Assistant Store Team Leader - Full-time

We have an immediate opening for a Assistant Store Team Leader.

Must be able to work various shifts per week.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As directed by Store Team Leader (STL), responsibilities include daily operation of an individual store location and achieving all goals and budgets set by the company.

General Responsibilities

• Cooperates with corporate directives and corrects issues immediately
• Delegates and follows up on daily tasks to ensure optimal store conditions
• Enforces Company Policies & Procedures and all Federal, State, and Local Regulations
• Assist STL to ensure compliance with financial management including but not limited to; inventory control, shrink, and payroll budget
• Achieve Sales and Gross Profit Projections
• Provides clear and effective communication to store team members and corporate office
• Demonstrates and sets expectations for a high level of customer service
• Completes all necessary administrative paperwork
• Responsible for periodic opening and closing of store
• In Lieu of STL, the Assistant STL will be responsible for total store operations
• Observes and Obeys all federal, state, and local laws that govern day to day operations

Personnel Management

• Proactive coaching and oversees training and development of team members
• Monitor punches to ensure team members are paid properly in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Maintains vendor relationship to ensure proper inventory levels, sales, and Gross Profit %
• requirements
• Assists in reducing turnover by:

o contributing to positive team environment by recognizing alarms or changes in performance and communicating them to the STL
o developing positive relationships with team members by understanding and addressing individual motivation, needs and concerns
o ensuring proper training, development, and evaluations

Safety
Maintains a safe working environment for customers, team members, and vendors

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:High School Diploma or GED

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5 years related job experience in retail management
• Knowledge of organizational dynamics

SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and interpret graphs
• Ability to read and interpret documents
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Excels in verbal and nonverbal communications
• Uses proper oral and written language
• Ability to identify and understand personal values of superiors, subordinates, peers and others
• Displays a strong ability to lead and direct
• Recognizes the difference between managing and doing
• Utilizes a variety of analytical techniques to solve problems
• Effectively handles conflicts and confrontations
• Demonstrates Professional Behavior
• Ability to generate consistent sales growth
• Achieves maximum time effectiveness Excels in priority determinations
• Excels in priority determinations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for supervision of an assistant store team leader, 6-7 department heads, and 50-70 team members. Numbers vary depending on store location.

EQUIPMENT TO BE USED:

Computers, fax, telephone, cellular phone/blackberry, telexon, palette jack, hand truck, hi-lo, calculator, price gun, box cutter, brooms, mop, compactor, floor waxer, register, deli slicer, bread slicer, wrapping machine, scale

Summary of Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, lift, pull, and walk.  The team member frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The team member must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.