ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER TRAINEE

Kent International USA • Walpole, NH

98d

About The Position

Join a Growing Team at a Six-Time U.S. Best Managed Company! As a result of an internal promotion, Blue Seal Farm & Home, a proud member of KENT WORLDWIDE™, is seeking a passionate and driven Assistant Store Manager to lead our team. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary and an exceptional benefits package. If you're ready to make an impact in a company recognized for excellence and growth, we'd love to hear from you! This position is designed and intended to be performed in Walpole, NH. Blue Seal provides a generous employee discount!

Requirements

• 5 years of retail experience, 2 of which are in a supervisory capacity OR college degree with 2 years of retail management experience, OR equivalent relevant experience.
• Working knowledge in areas of lawn and garden, agriculture and animals (pets and livestock).
• Demonstrated customer service ability.
• Must be able to multitask.
• Experienced with handling cash and credit card receipts and the accounting and inventory processes associated with these transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruiting and interviewing candidates, making employment decisions (hire, discipline, terminate), and training employees.
• Establish routine all-team meeting schedule to provide training and communicate policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Create weekly work schedules and review/approve weekly timesheets for payroll.
• Supervise in-store personnel and manage operations in the absence of the store manager.
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping and maintenance across property, equipment, and vehicles.
• Remove any unsafe equipment from operation, repair or replace.
• Secure the facility with daily checks that all security systems are in order.
• Monitor energy and utility usage for efficiency and savings.
• Adjust merchandising layout to achieve maximum utilization of selling areas.
• Coordinate displays to coincide with advertising and monitor for sales efficiency.
• Create in-store promotions and follow through with Company-provided promotions.
• Provide sales training and product knowledge to store personnel.
• Shop competitors for price structuring and test market new products.
• Make calls to existing and prospective customers as required to meet sales and credit objectives.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Place product orders according to Company policies and procedures.
• Manage product mix by adding and dropping items as indicated by turn numbers.
• Maintain inventories at efficient levels for maximum turnover and profitability.
• Supervise the taking of monthly feed and recurring non-feed cycle counts.
• Approve all invoices for payment, and ensure all goods and services which are invoiced have been received.
• Maintain security over daily cash and bank deposits.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of the daily cash report.
• Verify all credit sales are within terms.
• Initiate collection procedures on overdue account.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Exceptional benefits package.
• Generous employee discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Real Estate
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree