Assistant Shop Manager

Asher + Rye: A Lifestyle Shop, Cafe, and Interior Design Studio - ee38; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Asher + Rye Shop in downtown Savannah is hiring an Assistant Shop Manager to lead daily retail operations, deliver exceptional customer service, and motivate the team to meet sales goals.

This hands-on role involves training staff, maintaining inviting visual displays, coordinating shop and café events, and ensuring a warm design-focused environment that reflects our hospitality-driven brand.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of retail experience with 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills on the sales floor.
• Interest in design, home furnishings, and hospitality.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to motivate team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day store operations, ensuring readiness and standards.
• Drive sales and deliver exceptional customer experiences while supporting the team.
• Oversee staff training, onboarding, and performance coaching.
• Maintain appealing visual merchandising and inventory control.

Skills

Retail leadership

Customer service

Staff training

Merchandising

Inventory management

Communication skills

Design awareness

Job description

Assistant Shop Manager

Join the team at Asher + Rye Shop, a locally owned lifestyle store and café nestled in the heart of downtown Savannah, GA. We specialize in thoughtfully curated design, home furnishings, and hospitality-inspired goods. As a small business, we take pride in fostering a warm, inviting environment for both our customers and team members. This is a hands‑on leadership role with opportunities to contribute to the growth of our unique shop and make a meaningful impact in a creative, community‑focused setting.

Responsibilities

As the Assistant Shop Manager, you’ll play a key role in the day‑to‑day operations of our store. You’ll confidently lead by example on the sales floor, providing exceptional customer service while supporting and motivating the team to meet sales goals. Your responsibilities will include assisting with staff training and development, ensuring the shop is beautifully merchandised, and helping to create a welcoming atmosphere that reflects our passion for design and hospitality.

This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic retail environment, enjoys building relationships with customers, and has a knack for inspiring a team to succeed.

Key areas

• Daily Shop Operations: Oversee the execution of opening and closing procedures, sales floor readiness, daily task assignments, operational checklists, and shop standards.


• Sales + Customer Experience: Help drive shop sales, support team performance against established goals, develop customer relationships, and ensure consistently attentive service.


• Team Leadership + Training: Direct the retail team during assigned shifts, coordinate floor coverage and breaks, support onboarding and ongoing training, and communicate coaching or performance needs to the Shop Manager.


• Inventory + Fulfillment: Oversee the completion of assigned receiving, replenishment, stockroom organization, inventory checks, and merchandise pulls in coordination with the inventory and fulfillment teams.


• Visual Merchandising + Presentation: Maintain shop presentation standards and support the execution of seasonal displays, product launches, promotions, and merchandising updates.


• Shop + Café Coordination: Help manage shared guest experience needs, coordinate retail support during Café service periods, and ensure the garden, outdoor seating, and other shared customer areas are maintained.


• Operational Communication + Follow-Through: Ensure daily priorities, outstanding tasks, customer concerns, inventory discrepancies, and maintenance needs are communicated, documented, and addressed or escalated appropriately.

In the Shop Manager's absence, the Assistant Shop Manager serves as the primary point of contact for routine retail operations, directing the team and making day‑to‑day decisions within established company policies and approved authority.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of retail experience, including 1 year in a leadership or supervisory role.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence on the sales floor.


• A genuine interest in design, home furnishings, and hospitality.


• A collaborative mindset and the ability to motivate and develop team members.

Why Join Us?

At Asher + Rye Shop, you’ll have the chance to contribute to the growth of a locally owned business in one of Savannah’s most vibrant communities. This is more than just a job! It’s an opportunity to be part of a team that values creativity, connection, and exceptional customer experiences.