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We are always looking to expand our talent network for upcoming opportunities as a New Retail Store Development Manager.

Winmark Corporation is a nationally recognized franchisor of Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Music Go Round® and Style Encore®. As a New Retail Store Development Manager, you will support franchisees in opening new resale retail stores and help make a positive impact to communities throughout North America (50% travel). Work in a collaborative group setting to help create a tailored experience for new franchisees and guide them through the beginning operations of a new store. You will assist franchisees before their store opens, training essential skills, and helping the stores as they open to buy, grand openings to sell, and help create continued training programs. This role is pivotal to the successful onboarding of new retail store franchisees.

Primary qualifications for New Store Development Manager role include:

• 3 – 5 years experience in retail operations, retail sales, or merchandising; retail leadership experience desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, paired with the ability to present and train small to mid-size groups
• Strong relationship building skills with a high level of professionalism, tact, and diplomacy
• 2- or 4- year degree preferred; or a combination of education and relevant experience
• Computer literate
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Requires frequent travel 2 – 3 days during the M-F work week, up to 50% of the weeks
• Must have a valid driver’s license, with the ability to travel in the United States and Canada

At Winmark Corporation you will work in collaboration with others who are passionate about cultivating strong relationships and those who want to make a positive influence on communities, while making a sustainable impact on the world. You will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job, and we offer exceptional benefits.

The New Store Development Manager role is onsite at Winmark’s Plymouth, Minnesota location, with up travel to new store locations. Annual salary is $48,000 – $58,000 DOQ, plus discretionary profit-sharing and great benefits package.

In exchange for your talent, Winmark offers rich health and welfare benefits such as a low premium, low deductible health plan, dental insurance, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, profit sharing, 401(k) retirement plan, and more. Open doors, relationships and taking care of our people are essentials of the Winmark culture; we offer career pathing, development opportunities and promote from within. If you are looking to surround yourself by people that help you become your best you, then let’s connect!

Leverage your Retail Management experience in a new way! Winmark Corporation is a nationally recognized franchisor of Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Music Go Round® and Style Encore®. Support our Franchisees by traveling (30%) to offer In-Store Support and help have a positive impact to communities throughout North America. This position offers a set schedule (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm) and work/life harmony. Winmark offers fantastic benefits at great rates. At Winmark you will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job.

Primary qualifications for Field Operations Manager role include:

• 4 – 7 years Retail Management experience including inventory, financial management, P&L analysis, preferably in multi-unit retail management with soft lines or similar industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong relationship building skills with a high level of professionalism, tact, and diplomacy
• 2- or 4- year degree preferred in Business Management or related field; or a combination of education and relevant experience
• Demonstrate ethical standards, using confidentiality
• Computer literate
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Ability to travel (approximately 12 weeks throughout the year, 25 – 30% out of town travel)
• Must have a valid driver’s license

The Field Operations Manager role is on-site at Winmark’s Plymouth, Minnesota location, with travel to franchise store locations. Annual salary is $70,000 – $80,000 DOQ, plus discretionary profit-sharing and great benefits package.

At Winmark Corporation you will work in collaboration with others who are passionate about cultivating strong relationships and those who want to make a positive influence on communities, while making a sustainable impact on the world. At Winmark you will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job, and we offer exceptional benefits.

In exchange for your talent, Winmark offers rich health and welfare benefits such as a low premium, low deductible health plan, dental insurance, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, profit sharing, 401(k) retirement plan, and more. Open doors, relationships and taking care of our people are essentials of the Winmark culture; we offer career pathing, development opportunities and promote from within. Looking to surround yourself by people that help you become your best you, then let’s connect!

We have a great opportunity for a motivated and successful legal support professional! As Franchise Legal Coordinator with Winmark, you will be in an environment that supports your ongoing growth and development, and gives you the opportunity to support a growing and successful franchise organization with a broad-spectrum of franchise and compliance administrative responsibilities.

In this collaborative role you will prepare, send, monitor and maintain records related to franchise and state/province compliance matters, inclusive of agreements and renewals and providing compliance reporting. agreement processes. You will leverage your organizational skills and strong attention to detail, and be a collaborative partner with our Franchise Development, Legal and Operations teams to assist in documentation and communication. A successful candidate must be able to work effective independently, and willing to be a team player that can flex to business needs. This position reports to the Director of Legal Operations.

