Assistant Store Manager

Operational Leadership

• • Oversee daily store execution across all departments.
  • Maintain store conditions, cleanliness, and merchandising standards.
  • Ensure accurate receiving, stock flow, inventory levels, and backroom organization.
  • Support seasonal transitions, floor resets, and display execution.
  • Uphold all company procedures and ensuring reliable coverage across shifts.
  • Support store financial goals, sales, labor, shrink and margin targets.
  • Address issues quickly to minimize customer or operational impact.

People Leadership and Team Development

• Coach associates and department leads through clear expectations and feedback.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training and performance management of talent.
• Address employee concerns promptly and appropriately.
• Maintain a respectful, accountable, high-energy work environment.
• Model leadership behaviors that reinforce store culture and service standards.
• Support performance reviews and contributing to development plans.

Customer Experience

• Provide active floor leadership during peak hours.
• Coach and reinforce service expectations.
• Resolve customer concerns with good judgment and urgency.
• Ensure front-end operations deliver speed, accuracy, and friendly service; oversee front end cash control processes.
• Support programs that strengthen customer trust and store reputation.

Merchandising and Inventory Execution

• Own execution in the grocery department and assigned departments.
• Monitor ordering, product flow, and rotation to protect freshness and reduce shrink.
• Ensure accurate inventory counts, stock levels, and storage practices.
• Support execution of planograms, displays, and promotional sets.
• Partner with department leads to maintain in-stock conditions and presentation standards.
• Manage back stock visibility so associates know what is available.

Safety, Compliance and Loss Prevention

• Lead safety routines, training, and execution of OSHA and company standards.
• Ensuring OSHA, safety, and food-handling standards are consistently followed.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and associates are properly trained.
• Support loss prevention programs and enforce store security procedures.
• Investigate incidents and document them accurately and promptly.

Ensure proper rotation, storage, and handling of product

Administrative Support

• Support P&L management, with specific focus on labor.
• Lead and execute weekly labor planning and daily staffing adjustments.
• Ensure accuracy of scheduling, timekeeping records, and payroll processes.
• Complete required reports and administrative tasks, including new hire paperwork and reporting, with timeliness and accuracy.
• Maintain confidentiality related to personnel and company information.
• Support communication flow between departments, the Store Manager, and corporate teams.
  
  

• Base Pay: $55,000 - $65,000 Annually 
• Annual Bonus Program
• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, Vision & More!
• Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills

• 5-7 years of retail and grocery experience, with two years in a Manager or Assistant Manager position. Experience leading and managing a P&L required.
• Proven skills in recruiting, hiring, training, and coaching.
• Have a keen awareness of all current retail safety and OSHA guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience with the following equipment/procedures: hand jack, hand truck, trash compactor, bailer, forklift, cutter, proper lifting techniques, proper scanning techniques.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Thorough understanding of perishable department operations and merchandising.
• Able to respond to common inquiries or complaints from employees, managers, and any outside vendor.
• Good organizational skills, with a full understanding of operation systems and bookkeeping procedures.
• Good oral and written communication skills and the ability to handle a diverse crew in a stressful environment.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of current retail safety standards and OSHA guidelines. Ability to apply on-the-job safety training, to recognize and react to possible safety hazards on store premises. 
• Proficient in MS office properties (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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