General Manager In Training (Savannah or Columbia/Charleston Areas)

370 harbison blvd, Columbia, South Carolina, 29212-2249 March 23, 2026 Full Time Servicenow (Custom Career Portal)

General Manager In Training (Savannah or Columbia/Charleston Areas)

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18-Mar-2026
Columbia, South Carolina

Overview

Full time Manager
Job Description
As a General Manager in Training, you’ll spend your time training and preparing for the role of General Manager. This training is generally four to six months in length and covers all aspects of Best Buy management, including company culture, customer focus, business process, financial analysis and reporting and overall leadership skills.

In this role, your training will take place at a Best Buy store near you. Once your training is completed, you’ll become a General Manager at a store in the Charleston or Columbia, SC area. Relocation assistance will be provided.


What you’ll do
  • Train to be a General Manager by preparing to exhibit the behaviors below
  • Drive profitability across all channels through analysis of sales trends
  • Motivate and inspire the team to sell, grow, and have fun while being the best
  • Identify, develop and retain internal talent; recruit and build relationships with external talent
  • Conducts motivating store meetings, learns new skills at market meetings and run special initiatives to enhance customer experience and our bottom line
Basic Qualifications
  • 3 years of leadership experience in business, military or related fields
  • 3 years of experience managing and reviewing operational expenses and revenue
Preferred Qualifications
  • Associate degree or higher in business or related fields
  • Retail experience
  • Consumer electronics experience
  • Ability to relocate
What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:
  • Competitive pay
  • Generous employee discount
  • Physical and mental well-being support
About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

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Location Number000264 Columbia SC Store

Address370 Harbison Blvd

CityColumbia

StateSouth Carolina

Pay Range$33.19 - $52.4 /hr

Benefits
Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the Benefits Guide. Eligibility may vary.
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How to Get Hired at Best Buy

  • Apply through jobs.bestbuy.com — Best Buy's career portal covers retail, Geek Squad, corporate, technology, and supply chain roles across approximately 1,000 locations nationwide.
  • The hiring process averages about 12 days for retail roles: online application, optional assessment, phone screen, one to two interviews, background check, and offer. Corporate and technology roles may take three to five weeks with additional interview rounds.
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