Manager in Training

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Norridge, IL
In-Office
19-28 Hourly
Entry level
Automotive
The Role
As a Manager in Training, you will support retail operations while preparing for future leadership roles, focusing on customer engagement and operational excellence.
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Company Overview

Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career. Whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to Serve Society with Superior Quality. We start by offering each teammate more than just competitive pay. We provide formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build towards your future. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole self to work and know they are supported. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need.

Job Category
Retail

Position Summary
We’re hiring a Manager in Training (MIT) to support retail store operations while preparing for future leadership opportunities. This hands-on role provides experience in tire and automotive service sales, customer engagement, and operational excellence.

Pay Range: $18.70 - $28.05

Responsibilities

Program Details: This is a structured 90-day training program designed to prepare you for promotion to Store Manager. During this period, you’ll complete training modules, demonstrate leadership competencies, and participate in a formal evaluation. During this period, the MIT must:

  • Successfully complete all required training modules

  • Demonstrate the necessary competencies and leadership behaviors

  • Participate in and pass a formal interview evaluation conducted by leadership

If all program requirements are met, you will be assigned to a Store Manager role, ideally within a reasonable distance of your geographical location or within the market (Area) where the MIT training program occurred. The ultimate location would be a mutual agreement between you and your manager. If there is not a location that is agreed upon at the time of placement consideration, you may be placed in a Professional Service Manager (PSM) role within the market.

If program requirements are not met, reassignment to a Professional Service Manager (PSM) role in the market may occur, which includes a pay adjustment. If all requirements are met but no Store Manager opening is available, you will remain in the MIT role until one becomes available.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support daily store operations including inventory, merchandising, and customer service.

  • Learn to lead and coach teammates, assist with scheduling, and contribute to team development.

  • Engage with customers to drive sales and ensure satisfaction.

  • Participate in physical store duties such as unloading shipments, changing tires, and maintaining cleanliness.

Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or equivalent

  • Strong communication and customer service skills

  • Valid driver’s license

  • Interest in retail management and willingness to complete required training

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior management experience

  • Leadership & development experience with multi-person direct reports

  • Successful P&L track record

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

  • A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
  • The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
  • A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
  • A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.

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The Company
HQ: Nashville, TN
12,493 Employees
Year Founded: 1900

What We Do

Nashville, Tennessee-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions. Bridgestone develops, manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of original equipment and replacement tires, tire-centric solutions, mobility solutions and other rubber-associated and diversified products that deliver social and customer value. These best-in-class offerings are sold to consumers and fleet customers around the world under the trusted Bridgestone and Firestone brand names.

With more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees, the Bridgestone Americas enterprise spans from Canada to Argentina. Business units of Bridgestone Americas include Bridgestone Retail Operations, the world’s largest network of company-owned retail tire and automotive service centers; Bandag, a leader in commercial tire retreading worldwide; Firestone Building Products, an industry leader in commercial roofing and building solutions; and Firestone Industrial Products, a leading provider of technologically advanced air springs for commercial and passenger vehicle applications.

Across all its businesses, Bridgestone is dedicated to shaping a sustainable future. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, the company strives to improve the way people around the world move, live, work and play in every aspect of its business.

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