Assistant Manager Trainee: Fast-Paced Sports Retail Growth

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation; Atwater (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Employee Merchandise Discount

Ticket Discounts to Top Attractions

Employee Referral Program

Paid Sick Leave

Dental, Medical Insurance

401k / Roth IRA

Job summary

Big 5 Sporting Goods is seeking an Assistant Manager Trainee for a part-time role in Atwater, CA. This entry-level leadership position provides training to develop management skills while you perform duties personally or through others in a fast-paced neighborhood store.

The program lasts 6–18 months and offers a clear path to higher positions, with emphasis on customer service, merchandising, and team supervision. Flexible schedule and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess basic organizational and/or applicable math skills.
• Detail-oriented and reliable.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic knowledge of sporting goods is a plus.
• Must possess High School diploma, GED, or High School Equivalency Exam.
• Flexible Scheduling.
• Upon accepting a position offered, candidate will be subject to E-Verify.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and assist customers throughout the store.
• Answer phone calls and respond to customer inquiries.
• Recommend products and suggest add-on sales.
• Merchandising and compliance of all company policies.
• Setting promotional signage.
• Checking and retrieving merchandise from stockroom as needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and fully stocked sales floor.
• Assist with store opening and closing procedures.
• Training newly hired associates.
• Directing sales and cashier associates throughout the store.
• Inventory control and enforcement of loss prevention policies.
• Enforcement of all company policies.
• Performs or may perform additional duties as assigned by management and supervision.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Sports knowledge

Education

High School diploma, GED, or equivalency

Job description

Big 5 Sporting Goods is seeking an Assistant Manager Trainee for a part-time role in Atwater, CA. This entry-level leadership position provides training to develop management skills while you perform duties personally or through others in a fast-paced neighborhood store.

The program lasts 6–18 months and offers a clear path to higher positions, with emphasis on customer service, merchandising, and team supervision. Flexible schedule and benefits apply.