Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Simpsonville, SC

13d

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 develop the team. It also supports inventory, payroll, loss-prevention, merchandising, customer service, and the effective completion of store responsibilities.

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 with direct reports to support their 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 professionally and efficiently, follow instructions, and pay attention to detail.
Meet applicable state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
At least 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment, or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
Able to stock merchandise from receiving to shelving and place products weighing up to 45 pounds on shelves at various heights.
Regularly able to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.
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.
Communicate and model company strategy and core values to foster teamwork and employee engagement.
Monitor the community’s competitive environment and inform the direct leader of adjustments needed to maintain the company’s competitive position.
Provide product feedback and recommend items to add 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 rectify hazards, ensure proper ergonomics, and keep store equipment in working order.
Maintain store cleanliness standards and proper signage.
Assist the direct leader in 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 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 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.