Assistant Store Manager

Goodwill Industries Of Middle Ga; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Retail in Augusta, GA is seeking a Full Time Store Associate to support the Store Manager in daily operations. You will assist with scheduling, training, and supervising staff, while delivering excellent customer service.

The role requires sales and cashier experience, strong communication skills, and a willingness to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, and weekends in a retail environment.

Qualifications

• Must have both sales and cashier experience with knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures.
• Must demonstrate initiative and willingness to work.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills essential for communicating with subordinates and store customers.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in scheduling employees and supervising store personnel.
• Instruct/enforce store safety and security procedures.
• Assist customers and handle customer complaints.
• Receive and check inventory, donations, and stock transfers and place merchandise for selling on fixtures.
• Assist in daily administrative and clerical functions, including cash handling and deposits.
• Maintain store records and analyze sales receipts to evaluate store operations.

Skills

Sales experience

Cashier experience

Accounting knowledge

Initiative

Verbal and written communication

Education

College education preferred

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Wrightsboro Retail - Augusta, GA 30909, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $16.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Flexible, rotating shift, Job Category: Goodwill Retail.

Purpose of Position

To assist the Store Manager in the operation of the store selling new and used merchandise.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Be an instructor in the subject of “work” to all who come to Goodwill for training or job placement assistance. In that, work ethic is more “caught than taught”, you will teach others by your own work ethic and passion for quality.
• To assist the Store Manager in scheduling employees and to supervise store personnel assuring that compliance with agency policies and procedures regarding store operations is in effect.
• Assist the Store Manager to instruct/enforce store safety and security procedures.
• To assist store personnel in selling of merchandise and to also engage in personal sales.
• To receive and check incoming inventory, returns, stock transfers, and donations. To place the stock in the proper area of the store and then place on selling fixture.
• Assure that sales employees use correct sales procedures and methods.
• Assist the Store Manager in performing the daily administrative and clerical functions of store operations, cash transactions, daily bank deposits and ordering of supplies.
• Assist the Store Manager in maintaining store records, reviewing and analyzing sales receipts, and determining efficiency of store operations.
• Assist in the proper training of store personnel per established guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Assist customers and handle any customer complaints.

Qualifications: SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

• Must have both sales and cashier experience with sufficient knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures to handle daily store operations, paperwork, and accountability.
• Must demonstrate initiative and willingness to work.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills essential for communicating with subordinates and store customers.

Education

College education preferred; experience may be substituted for education.

Experience

Some retail sales management experience and several years of customer service experience.

Interpersonal Relationships

Must always assist, instruct, and advise store personnel in a professional manner. To inform the Store Manager of significant events. Be responsive to both deadlines and requests from management.

Working Conditions

Work in a retail store selling new and used merchandise. Must be available to work days, evenings, and weekends as scheduled.

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Long periods of standing on average of 8 hours per shift are required. Repetitive bending and stooping.