Store Leadership Programs

Looking for a career where you can own your personal development? Where the self motivated are valued and teamwork is just as important? Look no further! Store Leadership Trainees, or SLTs (Leaders in Training), go through a 12 week structured training program that prepares you to be an Assistant Store Manager in one of our $10M-$20M dollar Kohl’s stores. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be placed as an Assistant Store Manager.

As an Assistant Store Manager, you are a part of the store executive team and you will have a significant role in leading associate development as well as assessing and evolving your own development. Our Assistant Store Managers are the champions for collaborating, communicating, educating, embracing a customer-centric mindset and taking initiative to lead business directives and workload demands.

At Kohl's, people are our passion.  Kohl's leaders support the communities and causes our Customers and Associates care about through initiatives like the Kohl’s Volunteer Program and Business Resource Groups.They see our Customers as a constant source of inspiration and guidance, while showcasing a hospitality mentality approach to everything they do. And it doesn’t stop there. They are also entrusted to empower, engage, and develop all of their Associates to achieve the ultimate goal of leading a high-performing & engaged team.

If you are ready to jump start your leadership career, then join us here at Kohl’s!

 
The Kohl's Store Leadership Internship provides an eight week experience for you to explore various aspects within a Kohl's store and an opportunity to lead directly alongside Store Executive Management. From Human Resources and Operations to Merchandising and Developing Teams, as a Store Leadership Intern you will be exposed to the behind the scenes of running a $10M-$20M+ dollar Kohl's store. The retail environment is evolving and so are our stores. During the internship, you will also gain exposure to omnichannel management. Learn what we sell, how we sell it, who we sell it to, and where we sell it.

The internship takes place inside a Kohl's store where you will not only learn store operations and how to drive sales but you will also learn about our most powerful asset: Our People. You will interact with, learn about, and engage with many different associates. In addition, you will spend time at the heart of the company: on the sales floor, with our Customers, helping us better understand how to fulfill and empower lives. You will also learn how to have courageous conversations, navigate peer to peer relationships, and how to lead and inspire teams (what we do best at Kohl's)!

If you are ready to jump start your leadership career, then join us here at Kohl’s!