Assistant Branch Manager

Southwest Boulder & Stone • Chula Vista, CA

11d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Boulder & Stone is a family-owned landscape rock and supply company based in Southern California, specializing in low-maintenance, sustainable, and drought-tolerant landscaping and building materials. The company is hiring a full-time, hourly Assistant Branch Manager for its Chula Vista location. The role assists the Branch Manager with day-to-day store operations, customer service, inventory management, staff supervision, training, sales planning, and safety compliance. The Assistant Branch Manager assumes the Branch Manager’s duties in their absence and may open and close the store when directed. The schedule has rotational workdays Monday through Saturday, with every Sunday off.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Prior experience managing retail operations.
• Prior experience in inventory management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficiency with a point-of-sale system.
• Ability to use professional discretion with highly confidential business-related information.
• Ability to motivate and delegate to direct reports and hold them accountable to daily, weekly, and monthly production objectives.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive, detailed reports with data integrity and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Dependable and reliable.
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt to different audiences.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Branch Manager with daily operations of retail counter and yard personnel, and perform Branch Manager duties in their absence.
• Maintain store and yard appearance and product presentation.
• Greet customers and troubleshoot customer issues and concerns.
• Open and close the store when directed, following company procedures.
• Review and reconcile daily close-outs and immediately report issues to the Branch Manager.
• Manage petty cash and submit receipts for purchases.
• Review equipment checklists, schedule maintenance, and report equipment failures.
• Enter daily numbers into the P&L and provide a daily recap to the Branch Manager.
• Help maintain appropriate inventory levels and request yard inventory orders as needed.
• Become a product expert across all product lines and process incoming shipments according to company procedures.
• Assist with safety meetings, sales meetings, annual retail sales goals, and annual performance evaluations.
• Identify potential safety issues, recommend corrective actions, maintain safety records including employee equipment certifications, and enforce safety policies and procedures, including disciplinary decisions for infractions.
• Work with the Purchasing department on daily and weekly inventory control.
• Train new hires and provide ongoing training on current and new product lines.
• Conduct daily staff briefings covering the day's sales plan and expectations, and follow up on quotes daily or weekly.
• Track employee attendance, productivity, behavior, and safety; report infractions and recommend disciplinary actions to the Branch Manager.
• Supervise and manage direct reports, including coaching, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations, and timekeeping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Vacation accrual and sick pay.
• Paid holidays.
• Opportunity to participate in a 401(k) program, with up to a 5% employer match after one year of employment.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, plus life insurance and accident plans.
• Employer covers 85% of employee-only medical coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED