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Manager Trainee

Menards, Inc.

MT VERNON, ILFull-timeSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
MT VERNON, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Menards’ Manager Trainee is a paid, full-time, hands-on training program intended to prepare participants for management roles. Trainees work alongside the General Management team, Department Managers, and Store Team Members to learn the business. The posting describes advancement opportunities after program completion and prefers leadership experience or a business-related degree.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceTeam LeadershipTeam DevelopmentMotivationPassion for ExcellenceInnovationDriveGoal Orientation

Qualifications

Leadership ExperienceBusiness-Related Degree

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance

Full job description

Make BIG Money at Menards!

  • Extra $3 per hour on Sat/Sun

  • Store Discount

  • Profit Sharing

  • Exclusive Discounts for gyms, car dealerships, cell phone plans, and more!

  • Flexible Scheduling

  • Medical Insurance and Dental Plans

  • On-the-job training

  • Advancement Opportunities

  • Promote-From-Within Culture

Start Building your Career with Menards Today!

Are you looking to start an exciting and rewarding career in Retail Management with a growing company? Our Manager Trainee Position is a paid, full-time, hands-on training program designed to develop and prepare you for the world of Menards Management.

As you progress through the Manager Trainee program, your General Management team, Department Managers, and Store Team Members will work alongside you to develop your understanding of our business and help prepare you to take on a management role in the near future!

Endless Career Advancement Opportunities

Menards success relies on our promote-from-within culture that is filled with home-grown leaders that have completed the Manager Trainee program. Upon completion of the program, you will be eligible to promote to any of our 330+ Store Locations, Corporate Office, Manufacturing Facilities, and Distribution Centers!

Are you….

  • Motivated! Have a Passion for Excellence! Innovative! Driven! Goal Orientated!

Do you have…

  • Outstanding Customer Service skills?

  • Ability to lead and develop a team?

  • Leadership experience or a Business-related degree preferred

If so, start building your career right away! Apply today!

We are now hiring with immediate openings and excited to help you begin your Menards career!

How this job compares

Set against the 3,238 open Retail Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Illinois median$55–65K/yr40 salary ranges
  • Illinois median$19–21/hr133 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 209 open Retail Management jobs in Illinois and 3,238 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Retail Management postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (1,606 postings).
Education
186 of the 3,238 open Retail Management jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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