About this role
Assistant Store Manager will manage and supervise assigned areas and ensure policies are followed across customers, associates, and merchandising. The role also learns all store operations and leads the store when the Store Manager is absent to keep company standards and best practices consistent.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead company best practices and maximize productivity
- Assist in analyzing store reports for controllable expenses and store performance
- Ensure proper associate scheduling and completion of cleaning tasks
- Ensure compliance with State, Local and Federal regulations
- Perform payroll administration and monitor expenditures within budget
Technical Overview
Non-technical retail leadership role. Key operational mechanics include analyzing store reports for controllable expenses, enforcing compliance, managing associate scheduling, overseeing cleaning tasks, performing payroll administration (daily punch edits, Sunday payroll transmission, payroll reporting), and monitoring actual expenditures against budget.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a retail operations leader who supports the Store Manager by supervising store areas, ensuring company best practices, compliance, and high store performance. They can handle associate scheduling and payroll administration end-to-end, including daily punch edits and Sunday payroll transmission, while training and developing non-exempt associates and maintaining budget-focused expense control.
Must-Have Skills
Responsible for the management and supervision of all areas assigned by the Store ManagerLeads the entire operation of the Store in the absence of the Store ManagerEnsures compliance with all StateLocal and Federal regulationsResponsible for payroll administration including daily punch editsAssociate scheduling complianceSunday payroll transmissionand Payroll reporting as needed
Required Skills
Store operations managementmanagement and supervision of store areascustomer standardsassociate supervisionmerchandising oversightcompany best practicesproductivity maximizationanalyzing store reportsevaluating controllable expensesstore performancecommunicating variances to company standardsassociate schedulingcompliance with state local and federal regulationsassociate cleaning tasksrestrooms cleaning task oversightpayroll administrationdaily punch editsassociate scheduling compliancesunday payroll transmissionpayroll reportingrecruitinghiringtraining and developing non-exempt associatesRoss personnel policies and procedures complianceassociate relations incident communicationexpense controlcontinuous monitoring of actual expendituresbudget monitoring
Hard Skills
Store operations managementManagement and supervision of store areas assigned by the Store ManagerCustomer standardsAssociate supervisionMerchandising oversightCompany Best PracticesProductivity maximizationAnalyzing Store reportsEvaluating controllable expensesOverall Store performance analysisCommunicating variances to company standardsAssociate schedulingCompliance with StateLocal and Federal regulationsScheduling and completion of Associate cleaning tasksRestrooms cleaning task oversightAccepting special assignments as directed by LeadershipPayroll administrationDaily punch editsAssociate scheduling complianceSunday payroll transmissionPayroll reportingRecruitingHiringTraining and developing non-exempt AssociatesRoss personnel policies and procedures complianceAssociate Relations incident communicationExpense controlContinuous monitoring of actual expendituresBudget monitoringControls payro
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAttention to detailCustomer-focused mindset
Keywords for Your Resume
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Deal Breakers
Must ensure compliance with all State, Local and Federal regulations, Must be able to perform payroll administration including daily punch edits, Associate scheduling compliance, Sunday payroll transmission, and Payroll reporting as needed, Must be able to lead the entire operation of the Store in the absence of the Store Manager
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