Assistant Store Manager

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Save A Lot seeks an Assistant Store Manager (ASM) in Mississippi to lead daily store operations, drive sales, and ensure excellent customer experiences. You will mentor team members, assist with scheduling, and step in for the Store Manager when needed.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and a track record in retail management. Candidates should be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and help maintain store standards and profitability.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of two years of management experience preferred.
• Experience in scheduling, merchandising, budgeting, and expense control.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and administrative tasks.
• Progressive leadership or management training is a plus.
• Bilingual abilities are advantageous in certain locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to store team members and drive performance.
• Create a safe, positive store environment for staff and customers.
• Assist with weekly team scheduling and store planning.
• Lead the store in the manager’s absence, including opening and closing the store.
• Oversee building maintenance and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Support discipline and development of team members and drive results.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders and ensure store standards.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Scheduling

Budgeting

Communication

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Bilingual advantage

Education

High School diploma

Tools

POS systems

Budgeting tools

Job description

The Save A Lot Assistant Store Manager (ASM) ensures and creates an excellent shopping experience for customers; driving sales growth and profitability. Establishes an engaging environment for all team members. The ASM leads the retail store and ensures the store achieves and maintains the operational standards set forth by the company and the store manager. The ASM also trains, motivates, mentors, coaches and develops store team members to ensure Save A Lot retains the best store team members and delivers best in class store operations. The ASM ensures all store team members comply with all Save A Lot policies and procedures, and city, state, and federal requirements.

Requirements/Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, coaching, and development to store team members in relation to their tasks, duties, role requirements, and performance standards
• Creates a safe and positive store environment for team members and customers alike
• Assists store manager with creating the weekly schedule for team members
• Responsible for leading the store in the store manager’s absence to include opening and closing the store
• Responsible for performing and/or coordinating building maintenance
• Takes a genuine interest in the growth, development, and success of the team members through rigorous; training, coaching, mentoring, and development, and supports the Store Manager in progressive disciplinary actions as required
• Consistently and effectively communicates across all stakeholders, including but not limited to store team members, store managers, and district managers
• Ensures the store is operated according to the operational standards set forth by the company and in a manner that maximizes sales, profitability and delivers a world class shopping experience
• Provides leadership that results in excellent daily store conditions to include, but not limited to, required daily produce/meat/center store department operations that fully adhere to Save A Lot’s operational standards and programs, daily execution of Food Safety, other safety policies including power equipment operation and ensures excellent daily sanitation standards are achieved
• Responsible for key metrics of store operations, including sales, customer counts, labor productivity, shrink, and Customer Perception Audit (CPA) scores
• Analyzes, understands, and utilizes operational/financial data to make appropriate business decisions when responsible for the store or alongside the store manager
• Responsible for merchandising program execution, all plan‑ograms, displays, price signs, and tag
• Maintains a high standard of operation for customers which includes a full, fresh, clean, and friendly place to shop
• Manages inventory levels to the specific metrics of the store to ensure quality, freshness, and effective rotation practices to meet Save A Lot’s standards.
• Responsible for excellent perishable product offering and management, including in‑stock positions, conditions, and shrink exposures
• Responsible for interpreting sales data and trends to maintain correct ordering and inventory procedures
• Responsible for the implementation of and compliance with all policies and procedures to include accounting procedures and practices, cash handling, inventory processes, loss prevention, payroll administration, sanitation, food safety, documentation, policy violations, administrative paperwork, etc.
• Acquires food safety certification in accordance with company policies and city/state requirements
• Always provides support to the store manager
• Performs other duties as assigned
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Basic experience with electronic technology and communications
• Minimum of two (2) years of management experience
• Management/leadership experience supervising others along with previous experience in scheduling, merchandising; budgeting, and expense control preferred
• Leadership and/or management training preferred
• Effective oral and written communications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and tasks
• Ability to effectively complete administrative paperwork in a timely manner
• Proficient in planning and analytical skills (comprehension of P&L; budget and expense)
• Strong leadership and time management skills
• Bilingual an advantage in certain locations
• Must also be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Physical Requirements
• Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing 20-50 pounds repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight could be 50-80 pds