Assistant Store Manager I FT 6877

Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Coast Guard Exchange is looking for an energetic, motivated, and customer-focused Assistant Store Manager to join our team in Opa Locka, FL. If you’re passionate about people, love creating an exceptional shopping experience, and are ready to lead a winning team — this opportunity is calling your name!

About the role

Assist in the management of a retail activity with sales less than $14M. Responsible for receipt, stocking, pricing, inventorying, transfer, replenishment, and warehousing of merchandise.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and resolve complaints
• Interview, hire, train, or direct training of assigned personnel
• Encourage and develop employees by coaching, providing adequate training, and opportunities for growth
• Assist in developing promotional sales
• Deal with vendors and others in executing operations of assigned departments or selections
• Ensure store recovery
• Supervise vending and warehouse operations
• Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, and help with the selection of merchandise
• React to all concerns of customers quickly with a sense of importance
• Act as key carrier, opening and closing the store as required, including weekends as scheduled
• Review monthly P&Ls with the goal of comparing actual figures to plan; when the plan is not achieved, initiate a plan of action to align future months
• Direct/supervise other employees and be responsible for the overall store in the absence of the manager
• Ensure all policies regarding Loss Prevention are adhered to; be alert and proactive regarding shrink and the Alert Line
• Ensure that all associates are in compliance with established safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Two years’ experience as a lead/supervisor in a retail environment or completion of the CGX ASM Training Program
• Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds and stand for long periods of time
• Open availability, including weekends
• Prior management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior retail merchandising experience
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with emphasis in retail or business administration with at least two years of specialized experience (general business experience may be substituted for degree on a year-for-year basis)
• P&L Analysis experience and/or current USCG NAF department supervisor

Pay

$44,036 annually (plus additional compensation depending on experience)

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance: Flexible schedules to help manage personal commitments
• 401k plan and company pension plan for financial security
• Company Wellness Initiatives to support health and well-being
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for training, development, and career advancement
• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

Non-U.S. nationals authorized to work in the U.S. must have resided within the United States or U.S. territories for at least three of the last five years. Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for payroll and travel purposes.