Assistant Store Manager

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Cedar Falls (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Time off benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in Cedar Falls, IA. You will work with the store manager to organize, plan, and implement strategies across customer service, marketing, merchandising, inventory, finances, and safety.

This role includes supervising staff and generating sales leads, with a typical 44-hour week and bonus eligibility. The position offers health benefits, time away from work, and the potential for career growth within a retail paint store

Qualifications

• Requires at least a high school diploma or GED.
• Prior experience in retail, sales, or customer service preferred.
• Experience in leadership roles and supervising others is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support strategies to increase sales and profitability.
• Provide excellent customer service and build product knowledge for recommendations.
• Supervise and train store staff; assist in outside sales calls to grow market share.
• Handle store administration and maintain merchandising standards.
• Ensure compliance with safety, loss prevention, and store policies.
• Respond to customer and employee inquiries and resolve issues.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Leadership

Merchandising

Communication

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

CRM systems

Timekeeping systems

Job description

The Assistant Store Manager works with the store manager to organize, plan, and implement strategies in a Sherwin-Williams paint store. This includes supporting all aspects of store operations, including customer service, marketing, merchandising, inventory, finances, and store safety. This role will assist in supervising and training store staff and be responsible for contacting customers to generate sales leads.

This position's typical schedule is 44 hours per week, which may include evenings and/or weekends.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

• Support business strategies to increase sales and optimize profitability
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service
• Build and maintain knowledge of all products to ensure effective customer recommendations
• Build positive relationships with wholesale and retail customers
• Complete store administration
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including safety, loss prevention, and security
• Maintain outstanding store condition and visual merchandising standards, including promotional packages and sales floor displays
• Support employee training, development, performance management, and corrective action
• Respond to and resolve any customer and/or employee complaints
• Partner with Store Manager to make outside sales calls to increase market share

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
• Must have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a retail, sales, or customer service position or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Management Training Program
• Have at least one (1) year of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams
• Have previous work experience selling paint and paint-related products
• Have work experience using timekeeping and/or customer relationship management (\"CRM\") systems
• Have an associate's degree or higher in business, sales, or marketing
• Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish