Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Town of Hempstead, NY

21d

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager supports store leadership with daily operations and overall store performance. The role includes managing schedules, developing operational action plans, identifying employee training opportunities, and supervising the day-to-day work of the team. The Assistant Store Manager helps maintain customer service, inventory, merchandising, cleanliness, safety, and company policy standards. This is a full-time position averaging 38 hours per week, with a starting wage of $28.00 per hour and a stated increase to $29.00 per hour in Year 2.

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 to support their 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 the performance of self and others.
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.
Meet any state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.
Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment.
Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to stock merchandise and handle products weighing up to 45 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Prior management experience preferred.
Equivalent knowledge may be demonstrated through a combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the direct leader in 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.
Communicate and model the company strategy and core values to promote teamwork and employee engagement.
Monitor the community’s competitive environment and inform the direct leader of necessary adjustments.
Provide product feedback and recommend items 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.
Resolve operational customer concerns appropriately when the direct leader is absent.
Identify and address hazards, promote proper ergonomics, and keep store equipment in working order.
Maintain store cleanliness and signage standards.
Assist with maintaining stock levels through appropriate product ordering.
Merchandise products neatly to maximize sales.
Ensure product quality and freshness and accurate product signage.
Assist the direct leader with store payroll and total loss budgets, inventory counts, and training new employees.
Supervise day-to-day team operations and escalate issues as appropriate.
Ensure direct reports complete assigned work effectively and on time to provide a high level of customer service.
Follow 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 on shelving at various heights.
Regularly sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.