Full-Time Assistant Store Manager

ALDI•Defiance, OH

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager assists with supervising day-to-day store activities and ensuring overall store performance. The role includes managing schedules, developing operational action plans, and identifying training opportunities to develop and grow the team. The position averages 38 hours per week and starts at $26.50 per hour, with a wage increase to $27.50 per hour in Year 2. Duties must 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 and courteous customer service.
Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that supports 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 work 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 professionally and efficiently, follow instructions, and attend to detail.
Meet any state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages.
A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment.
A combination of education and experience may provide equivalent knowledge.
Ability to stock merchandise from receiving to shelving and place products weighing up to 45 pounds on shelving at various heights.
Regular 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.

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 the company's strategy and core values to foster teamwork and membership among employees.
Monitor the competitive environment in the community and inform the direct leader of necessary adjustments.
Provide product feedback and recommend new items to carry or items to 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 proper 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 accurate product signage.
Assist the direct leader with meeting payroll and total loss budgets, inventory counts, and training new employees.
Supervise day-to-day team operations and escalate issues to appropriate support or leadership when necessary.
Ensure direct reports complete assigned responsibilities in a timely and effective manner 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.