Assistant Manager All Des Moines Stores

RiseMe; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

QuikTrip in Urbandale, IA is seeking an Entry-Level Assistant Manager to support store operations and help your team succeed. You will deliver friendly customer service, reinforce standards, and contribute to a welcoming store environment.

Working under the Store Manager and other assistants, you will promote teamwork, train clerks on your shift, and help maintain consistent, high-performing store operations through hands-on leadership and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Required: High school diploma or GED.
• Desired: Retail store sales experience.
• Must communicate in English with customers, vendors and employees.

Responsibilities

• Own the customer experience by anticipating needs and representing company standards.
• Mentor peers, resolve conflicts, and model professional behavior.
• Maintain attractive store appearance and guide daily upkeep.
• Ensure food safety and quality in the store environment.
• Optimize product presentation and merchandising to meet demand.
• Coordinate shift performance and cross-shift collaboration.
• Monitor task execution, issues resolution, and inventory reporting.

Skills

Customer engagement

Operational execution

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

QT - Where Hard Work is Rewarded

Everyone in the QT family possesses a certain intangible quality. Of course, they possess the many other qualities we expect in our employees, like dependability and work ethic, but they have something else, too. It’s the QT culture, and it’s what attracts everyone who works with us. Our employees are the reason people love the QT experience. Our employees work hard, have fun, and genuinely love providing great service. In return, we give them great pay, great benefits, and all the fountain drinks they can consume.

Schedule Options

• Night Assistant: Sat 10:30p-8a, Sun 11p-8a, Mon 11p-8a, Tues 11p-8a, Wed OFF, Thurs OFF, Fri 10:30p-8a, Total Hours 46
• Relief Assistant: Sat 5:30a-3:30p, Sun 6:30a-3:30p, Mon OFF, Tues 3p-12a, Wed 11p-8a, Thurs 11p-8a, Fri OFF, Total Hours 46

Job Summary

As an Entry-Level Assistant Manager at QuikTrip, you'll play a hands-on role in supporting store operations and helping your team succeed. From delivering excellent customer service to reinforcing operational standards, you'll be part of the team that keeps things running smoothly and creates a welcoming experience for everyone who walks through the door.

Under the guidance of the Store Manager and in coordination with other Assistant Managers, you will promote teamwork, uphold company policies, and support a respectful, inclusive, and customer-focused environment. You'll also help train and develop clerks on your shift, contributing to a consistent, high-performing team culture through hands‑on leadership and a commitment to growth.

In this role, you'll demonstrate key strengths like Customer Engagement, Operational Execution, and Teamwork - all in alignment with QuikTrip's Purpose, Core Values, and Standards of Store Operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Customer Service - Own the customer experience by anticipating needs, solving problems, and consistently representing company standards.
• Employee Support / Teamwork - Own team outcomes by mentoring peers, resolving conflicts constructively, and modeling professional behavior.
• Store Appearance - Own the customer‑facing environment by proactively addressing appearance issues and guiding peers in daily upkeep.
• Food Service and Food Safety - Own food quality by proactively checking standards, correcting issues, and ensuring customers receive safe, consistent products.
• Merchandising - Own product presentation by optimizing layouts, identifying gaps, and ensuring merchandising aligns with customer demand.
• Shift Management - Own shift performance by anticipating needs, solving problems, and helping coordinate cross‑shift efforts to meet customer demand.
• Business Operations - Own operational standards by monitoring task execution, resolving issues, and ensuring reporting and inventory processes are followed.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Desired Experience:Retail store sales experience
• Desired Skills: Pleasant disposition; patience to deal with difficult situations; self‑motivated, and the ability to work unsupervised. Must be able to communicate in English, verbally and in writing, with customers, vendors, and employees.

Schedule / Work / Travel

• Work Pattern: Shift work; may include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays (essential personnel during weather/events).
• Physical / Environment: Requires standing for extended periods and routine walking.
• Requires lifting up to 30-60 lbs
• May work in cold/freezer areas or outdoors at times.

Benefits Information

Employee Benefits - QuikTrip

Compensation

QT Store Job Wages

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