Entry-level store manager. No store manager experience yet but I did work as assistant store manager in a retail outlet for one year. Highly skilled in staff training, P&L statements, marketing, scheduling, and on-boarding.

Important:

They won’t believe the second of those store management CV examples. “Highly skilled in training” means nothing without evidence.

Expert Hint: The average Tesco store manager makes over £30,000 a year. A store manager CV should show you understand the manager job’s requirements.

3. Craft Your Store Manager Job Description and Skills Section

It’s depressing, but—

About 75% of store manager CVs are never seen by a human being.

Why?

Hiring software. It looks for the right keywords. It deletes CVs without them.

So, customise your CV.

To write a store manager job description for CVs:

  1. Hunt for CV skills in the online job ad.
  2. Save them as your CV keywords.
  3. Show the bottom line effects you got by using them.

Do like the first of these store manager CV examples:

Imagine the job ad wants these store management skills: leadership, local marketing, training, recruiting, budgeting.

Store Manager Job Description for a CV [Sample]

Good Example

Experience

Store Manager

Bampa, Thornby

June 2016–October 2019

  • Managed busy retail outlet with £3.5M in annual revenue. Raised revenue £500K per year through robust inventory redesign and local marketing.
  • Raised staff retention 25% through better training and communication.
  • Focused recruiting, hiring, and firing efforts to create an expert team that raised customer loyalty by 20% and contributed to substantial revenue boost.
  • Created budgets that saved 15% on operating costs.
Bad Example
  • Managed busy retail outlet for high-end store. Worked on a project to raise revenue through inventory redesign.
  • Increased staff retention with better communication and teamwork.
  • Built an expert team that raised customer loyalty and contributed to substantial revenue boost.
  • Tasked with cutting operating costs to improve bottom line earnings.

Yikes.

The second of those store manager CV examples fails to mention leadership, local marketing, training, recruiting, and budgets.

It also biffs the numbers like 22, £3.5M, and 25%.

Next—

Can you do this with an entry-level CV?

You bet you can.

Let’s say the job ad wants these store manager skills: training, P&L statements, local marketing, on-boarding.

See this assistant store manager CV example with no experience:

Entry-Level Store Manager CV Job Description [Sample]

Good Example

Assistant Store Manager

Keystone Home & Garden, Thornby

January 2015–May 2016

  • Used better training to drive sales revenue from £650,000 per year to £1.3M.
  • Raised profitability 14% through leveraging P&L statements.

Store Manager Experience

Various

July 2012–December 2014

  • Led local marketing drive at Michaud Shoe that raised revenue by 10%.
  • In charge of scheduling trainings for 20 staff at The Stuck Rudder restaurant.
  • On-boarded 5 new employees at Poorman Yard & Tree.
Bad Example

Assistant Store Manager

Keystone Home & Garden

2015–2016

  • Performed assistant store manager duties and responsibilities.
  • Assisted with scheduling and staff supervision.

Retail Associate

Michaud Shoe

2013–2014

  • Worked directly with customers, providing excellent customer service.
  • Maintained high-level product knowledge at all times.

See that?

That first assistant store manager CV example shows training, P&L, and other required skills.

To wreck it, pull out the numbers and CV keywords.

What store manager CV skills work? See this list:

Store Management Skills for a CV

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

Budgeting

Leadership

Scheduling

Interpersonal Skills

Creating P&L Statements

Communication

Training

Empathy & Compassion

Recruiting, Hiring, Firing

Persuasion

On-Boarding

Teamwork

Inventory Management

Organisation

Vendor Relationships

Analytical Thinking

CRM Software, POS Software

Critical Thinking

Accounting and Finance

Creativity

 Expert Hint: The pressure on store managers is huge. Do you do yoga or work out? That goes in an “extra” section in store managers CVs. (More on that below.)

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4. Show Competence With Education

Dan Akroyd said it best:

“I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results.”

Show results in every section of your store manager CV.

Can’t show First Honours in your education CV section? That’s okay. List other achievements that demonstrate key skills.

This store manager CV sample shows how:

Store Manager CV Example—Education

Good Example

Education

BS in Management, University of Manchester

2009–2013

  • Excelled in sales and budgeting classes.
  • Conducted senior project in leadership to build new university blog.
  • President, Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Increased membership 45%.

Bam.

You just proved budgeting and leadership in your education section.

5. Add “Bonus” Sections to Your Store Manager CV

“We should interview her.”

They won’t say that just because of your work history.

Take every chance to add another reason to hire you.

Put “bonus” sections in your store manager CV like:

This sample store manager CV sells it:

Store Manager CV—Extra Sections

Good Example

Certifications 

  • Management and Leadership (Level 5), Chartered Management Institute
  • Certificate in Retail Management, Cambirdge Management and Leadership School

Conferences

  • 2019 — Effective Manager Conference. Led a panel on P&L statements.
  • 2018 — The Retail Summit. Spoke on a panel about hiring.

Publications

  • Article on store budgeting published in "The Retail Blogger."
  • Interviewed for Store Manager Podcast about training.

Additional Activities

  • Organise annual fundraiser for local football league.
  • Volunteer 2x per year to recruit for British Red Cross.
  • Leader, weekly running club.
Bad Example

Additional Activities

  • Weekly volunteer work.
  • Curling.

Hey, nothing against curling. It’s attention-getting in a store manager CV.

But—

It’s better to show “extras” that prove skills like store management, budgeting, and leadership.

Expert Hint: Write a cover letter. Your store manager CV will thank you for it. It’s true—a few hiring teams don’t read them. But many executives demand them.

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Key Points

Here’s how to write a store manager CV:

  • Use the store manager CV template up top. Stock it with key skills from the job ad online.
  • Don’t just list store manager CV skills. P&L statements or budgeting are nice. But show you used them and got bottom line results.
  • Your education section can’t just show your school and grade. Put in skills like scheduling or training.
  • Add “bonus” CV sections that show store management accomplishments.

Got questions on how to write a great CV for store manager jobs? Not sure how to put store manager on a CV? Leave a comment. We’ll be happy to reply!

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Tom Gerencer, CPRW
Having published over 200 career-advice articles, Tom Gerencer is a career expert who covers the whole array of job-seeking topics for people at all career stages, from interns to C-suite members. His insights, commentary, and articles reach over a million readers every month. With inside knowledge of key industry players and in-depth research, Tom helps job seekers with advice across all professions and career stages. Tom holds a degree in English from Colby College.

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