Winmark Corporation is a premier, nationally recognized franchisor of over 1,300 resale retail stores in North America, including Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Music Go Round® and Style Encore®.

Primary qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree Business, or related field, or comparable work experience.
• 2-4 years’ experience in an administrative support role, with preferred experience in a legal and/or contract management support role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel or comparable programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required with strong phone presence. Must display a high degree of professionalism, tact, confidentiality and diplomacy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills required with attention to detail being of crucial importance. Must be able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, great customer service skills and collaborative approach.
• Paralegal certificate desirable, and/or experience or knowledge of franchising desirable, but not required.

This is an onsite position at Winmark’s Plymouth, Minnesota location. Annual salary is $45,000 – $60,000 DOQ, plus discretionary profit-sharing and great benefits package.

At Winmark Corporation you will work in collaboration with others who are passionate about cultivating strong relationships and those who want to make a positive influence on communities, while making a sustainable impact on the world. At Winmark you will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job, and we offer exceptional benefits.

In exchange for your talent, Winmark offers rich health and welfare benefits such as a low premium, low deductible health plan, dental insurance, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, profit sharing, 401(k) retirement plan, and more. Open doors, relationships and take care of our people are essentials of the Winmark culture.

We have an opportunity for a technologist who is responsible for the overall performance, stability, and security of our IT systems, with a strong focus on service delivery and vendor management.

In this hands-on role you will manage, design and maintain all corporate information systems relating to internal and third-party hardware and software. This includes maintaining the corporate office computer network, ensuring timely assistance with regard to set-up, upgrades, troubleshooting, and repairs and ensuring the security of the company’s information systems by implementing and maintaining robust cybersecurity measures.

A successful candidate must be able to work effective independently, and be a team player that can flex to business needs. This position reports to the VP of Technology.

Winmark Corporation is a premier, nationally recognized franchisor of over 1,300 resale retail stores in North America, including Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Music Go Round® and Style Encore®.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain both short-term and long-term roadmaps for Company’s technology infrastructure.
• Manage, maintain, support and troubleshoot multi-platform network and communication systems.
• Install, troubleshoot, and support company systems and applications including testing and deployment of all software upgrades, system security including back-ups, logins, and anti-virus.
• Provide customer service and support to all internal computer systems by troubleshooting servers, desktop PC’s, laptops, and support for employees’ mobile devices. Maintain user profiles and logins.
• Analyze business processes, assist in research, and recommend and implement technology solutions to improve efficiency.
• Meet with new employees to provide a thorough orientation in technology tools and company installed software applications, ensuring they are familiar with the policies surrounding the systems and basics of applications.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors and service providers to ensure the best possible service and pricing.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, and prepare for and participate in IT audits.
• Develop and deliver training programs for staff to enhance their technical skills and knowledge of company systems.

Primary qualifications include:

• BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred
• Strong preference for an individual who holds one or more of the following certifications: MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, or MCP.
• 5+ years’ experience in network and system administration.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Working knowledge of multi-platform networks, telecom systems, cooling systems, MS Exchange, MS CRM, MS SQL, SharePoint, SonicWALL security, Windows Server/Client Operating Systems, Symantec Altiris, Symantec Email Security, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Disaster Recovery and multiple routed highly available Internet solutions.
• Must have excellent customer service skills, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a high level of tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality in all interactions.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage projects and be able to handle multiple priorities with strong organizational skills.

This is an onsite position at Winmark’s Plymouth, Minnesota location. Annual salary is $120,000 – $145,000K DOQ, plus discretionary profit-sharing and a great benefits package.

At Winmark Corporation you will work in collaboration with others who are passionate about cultivating strong relationships and those who want to make a positive influence on communities, while making a sustainable impact on the world. At Winmark you will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job, and we offer exceptional benefits.

In exchange for your talent, Winmark offers rich health and welfare benefits such as a low premium, low deductible health plan, dental insurance, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, profit sharing, 401(k) retirement plan, and more. Open doors, relationships and take care of our people are essentials of the Winmark culture. If you’re looking to surround yourself by people that help you become your best you, then let’s connect!