Assistant Store Manager

About the role

The assistant store manager assists the store manager in planning, directing and controlling the operation of the store and supervising employees to manage production, inventory, merchandising, losses, gross and net profit, and hours of work in all departments.

They assist in supervising the ordering of product to fill the store, support sales plans, and maximize sales, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

The assistant store manager is responsible for all hiring, firing, promotions, demotions, and disciplinary actions for all employees.

Responsibilities

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Work a maximum 10-hour day.
• Be on 24-hour call.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, be mature, and be a proven leader.
• Read, write, add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
• Develop and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Be a self-starter.
• Travel to and from work.
• Give verbal and written instructions.
• Read and interpret financial statements, including profit and loss, and set objectives to overcome deficiencies.
• Operate all equipment in the store.
• Able to program a cash register and balance store cash.
• Provide verbal and written direction to employees.
• Assist with the supervising, recruiting, and training of employees.
• Conduct meetings to communicate business results and direction to employees.
• Operate telephones and intercoms.
• Write work schedules and reports.
• Deal effectively with vendors, suppliers, competitors, employees, and (where necessary) employee representatives.
• Discipline employees, when necessary.
• Assist in establishing and administering rules and regulations.

Requirements

• Age required: 18 (for duties requiring minimum age).