Retail Assistant Manager - Bellevue ($44K-$46K, Hands-on Leaders)
Location: Bellevue, WI (100% onsite)
Pay
$18.50 - $20.00/hour (with overtime, typically $44,000 - $46,000 annually)
Schedule
- Full-time
- Off-season: 40 hours/week
- Busy season: 42-44 hours/week
- Peak season: 50 hours/week
- Store hours: Most days 9am – 6pm or 7pm (openers arrive 1 hour prior)
- Local travel: ~5-day trips annually for meetings or training
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401K with company match
- Paid Time Off
About the role
Our client, an established retailer, is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support their location in Bellevue, Wisconsin. This is a highly hands-on leadership opportunity ideal for candidates with a retail background or individuals from other industries seeking to step into a leadership role. You will spend approximately 90% of your time on the sales floor actively supporting daily operations and 10% on administrative responsibilities. The ideal candidate is ambitious, emotionally mature, hardworking, and team-oriented, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, physically demanding retail environment. This position offers a path to career growth and other management opportunities in a company that values people, training, and culture. Additionally, this retail management role offers more attractive hours for work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on leadership on the sales floor to support daily store operations
- Facilitate merchandising resets and marketing plans
- Support staff direction, coaching, and daily task execution
- Track store performance and address areas of concern
- Support opening and closing procedures as needed
- Ensure daily cycle counts are completed and sent to the corporate office
- Align store culture with company vision and values
- Develop strong partnerships with store personnel, buyers, vendors, and corporate leadership
- Protect and maintain company assets and resources
- Assist with back-office reporting and basic administrative tasks
- Uphold company culture, safety standards, and operational expectations
Requirements
- Highly hands-on and comfortable working on your feet in a fast-paced environment
- Ambitious, dependable, and customer-oriented leadership mindset
- Strong emotional maturity and professionalism
- Comfortable using computers and learning new software systems
- Ability to attend paid offsite training 1 day per week for the first 3 months