Assistant Manager

Foot Locker•Rockford, IL

13d

About The Position

The Assistant Manager supports the Operations Manager in leading store operations and creating an efficient, premium store experience. Responsibilities include employee management, stock, visual merchandising, asset protection, and training. When the Operations Manager is absent, the Assistant Manager assumes additional management duties. The role involves working in a rapidly changing omni-channel retail environment and requires flexible availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership ability with at least 1 year of experience; the posting does not specify the type of experience.
Confidence and comfort interacting with employees and providing direction.
Resourcefulness and versatility in responding to changing demands and opportunities in a rapidly changing omni-channel retail environment.
Ability to initiate and complete tasks or activities without necessary supervision.
Strong cognitive and mathematical skills, including problem analysis, decision making, and financial analysis.
High level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust.
Flexible availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Oversee the timely shipment of requested merchandise to the appropriate warehouse for return to vendor (RTV) and store transfers.
Retrieve merchandise and fulfill customer Locate orders.
Reconcile store-to-store transfer documents, store shipment manifests, and other receiving documents according to company policy and nightly operations paperwork.
Follow loss prevention policies to minimize potential shrink.
Perform tasks involving visual merchandising standards, price adjustments, company directives, compliance, and ongoing maintenance that affects the customer experience.
Support the Operations Manager with employee management, stock, visual merchandising, asset protection, and training.
Assume additional management duties in the absence of the Operations Manager.