Assistant General Manager

MERS / Missouri Goodwill Industries; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision benefits

Life Insurance

403(b) / 401(k) Retirement Plans

PTO & Holidays

Flexible schedules

Job summary

MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries is hiring an Assistant General Manager for the Lake St. Louis Store - Robert Raymond. The role focuses on supporting the Store Manager in operations, budgeting, staffing, and delivering excellent customer service.

The position offers an hourly full-time schedule, with a bonus potential up to $500 per month and comprehensive benefit options. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of management experience in a Goodwill retail or

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required; some college preferred.
• One year of Management experience plus previous Goodwill Retail/Warehouse experience preferred.
• Valid MO or IL state driver's license and insurance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including customer service, conflict resolution, and teamwork.
• Leadership skills include quality decision-making, goal-setting, and problem-solving, with the ability to motivate and lead employees and hold them accountable.
• Comfortable with workplace technology like registers, scheduling, and inventory management software.

Responsibilities

• Assists Store Manager in overseeing store operations, resources, and budgets to meet or exceed goals.
• Model core values to uphold a safety, ethics, and quality culture.
• Supervise, direct, and train staff and ensure key functions are performed.
• Provide superior customer service to ensure donor/shopper retention and de-escalation of dissatisfaction.
• Coach employees on performance including discipline up to termination.
• Assign daily duties to achieve operational tasks and identify staff for advancement.
• Safeguard company property and report any theft or misconduct to management or loss prevention.
• Follow all agency policies and store values.
• Staffing and payroll adjustments as needed to maintain coverage.
• Identify process improvements to eliminate waste.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Teamwork

Leadership

Decision making

Goal setting

Problem solving

Workplace technology

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Some college preferred

Tools

Registers

Scheduling software

Inventory management software

Job description

Career Opportunities: Assistant General Manager (7931)

Requisition ID7931-Posted09/08/2026-Lake St Louis Store - Robert Raymond-Retail Stores-Lake St Louis Store - Robert Raymond-Retail Operations-0%

Required Travel:0%
Position Type:Hourly Full-Time
Hourly Rate:$22.50
Bonus Potential: Up to $500/month

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professionalAssistant General Managerto join ourLake St Louis Store - Robert Raymondteam! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED required; some college preferred. One year of Management experience + Previous Goodwill Retail/Warehouse Experience Preferred. Valid MO or IL state driver’s license and insurance. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including customer service, conflict resolution, and teamwork. Leadership skills include quality decision-making, goal-setting, and problem-solving, with the ability to motivate and lead employees and hold them accountable. Comfortable with workplace technology like registers, scheduling, and inventory management software.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Assists Store Manager in overseeing store operations, resources, and budgets to ensure all goals and benchmarks are met or exceeded.
• Model core values to uphold a culture with an understanding and commitment to safety, ethics, and quality within the store.
• Supervise, direct, and train assigned staff and ensure they perform their essential/primary functions.
• Provide superior internal and external customer service to ensure repeat donors, shoppers, and staff retention and de-escalate customer dissatisfaction quickly and effectively.
• Coach and counsel employees about the performance of their job duties, including discipline up to and including termination.
• Exercise independent judgment in assigning daily job duties to achieve daily operational tasks.
• Helps to identify and recommend employees with proven performance for advancement.
• Safeguards company property and personal information from harm, damage, or theft. Reports any theft, misappropriation, unethical/inappropriate behavior, or unauthorized possession of company property to a member of management, Human Resources, or Loss Prevention.
• Must read, follow, model, and enforce all agency policies, procedures, and values.
• Utilizes efficient staffing methods to ensure the store is staffed appropriately. Arranges for replacements of absent employees when necessary. Audits, edits, and approves payroll.
• Eliminates wasteful practices through process improvement.
• Maintains a professional appearance, adhering to MERS Goodwill’s dress code.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Monthly Bonus up to $500.00
• Immediate date of hire individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.