Assistant Store Manager

Goodwill-of-Western-; New Milford (CT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vacation & personal time

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

403(b) match

Employee discount 50%

Work anniversary gift

Referral program

Job summary

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to lead daily store operations in New Milford, CT. This role focuses on staffing, training, merchandising, and ensuring excellent customer service to support the agency's mission.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of supervisory experience, is willing to travel or relocate, and can lift up to 40 pounds while adapting to include day, evening, and weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in a management/supervisory role (2 years preferred).
• Ability to supervise shipping/receiving, stock, merchandising, cashiering, and customer service.
• Willing to travel or relocate.
• Able to lift over 40 pounds; frequent standing and manual tasks.
• Able to work day, evening, and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage a Goodwill retail store within agency policy.
• Recruit, train, and supervise retail team members.
• Delegate work and ensure task completion.
• Discipline team members when needed.
• Create schedules for customer service, displays, security, and costs.
• Order merchandise to stock store.
• Maintain sales records and deposits.
• Plan store displays and attend marketing meetings.
• Maintain a clean and neat store.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team supervision

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Assistant Store Manager

Regular Full-Time New Milford, CT, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 8156

Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $45,000.00 Annually

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut is seeking determined leaders to join us in our mission to help others and serve our local communities.

Our Retail Stores support and even provide funding to different Goodwill programs that assist people with obtaining meaningful employment and bettering their overall quality of life.

As an Assistant Store Manager, you would be an essential part of ensuring the success of our stores and Goodwill’s mission.

What Goodwill can offer you:

• Opportunities for career advancement
• Company-paid professional development and training
• A benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision (employee paid), as well as ancillary benefits including long and short term disability, and life insurance (Goodwill paid)
• These benefits available 1st of the month, following 60 days of employment
• Two (2) weeks' vacation, four (4) personal days, and seven (7) days of sick time
• Up to $3,000 in qualified Tuition Reimbursement
• Nine (9) Paid holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, including Employer Match
• 50% Employee Discount
• $50 work anniversary gift for every year of continuous service (for part-time and full-time team members)
• $200 Referral Program (for every candidate hired that you refer to Goodwill)

Responsibilities:

• Managing a Goodwill retail store within the agency’s established policy
• Recruiting, training, and supervising retail team members in retail operation procedures
• Delegating work assignments to appropriate associates and ensuring team members complete assigned tasks
• Recommending and administering appropriate discipline to team members as needed
• Creating team member work schedules to achieve optimum customer service, merchandise display, store security, and expense control
• Ordering merchandise to stock store
• Maintaining records of sales data and bank deposits
• Planning attractive merchandise displays that make effective use of the sales area
• Attending marketing and sales meetings
• Maintaining a clean and neat store

Position Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Experience or education in Business and Marketing is preferred
• Two years of experience in a management/supervisory position
• Ability to supervise and train in shipping/receiving functions, stock duties, merchandising, cashiering, and customer service retail
• Willing to travel or relocate
• Being prepared for considerable standing, reaching, lifting, carrying, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift over 40 pounds.
• Exposure to inclement weather
• Exposure to various merchandise with potential for contaminated or damaged items
• Availability to work day, evening, and weekend shifts