Retail Assistant Manager

About the role

The Retail Assistant Manager leads a store business unit, focusing on creating a consistent and positive customer experience. They assist in the supervision and oversight of all team members and business operations, monitoring and facilitating all production and retail processes, pick-up and delivery, shipping and quality control processes. They manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates consultative behaviors to ensure friendly, polite, expert service is delivered to all customers
• Evaluates the efficiency and productivity of team members in creating positive customer experiences
• If necessary, resolves customer disputes and complaints to ensure timely resolution and customer satisfaction
• Creates a customer focused environment in all areas of the store (production, retail, self service, and shipping) and monitors the store ensuring a clean and professional environment
• Establishes and manages a process for customer flow in the store to improve service experience ensuring customers needs are met quickly and quality products are delivered
• Provides training and development of team members on assigned shifts by monitoring goals and providing feedback
• Interviews job applicants, complies with all company hiring policies and assists Store Manager with the hiring of team members
• Counsels and provides feedback to team members on their performance and to ensure adherence to company policies and standards
• Maintains communication with the Store Lead Consultant and/or production team to ensure deadlines are met and quality checks are being performed
• Oversees shipping related services and activities
• Responsible for communication with the Store Manager and team members on daily/weekly/monthly goals, performance to plan, key performance metrics, customer issues and company initiatives
• Complies with and enforces FedEx Office established policies and procedures and maintains an environment of controls
• Assists Store Manager in review and transmission of payroll and daily close out of POS
• Performs all other administrative duties as needed or requested including without limitation scheduling, payroll management, training compliance, daily close-out of POS, bidding, ordering and receiving supplies and inventory controls

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent education
• 1+ year of related experience, prior supervisory experience preferred

Essential Functions

• Ability to stand during entire shift, excluding meal and rest periods
• Ability to move and lift 55 pounds
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to bend/twist at the waist and knees
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other team members
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to perform work activities requiring cooperation and instruction
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to function in a fast-paced environment, under substantial pressure
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to work with minimal supervision
• Ability, on a consistent basis, to report regularly to work and maintain established business hours in order to support the FedEx Office business; regular attendance and/or reporting could include regular attendance at a physical location and/or maintaining established business hours depending on the scope and nature of the position

Preferred Qualifications

• Works with management to reduce company costs/wastes, and to optimize profitability in areas of responsibility
• Applies Quality concepts presented at training during daily activities
• Supports FedEx Office Quality initiatives

Pay

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified