Retail Assistant Store Manager

Retail Assistant Store Manager
Location: Waukesha WI (100% onsite)
Salary: $18.50 - $20.00/hour (with overtime typically $44000 - $46000 annually)
Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance 401K w/ Match Paid Time Off
Job Type: Full-Time
Typical Hours Per Week: Off-season 40 hours Busy season 42-44 hours Peak 50 hours
Store Hours: Most days 9am 6pm or 7pm (Openers arrive 1 hour prior)
Start Date: ASAP
Travel: Local (5-day trips annually for meetings or training)
Sponsorship: Not available
Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Retail Assistant Store Manager Description

Our client an established retailer is seeking Assistant Store Managers to support either their Guest Services or Home & Garden department in Waukesha WI. This is a highly hands-on leadership opportunity ideal for candidates with a retail background OR individuals from other industries seeking to step into a leadership role. You will spend approximately 90% of your time on the sales floor actively supporting daily operations and 10% on administrative responsibilities. The ideal candidate is ambitious emotionally mature hardworking and team-oriented with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced physically demanding retail environment. This position offers a path to career growth and other management opportunities in a company that values people training and culture. Additionally this retail management role offers more attractive hours for work-life balance.

Retail Assistant Store Manager Responsibilities

Provide hands-on leadership on the sales floor to support daily store operations
Facilitate merchandising resets and marketing plans
Support staff direction coaching and daily task execution
Track store performance and address areas of concern
Support opening and closing procedures as needed
Ensure daily cycle counts are completed and sent to the corporate office
Align store culture with company vision and values
Develop strong partnerships with store personnel buyers vendors and corporate leadership
Protect and maintain company assets and resources
Assist with back-office reporting and basic administrative tasks
Uphold company culture safety standards and operational expectations

Retail Assistant Store Manager Qualifications

Highly hands-on and comfortable working on your feet in a fast-paced environment is required
Ambitious dependable and customer-oriented leadership mindset is required
Strong emotional maturity and professionalism are required
Comfortable using computers and learning new software systems is required
Ability to attend paid offsite training 1 day per week for the first 3 months is required