Assistant Store Manager

Central Network Retail Group, LLC (CNRG); Moncks Corner (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

401k with employer match

Employee Assistance Program

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Critical Illness Coverage

Accident Plan

Medical, LTD/AD&D, STD, Life Insurance

Job summary

Central Network Retail Group, LLC (CNRG) is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to oversee all store activities in the Store Manager’s absence. The role requires strong leadership, a focus on aggressive customer service, and expertise in merchandising, shrink control, and store operations.

Candidates should understand the local market and seasonality to help achieve budgeted goals. The position emphasizes mentoring associates, recruiting and training staff, and maintaining company standards

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate excellent leadership and problem solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication to interact with customers, vendors and associates.
• Ability to manage with limited supervision and understand aggressive customer service.
• Flexible schedule including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify and ensure CNRG’s Mission and Values in daily operations and news.
• Provide aggressive customer service as part of total store operations.
• Assist in achieving store budgeted goals through actions.
• Merchandise the retail sales floor to company set standards.
• Verify merchandise is received, stored and merchandised per procedures.
• Oversee deliveries and prompt customer pickup processing.
• Pursue new commercial customers while maintaining service quality.
• Report unusual occurrences to the Store Manager and address issues promptly.
• Lead associates in absence of Store Manager and ensure policy compliance.
• Assist with recruiting, selecting, and training associates.
• Help create a team environment across the store.
• Must be certified in all areas (forklifts, DOT, gate, receiving, service desk).
• Complete HCI product knowledge course; perform opening/closing procedures and customer service skills (locks, keys, banding lumber, etc.).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Team leadership

Job description

Summary

The Assistant Store Manager has the responsibility for all store activities in the Store Manager’s absence. The Assistant Store Manager must exemplify the company’s culture through the execution of the Mission and Values. Additionally, a successful Assistant Store Manager will demonstrate aggressive customer service at all times, effectively lead all store associates and is responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Manager. The Assistant Store Manager must have expertise in company culture, merchandising, shrink control and operational aspects of the store. A successful Assistant Store Manager must be knowledgeable of the local market, customer base, seasonality opportunities, competitors and other specifics of the local market that may influence the business. The Assistant Store Manager is a role model, a leader, problem-solver, and strategic thinker, who must manage her/his time to help achieve budgeted goals. The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for instilling CNRG’s Mission and Values in all associates and ensures the entire store operates according to CNRG’s operational guidelines.

• Exemplify and ensure CNRG’s Mission and Values remain forefront in daily business as well as keeping all associates informed as to store and company expectations and news
• Ensure aggressive customer service is defined to associates and demonstrated as part of total store operations to exceed customer expectations
• Assist in achieving store budgeted goals through her or his key associates and/or her or his own actions
• Properly merchandising the retail sales floor to company set standards
• Verify merchandise is received, stored and merchandised in all departments according to established operational and safety procedures
• Monitoring delivery procedures to ensure merchandise is loaded and delivered on time and customers coming to pick up merchandise are processed promptly and courteously
• Ensuring commercial sales associates are aggressively pursuing new commercial customers while maintaining aggressive customer service for current customers
• Reporting any unusual occurrences promptly to the Store Manager. Also, acting to solve problems immediately that require immediate attention
• In the absence of the Store Manager leading all associates, providing direction and feedback on a consistent basis to ensure the store is being operated according to company policies and standards
• Assisting with recruiting, selecting, and training associates
• Helping create a team environment throughout the store
• Must be certified in all areas in the store to include but are not limited to inside and outside forklifts, DOT, gate, receiving and service desk
• Must complete the HCI product knowledge course, be able to complete opening and closing procedures and master all store customer service skills to include, but are not limited to banding lumber, cutting keys, mixing paint, keying locks and cutting flooring
• Other functions as assigned by her/his supervisor or company official.

Summary

The Assistant Store Manager has the responsibility for all store activities in the Store Manager’s absence. The Assistant Store Manager must exemplify the company’s culture through the execution of the Mission and Values. Additionally, a successful Assistant Store Manager will demonstrate aggressive customer service at all times, effectively lead all store associates and is responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Manager. The Assistant Store Manager must have expertise in company culture, merchandising, shrink control and operational aspects of the store. A successful Assistant Store Manager must be knowledgeable of the local market, customer base, seasonality opportunities, competitors and other specifics of the local market that may influence the business. The Assistant Store Manager is a role model, a leader, problem-solver, and strategic thinker, who must manage her/his time to help achieve budgeted goals. The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for instilling CNRG’s Mission and Values in all associates and ensures the entire store operates according to CNRG’s operational guidelines.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Exemplify and ensure CNRG’s Mission and Values remain frontier in daily business as well as keeping all associates informed as to store and company expectations and news
• Ensure aggressive customer service is defined to associates and demonstrated as part of total store operations to exceed customer expectations
• Assist in achieving store budgeted goals through her or his key associates and/or her or his own actions
• Properly merchandising the retail sales floor to company set standards
• Verify merchandise is received, stored and merchandised in all departments according to established operational and safety procedures
• Monitoring delivery procedures to ensure merchandise is loaded and delivered on time and customers coming to pick up merchandise are processed promptly and courteously
• Ensuring commercial sales associates are aggressively pursuing new commercial customers while maintaining aggressive customer service for current customers
• Reporting any unusual occurrences promptly to the Store Manager. Also, acting to solve problems immediately that require immediate attention
• In the absence of the Store Manager leading all associates, providing direction and feedback on a consistent basis to ensure the store is being operated according to company policies and standards
• Assisting with recruiting, selecting, and training associates
• Helping create a team environment throughout the store
• Must be certified in all areas in the store to include but are not limited to inside and outside forklifts, DOT, gate, receiving and service desk
• Must complete the HCI product knowledge course, be able to complete opening and closing procedures and master all store customer service skills to include, but are not limited to banding lumber, cutting keys, mixing paint, keying locks and cutting flooring
• Other functions as assigned by her/his supervisor or company official.

Successful Assistant Manager Candidate

Must demonstrate excellent leadership and problem solving skills. Be able to manage with limited supervision. They must have good oral/written communication skills in order to effectively interact with customers, vendors and other associates. A successful Assistant Store Manager must understand aggressive customer service and be team-oriented. They must have good management and organizational skills. Additionally, they must understand and interpret data presented in statistical or numerical form and be able to use it effectively in assessing and coordinating the merchandise and operational aspects of the store operations in the absence of the Store Manager. They must be detail oriented and handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment. They must be able to climb up and down ladders, reach, bend, twist, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs., handle large odd shaped items, and stock items in overhead areas. Finally, they must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

CNRG offers a range of benefits for both Full Time and Part Time employees:

• All levels of employment enjoy our fantastic employee discount
• 401k with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Part-Time benefits include Vision, Dental, Critical Illness, and an Accident plan
• Full-Time benefits include the additional benefits of Medical, LTD/AD&D, STD, Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Will prep services

CNRG’s, Inc. complies with all applicable equal employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation from the company.