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Retail Manager

Cracker Barrel
Effingham, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/19/2025 CLOSED ON 12/17/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Manager position at Cracker Barrel?

WHY CRACKER BARREL

What is it like to work at Cracker Barrel? It feels like …


  • Care beyond the table – At Cracker Barrel, our managers play a vital role in caring for our employees and guests. Through their leadership, our care and hospitality shine. We strive to provide our managers with the right resources and tools to make serving up care for others possible. 
  • Opportunities to fill your cup – Essential to the growth and development learning journey, our managers get trained and equipped to be role models of the employee and guest experience. At the center of both experiences, they receive care, guidance, support and encouragement – and are then able to pass it on to their team members.
  • A warm welcome – For more than 50 years, we have served up a sense of warmth and hospitality across hundreds of stores and multiple states. Our managers are the “something special” that fuels the fires of employees to take pride and comfort in keeping that enduring Cracker Barrel hospitality alive. 


Serving up the care – and career – you crave.

What You’ll Do

As a Retail Manager, your way with people and passion for product will create a setting that makes guests feel cared for—and your team feel inspired. Whether showing off our unique products or keeping up with store inventory, your retail know-how will come in handy as you deliver the fun shopping experience our guests expect. With home office support available to you 24/7, you’ll have everything you need to succeed.  

What You’ll Need


  • 2 years of successful retail management experience
  • Ability and willingness to work a 45-hour week (five 9-hour shifts)
  • Ability and willingness to work holidays and weekends as needed
  • Strong leadership, motivational, and communication skills
  • High school diploma or GED equivalent
  • Must be fluent in English


What’s In It For You  


  • Compensation and Bonuses: Competitive Annual Salary | Annual Merit Increase Opportunities | Quarterly Bonus Opportunities
  • Care for Your Well-being: Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1 | Life Insurance and Disability Coverage | Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program
  • Growth and Development: Nearly 100% internal promotion for General Managers and District Managers openings | Tuition Reimbursement | Professional Development
  • Invest in Your Future: 401k Plan with Company Matching Contributions at 90 days | Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Even More to Look Forward to: 35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items


About Us

For more than 50 years, we have committed to serving up a sense of warmth and hospitality across hundreds of stores across the country. We believe in providing opportunities for growth and development for our 70,000 plus team members and take pride and comfort in that enduring Cracker Barrel hospitality. It’s something our employees and guests can count on now and into the future as we welcome new employees, guests, and experiences. Just like uncovering a delightful find in our stores, there is potential for discovery and fulfillment in every job at Cracker Barrel.

PURSUE THE CAREER YOU CRAVE—APPLY NOW

AFTER YOU APPLY: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Based on your application, you may be requested to complete a video interview shortly after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to along with an interactive element. Remember to keep an eye on your email for information about your next steps.

Cracker Barrel is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, disability or any other class expressly protected by law.
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