Assistant Store Manager

Job Summary

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 products to fill the store, support sales plans, and maximize sales, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Aid in supervising the hiring, firing, promotions, demotions, and disciplinary actions for all employees.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Work a maximum 10-hour day and be on 24-hour call.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, be mature, and demonstrate leadership abilities.
• 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.
• Write work schedules and reports.
• Operate all equipment in the store, including programming a cash register and balancing 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.
• Deal effectively with vendors, suppliers, competitors, employees, and (when necessary) employee representatives.
• Discipline employees, when necessary.
• Assist in establishing and administering rules and regulations.

Requirements

• Age: 18 (for duties requiring minimum age)
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Interpersonal skills and maturity.
• Leadership abilities.
• Basic math skills (reading, writing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing).
• Self-starter attitude.
• Ability to travel.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Equipment operation skills (programming a cash register, operating telephones and intercoms).
• Financial statement interpretation and setting objectives.
• Dealing with various stakeholders (vendors, suppliers, competitors, employees, employee representatives).
• Handling disciplinary actions.
• Establishing and administering rules and regulations.