The Assistant Store Team Leader is responsible for assisting the Store Team Leader in overseeing daily store operations and providing overall leadership and direction to achieve profitable operation of the retail store. The Assistant helps ensure that the goals of full, fresh, clean, signed and friendly are achieved.
Requirements
- Leadership
- Recruit, select, on-board, coach, and develop associates
- Set clear performance expectations for associates and follow-up with timely performance evaluations and appropriate compensation
- Ensure succession planning and adequate bench strength is developed
- Manage payroll/scheduling efficiency to optimize sales and provide an outstanding customer experience within budget requirements for the store
- Maintain high operational standards to include clean store conditions both inside and outside, optimum freshness of merchandise, merchandising to achieve maximum sales and profits and proper rotation of all stock
- Ensure all displays are built for maximum sales and profits, are visually appealing, include tie-in merchandise when applicable, and are properly signed
- Clearly communicate and enforce standards for quality, customer service, safety, loss prevention, sanitation, store conditions, 5S and food safety to all departments and the store
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations at store level, and ensure proper reporting is complete and accurate
- Control inventory levels to minimize over-stocks, under-stocks, and out-of-stocks within the policy guidelines and targets set for the store to maximize sales, inventory turns, cash flow, and return-on-investment
- Maintain current knowledge of market conditions and competitive activity through periodic review of competition
- Manage quarterly sales, income, expense, capital and labor budgets for the store
- Monitor and control expenses to be in line with budgets
- Interface with manufacturers' and sales representatives; evaluate vendor promotions in accordance with company policy to select and purchase those products that provide savings benefits with a goal of increasing sales, inventory turnover and customer traffic in the store
- Safety: Maintain building, fixtures, storage facilities, and equipment in optimal operational condition, monitor maintenance and repairs and manage expenses of same
- Promote a safe and accident free work and shopping environment
- Ensure proper protective equipment is available and used while setting an example of safe work practices
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
