Assistant Store Manager - Now Hiring

HARIBO of America will soon be opening our first ever retail shops in the U.S. this summer.  We are hiring an Assistant Store Manager for our upcoming location in the **Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Mall in Central Valley, New York, 10917**

The Assistant Store Manager will help ensure operational excellence at the store location while also providing training, coaching, leadership and mentoring to hourly store associates.  Reporting directly the Store Manager,  the Assistant Store Manager will act as the “manager on duty” in the absence of the Store Manager as well as greet customers, ring up orders at the register, stock shelves, and all other duties aligned to ensure smooth operations and a memorable customer experience. This is a full-time, benefits eligible role. 

The original and iconic Goldbears, created in 1922, have delighted kids and grown-ups for over 100 years! Our associates are our most valuable asset. At HARIBO of America we are committed to a comprehensive benefit program that helps our employee stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a positive work life balance. We provide fully paid health insurance premiums, generous PTO, paid holidays, competitive 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and more. Additionally, we offer community involvement opportunities and career growth opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have 5+  years of work experience within a retail store environment and prior Assistant Manager or Shift Manager level responsibilities. The ability to work day, evening, and weekend shifts is required and the ability to exhibit “Childlike Happiness” – one of HARIBO’s core values, and spread “Childlike Happiness” to our HARIBO retail shop customers by creating a memorable experience for all shoppers is essential. Are you HARIBO?

Responsibilities:

• Act as “Manager on Duty” when HARIBO Retail Store Manager is not on duty
• Complete procedures to open and close the store safely
• Assist in training, coaching, and mentoring a team of retail shop associates
• Greeting customers, sampling activities – inside and outside of the store, ringing up orders, stocking shelves and backroom
• Support retail store operations by supporting duties related to stock management, managing stock levels, ensuring adequate safety stock, and end-to-end stock management
• Assist Store Manager with Staff planning, scheduling adequate store coverage.
• Deliver high levels of customer service
• Ensure all food hygiene processes are followed
• Ensure accurate and safe cash handling processes
• Handle customer complaints and resolve issues
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or HSED
• 3+ years of work experience in retail, hospitality, or customer service roles
• Prior cash handling (cash register, point of sales systems, etc)  experience
• Flexibility to meet the needs of th business – ability to work day (open and mid-days), evening (close), weekday, weekend shifts, and holidays
• Ability to work on-site, everyday, at assigned physical HARIBO shop/store location
• Frequently stand and/or walk for extended periods of time
• Occasionally move up to 40 lbs
• Occasionally bend, reach, climb (using a ladder)
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  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• This is a full-time, benefits eligible role
• This position is located on-site at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Mall in Central Valley, New York, 10917

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in an Assistant Manager or Shift Manager level role
• 5+ years of work experience in retail, hospitality, or customer service roles
• Prior experience in a high-touch, customer experience focused retail environment
• Prior experience working at the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlet mall
• Multi-lingual a plus / Ability to speak multiple languages

Skills:

• Ability to exhibit “Childlike Happiness” – one of HARIBO’s core values, and spread “Childlike Happiness” to our HARIBO retail shop customers by creating a memorable experience for all shoppers
• Demonstrated customer service focus
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written
• Attention to detail
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to follow instructions and directions

Required qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• 18 years or older
• At least high school diploma or equivalent or higher