Seasonal Part-Time Assistant Manager

Dollar Tree•Covington, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager supports the Store Manager with store operations, customer service, and team development. The role assists with daily store activities; helps customers and addresses their questions or concerns; organizes and moves merchandise from delivery trucks through the stockroom to the sales floor; and maintains seasonal areas, store displays, and promotional fixtures. The Assistant Manager performs opening and closing procedures as needed and processes corporate directives and communications related to store activities. The position also assists with merchandise ordering, damaged merchandise processing, record keeping—including payroll, scheduling, and cash register deposits and receipts—and loss prevention. It helps maintain a well-stocked sales floor and organized stockroom, protects company assets and cash, and ensures compliance with company policies and safety procedures. The Assistant Manager helps supervise, train, and develop Store Associates and supports a positive, safe, respectful, and professional environment. Responsibilities include maintaining store cleanliness, including cleaning and restocking bathrooms, sweeping and mopping floors, and taking out trash. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Ability to read, interpret, and explain operational directives, such as merchandise schematics.
Ability to lift up to 55 pounds from floor to above shoulder height.
Ability to meet demands of frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive lifting.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and written skills.
Ability to work in a high-energy, team environment.
Exceptional customer service, organizational, and communication skills.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Store management experience in a retail, grocery, or drug store environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with store functions and day-to-day store activities.
Provide positive, approachable customer service and address customer questions or concerns.
Organize and transfer merchandise from delivery trucks to the stockroom and sales floor as needed, and maintain seasonal areas.
Perform opening and closing procedures as needed.
Process corporate directives and communications, including Pull and Hold/Destroy, Task Compliance, and Key Survey information requests.
Maintain the promotional effectiveness of storefront fixtures and displays.
Assist with ordering merchandise, processing damaged merchandise, record keeping, payroll, scheduling, cash register deposits and receipts, and loss prevention.
Maintain the sales floor and stockroom to company standards, including keeping the sales floor well-stocked and the stockroom organized.
Protect and secure company assets, including store cash.
Follow company policies and safety guidelines and ensure associates follow them.
Help the Store Manager supervise, train, and develop Store Associates.
Promote a positive, safe, and respectful environment and maintain professional, friendly interactions with customers, associates, and leaders.
Maintain store cleanliness, including cleaning and restocking bathrooms, sweeping and mopping floors, taking out trash, and keeping areas neat and presentable.
Perform other duties as assigned.