Assistant Store Manager

About the role

Vibrant Works, a nonprofit organization founded in 1933, empowers individuals with vision loss through rehabilitation services and employment opportunities. Our mission is to promote independence, self-reliance, and inclusivity.

Job Summary

Assists the BSC Manager in the daily operation of a Base Service Center which provides expendable/non-expendable supplies, material and equipment to a variety of customers. Coordinates all general business and logistical matters, including accounting, budget preparation and control, personnel coordination, activities planning, building maintenance, purchasing, printing, data processing coordination, marketing, and related activities.

Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Assists the BSC Manager in the daily business operations of the store.
• Delegates tasks and directs employees as needed.
• Provides orientation to new BSC employees.
• Utilizes point of sale system to track sales, inventory, and bar coding, establishes and implements marketing programs to improve and increase customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for the coordination of the receipt, storage, and/or distribution of supplies, materials, and equipment sold through the Base Service Store.
• Responsible for inventory control procedures that account for the receipt, storage, and shelf stocking of all items sold through the Base Service Center.
• Maintains a clean work and customer service areas.
• Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and furnishes them to customers upon request.
• Ensures adherence with Essentially-The-Same (ETS) compliance policies.
• Must be able to pass DOT certification.
• Oversees store operations in the absence of the BSC Manager.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the BSC Manager.
• Demonstrates and embodies our values: Be Limitless, Be Resilient, Be People Centered, Be a Team, and Be Trustworthy.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three years of retail store experience related to point of sale system, shipping/receiving, marketing, sales, shelf stocking, and customer service programs.
• Recent experience in retail sales of office supplies.
• Certain knowledge of the principles and practices of retail store operations, management, supervision, and logistical operations.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to coordinate and direct a variety of administrative activities.
• Ability to establish priorities and meet operational deadlines.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in utilizing point of sale system for sales inventory management.
• Ability to form effective working relationships.
• Ability to plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate personnel.
• Ability to speak and write English.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Benefits

This job description does not imply these are the only duties to be performed. The incumbent in this position will perform such other tasks as may be required for the effective operations of the Division/Department upon request by his/her supervisor.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vibrant Works is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, the use of a dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.