Assistant Store Manager

Hotspot Convenience Store (RL Jordan)•Chesnee, SC

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager supports the Store Manager with store operations and reports to the Store Manager for assistance and guidance. The role may include duties beyond those listed, particularly duties customary in the convenience store industry. Assistant Store Managers must be able to perform all Sales Associate duties, help employees, and step in to provide assistance or guidance as needed. They may recruit, train, lead, and motivate employees under the Store Manager’s instruction and supervision, while promoting accountability and profitable results. The position requires high ethical and moral standards and providing the Store Manager with feedback on operational and personnel issues. The Assistant Store Manager helps ensure a professional customer experience, follows safety and operational procedures, and complies with applicable laws, regulations, environmental policies, and company emergency procedures. The role involves forecasting, ordering, stocking, and merchandising products, processing vendor invoices, operating store machines, and driving for work-related tasks when the Store Manager is unavailable. A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance are required. The position may involve variable shifts, weekends, and holidays. Physical requirements include intermittent sitting, standing, and bending; lifting up to 50 pounds; exposure to cold temperatures while stocking refrigerator units; and using store safety equipment. Retail, grocery, or convenience store experience is preferred but not required.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.
Ability to work independently and follow instructions.
Ability to process vendor invoices.
Ability to operate necessary machines within the store.
Ability to work variable shifts, weekends, and holidays.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in English.
Liberal computer skills.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use safety equipment within the store.

Nice To Haves

Retail, grocery, or convenience store experience.

Responsibilities

Perform all duties of a Sales Associate.
Follow required procedures for robbery prevention.
Enter all sales in the register at the time of sale.
Assist the Store Manager with store operations.
Help store employees and provide assistance or guidance when needed.
Recruit, train, lead, and motivate store employees under the Store Manager’s instruction and supervision, and promote accountability to achieve profitable results.
Maintain high ethical and moral standards and provide the Store Manager with feedback on operational and personnel issues.
Comply with county and state laws, safety regulations, environmental policies, and company emergency procedures.
Forecast, order, stock, and merchandise products.
Drive for work-related tasks, including trips to the bank, post office, and off-site meetings, when the Store Manager is unavailable.
Verify that other store employees perform their duties in a timely and professional manner.
Greet and thank customers in a timely and professional manner and promote store specials.
Dress consistently with Hot Spot and Shell Store policies.