Full-Time Lead Store Associate

About the role

The lead store associate position is a keyholder position responsible for independently opening and closing the store in the absence of store management. This role supports the team by guiding associates, stockers, and cashiers through opening and closing duties, helping to maintain store standards, and ensuring an excellent customer shopping experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the appropriate resolution of employee and customer concerns, aligning with store management as needed.
• Communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to store personnel in the absence of store management to ensure desired results.
• Assists store management with implementing action plans to improve operating results and personnel development.
• Informs store management of team developments and concerns in a timely and effective manner.
• Communicates, cooperates, and interacts effectively with all levels of ALDI employees, customers, third-party vendors, and business partners.
• Leads, develops, and supervises the team to develop sales, engage our teams, satisfy our customers and achieve consistent high performance.
• Understands the overarching company strategy and models the core values of the organization.
• Fosters a positive and collaborative working environment and promotes teamwork among employees.
• Stocks shelves and displays neatly while following merchandising planograms to maximize sales.
• Properly utilizes the point-of-sale (POS) system to accurately scan and process customer purchases and informs store management of scanning concerns or errors.
• Complete curbside pickup orders by accurately retrieving items from the store, verifying order contents, and ensuring timely delivery to customers’ vehicles from the staging area.
• Executes opening and closing duties in the absence of store management.
• Delegates