Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Middletown, KY

22d•$26 - $27

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager supports store leadership by helping manage day-to-day store activities and overall performance. The role assists with developing and implementing operational action plans, managing schedules, maintaining appropriate stock levels, and identifying training opportunities to support the team’s development. It also helps ensure excellent customer service, compliance with company procedures, and the store’s operational and financial goals. This is a full-time position averaging 38 hours per week. The starting wage is $25.50 per hour, increasing to $26.50 per hour in Year 2. Duties may 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 to support direct reports’ growth and job 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 operate an electric/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 professionally and efficiently, follow instructions, and attend to detail.
Meet applicable state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.
At least 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment.
Ability to stock merchandise from receiving to shelving and place products weighing up to 45 pounds on shelves at various heights.
Ability to 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.
A combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

Assist the direct leader with developing and implementing action plans to improve operating results.
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 community’s competitive environment 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 store personnel follow inventory procedures, product handling guidelines, and cash control policies.
Resolve operational customer concerns appropriately when the direct leader is absent.
Identify and correct hazards, ensure proper ergonomics, and maintain store equipment in working order.
Maintain store cleanliness standards and proper signage.
Assist the direct leader with maintaining stock levels through appropriate product ordering.
Merchandise products neatly to maximize sales.
Ensure product quality and freshness and accurate 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 as needed.
Ensure direct reports complete assigned responsibilities in a timely and effective manner to deliver high-quality customer service.
Follow company policies and procedures and protect the security and confidentiality of documents and data.
Perform other duties as assigned.