Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Evesham Township, NJ

22d

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager supports store leadership by assisting with daily store activities, overall store performance, scheduling, and operational action plans. The role includes identifying training and development opportunities, supervising the day-to-day work of a team, and helping ensure employees deliver effective, courteous customer service. The Assistant Store Manager also helps maintain inventory, product quality and presentation, store cleanliness, payroll and loss targets, and compliance with company policies and procedures. This position is full-time, averaging 38 hours per week. Starting pay is $26.50 per hour, increasing to $27.50 per hour in Year 2. Duties must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to provide and lead others in providing prompt, courteous customer service.
Ability to build rapport, trust, and open communication with direct reports.
Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.
Ability to establish goals and guide employee performance to ensure quality and completion of assignments.
Ability to evaluate and drive personal and team performance.
Ability to understand and apply management principles related to budgeting, personnel costs, and expenses.
Ability to operate a cash register efficiently and accurately.
Ability to safely and properly operate equipment, including electric/manual hand jacks, floor scrubbers, and cardboard balers, and perform general cleaning duties to company standards.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to stay organized, multitask efficiently, follow instructions, and attend to detail.
Meet applicable state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.
Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment.
Ability to stock merchandise and handle products weighing up to 45 pounds, and to regularly sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Prior management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the direct leader with developing and implementing action plans to improve operating results.
Set and communicate job responsibilities and performance expectations to direct reports.
Identify training and development opportunities for direct reports.
Communicate and model company strategy and core values to promote teamwork and employee membership.
Monitor the local competitive environment and inform the direct leader of needed adjustments.
Provide product feedback and recommend products to add or discontinue.
Participate in interviewing store personnel.
Communicate weekly information, team milestones, developments, and concerns.
Ensure personnel follow inventory procedures, product-handling guidelines, and cash-control policies to minimize losses.
Resolve operational customer concerns appropriately when the direct leader is absent.
Identify and rectify hazards, ensure proper ergonomics, and maintain store equipment in working order.
Maintain store cleanliness and proper signage.
Assist with maintaining stock levels through appropriate product ordering.
Merchandise products neatly to maximize sales.
Ensure product quality and freshness and the accuracy of product signage.
Assist with store payroll and total-loss budgets, inventory counts, and training new employees.
Supervise day-to-day team operations and escalate issues when necessary.
Ensure direct reports complete assigned work promptly and effectively to provide a high level of customer service.
Comply with company policies and procedures and protect the security and confidentiality of documents and data.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Stock merchandise from receiving to shelving, including placing products weighing up to 45 pounds at varying heights.
Operate a cash register and equipment safely and properly, including electric or manual hand jacks, floor scrubbers, and cardboard balers; perform general cleaning duties to company standards.