Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Whitehall, OH

11d

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager supports the store’s day-to-day management and overall performance. The role assists with supervising store activities, managing schedules, developing operational action plans, and identifying training opportunities to help the team grow. The Assistant Store Manager also supports the direct leader in improving operating results, maintaining stock levels, meeting payroll and loss budgets, and training new employees. The position is full-time, averages 38 hours per week, and starts at $27.00 per hour, increasing to $28.00 per hour in Year 2. The role supervises team operations, communicates expectations and performance information, and promotes the company’s strategy and values. It helps maintain customer service, inventory and cash-control practices, product quality and presentation, store cleanliness, safety, and equipment upkeep. Duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
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 that supports direct reports’ growth and performance.
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 an electric or manual hand jack, floor scrubber, and cardboard baler, 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.
A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment.
A combination of education and experience may provide equivalent knowledge.
Ability to stock merchandise and handle products weighing up to 45 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

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.
Establish and communicate job responsibilities and performance expectations to direct reports.
Identify training and development opportunities for direct reports.
Understand and model company strategy and core values to foster teamwork and membership among employees.
Monitor the competitive environment within the community and inform the direct leader of necessary adjustments.
Provide product feedback and recommendations about items to carry 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.
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 signage standards.
Assist the direct leader 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 responsibilities effectively and on time 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 and place products weighing up to 45 pounds on shelves at various heights.
Operate a cash register and equipment such as electric or manual hand jacks, floor scrubbers, and cardboard balers, and perform general cleaning duties to company standards.
Meet state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.