Assistant Store Manager, Petsense

Tractor Supply Company

10d

About The Position

This position is responsible for proficiency in all areas of a retail operation. The position serves as the second in charge of operations to the Store Manager. Duties include providing leadership and direction to the store and salon team, ensuring a positive customer shopping experience and performing operational activities throughout the store and giving appropriate direction to the store Team Members. This position is also responsible for promoting a safe and productive work environment for all Team Members, customers, and vendors, as well as training Team Members on the appropriate application of policies and procedures.Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)It is essential that you be available, flexible, adaptable, and service-oriented, as you must be able to fulfill all of the following requirements: Maintain regular and predictable attendance. Work scheduled shifts and have the ability to work varied hours, days, nights, weekends and overtime as dictated by business needs. Uphold and promote a safe and productive work environment by following and enforcing policies and procedures. Take the initiative to support selling initiatives (TEAM): Thank the Customer Engage with the customer and/or pet Advise products or services Make it Memorable This position is required to perform a combination of the following duties during 95 percent of their day. Although the mix may vary from one day to another, our business and staffing model makes it essential that every person in this position be able to perform all of the following duties accurately, efficiently and safely on a regular basis and without advance notice: Assist Store Manager in Store Operations including: driving sales and profit, customer loyalty, planning, prioritization, and delegating of daily tasks. Assist Store Manager in Team Member/Salon Team Members counseling, hiring/staffing decisions, scheduling, Team Member training and development, and maintaining a productive work environment. Store leader during Store Manager’s absence (PTO, LOA, etc.) Order live goods and store supplies Train and certify Team Leaders in receiving process Lead and coach store team members on store operations to grow sales and profitability of their stores. Drive sales and profit through driving top line sales, creating and modeling behaviors to support a culture of selling, executing merchandising initiatives, expense control, profit/loss management, as well as protecting company assets and reducing shrink Execute assigned basic, promotional, and seasonal merchandising activities. Execute to completion Plan-o-gram procedures (merchandising, sets, and resets) Perform Opening/Closing procedures. Transport and make deposits to bank. Ensure cash drawers and vault is reconciled accurately daily. Operate cash register/computer supervising cash handling procedures. Assess store conditions and assign duties. Organize and prioritize workflow through the use of the daily planner. Recovery of merchandise. Participate in mandatory freight process. Perform regular and promotional price change activities. Execute price changes/markdowns Resolve customer complaints/issues and ensure the customer has a positive experience. Adhere to loss prevention standards and respond to any alarm calls as needed. Communicate with Team Members on job functions, responsibilities and financial goals. Assist Team Members on appropriate application of policies and procedures. Assemble merchandise Perform janitorial duties Assist customers with loading purchases Ensure the safety and well-being of live animals. Sanitize and maintain holding tanks and care for live animals as required Handle and care for all live animals including their food, bedding and habitatComplete all documentation associated with any of the above job duties May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Previous retail leadership experience is required.
Experience with pet/live animal knowledge is strongly preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred, but not required.
Regardless of education level, Associates must be able to read, write and count accurately.

Nice To Haves

Ability to perform and execute principle responsibilities of Team Members.
Ability to read, write, and count accurately.
Pet/Live Animal, pet food, pet product knowledge is strongly preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to resolve issues ethically and with minimal conflict.
Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Work scheduled shifts and have the ability to work varied hours, days, nights, weekends and overtime as dictated by business needs.
Uphold and promote a safe and productive work environment by following and enforcing policies and procedures.
Take the initiative to support selling initiatives (TEAM):
Assist Store Manager in Store Operations including: driving sales and profit, customer loyalty, planning, prioritization, and delegating of daily tasks.
Assist Store Manager in Team Member/Salon Team Members counseling, hiring/staffing decisions, scheduling, Team Member training and development, and maintaining a productive work environment.
Store leader during Store Manager’s absence (PTO, LOA, etc.)
Order live goods and store supplies
Train and certify Team Leaders in receiving process
Lead and coach store team members on store operations to grow sales and profitability of their stores.
Drive sales and profit through driving top line sales, creating and modeling behaviors to support a culture of selling, executing merchandising initiatives, expense control, profit/loss management, as well as protecting company assets and reducing shrink
Execute assigned basic, promotional, and seasonal merchandising activities.
Execute to completion Plan-o-gram procedures (merchandising, sets, and resets)
Perform Opening/Closing procedures.
Transport and make deposits to bank.
Ensure cash drawers and vault is reconciled accurately daily.
Operate cash register/computer supervising cash handling procedures.
Assess store conditions and assign duties.
Organize and prioritize workflow through the use of the daily planner.
Recovery of merchandise.
Participate in mandatory freight process.
Perform regular and promotional price change activities.
Execute price changes/markdowns
Resolve customer complaints/issues and ensure the customer has a positive experience.
Adhere to loss prevention standards and respond to any alarm calls as needed.
Communicate with Team Members on job functions, responsibilities and financial goals.
Assist Team Members on appropriate application of policies and procedures.
Assemble merchandise
Perform janitorial duties
Assist customers with loading purchases
Ensure the safety and well-being of live animals. Sanitize and maintain holding tanks and care for live animals as required
Handle and care for all live animals including their food, bedding and habitatComplete all documentation associated with any of the above job duties
May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Our benefits extend beyond medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance, for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members.
Part time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during their 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.

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