Assistant Store Manager

Princeton University Retail; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Princeton University Store is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to serve as the General Manager’s second-in-command across two Princeton locations. You will shape talent, performance, and growth, partnering with store leaders to deliver outstanding customer experiences and profitable operations.

As a seasoned retail leader, you will develop leaders, manage labor and inventory, and drive omnichannel initiatives with strong judgment and hands-on collaboration.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressive retail leadership experience, including high-volume or multi-location responsibility.
• Experience as a Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or comparable senior retail leader.
• Proven record of developing leaders and improving sales, profitability, customer experience, and operational performance.
• Strong business acumen across labor planning, performance management, inventory, merchandising, and omnichannel operations.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, discretion, direct communication, conflict management skills, and exceptional follow-through.
• Comfort using POS, scheduling, payroll, inventory, task management, and business reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the General Manager to set direction, staffing plans, labor priorities, and business actions across both stores providing top level customer service and support.
• Lead, coach, and hold managers and supervisors accountable while building succession plans and a strong leadership bench.
• Analyze sales, payroll, productivity, inventory, and customer results and translate findings into focused action plans.
• Drive consistent execution across customer service, merchandising, staffing, scheduling, inventory, safety, and omnichannel operations.
• Lead the store organization in the General Manager’s absence and represent store leadership with internal and external partners.
• Own key cross-store initiatives, remove operating barriers, and ensure commitments are completed with urgency and follow-through.

Skills

Store leadership

People development

Performance management

Omnichannel ops

Tools

POS systems

Scheduling software

Payroll systems

Job description

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER

Serve as the General Manager’s second-in-command and shape talent, performance, and growth across both stores.

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER

Serve as the General Manager’s second-in-command and shape talent, performance, and growth across both stores. Princeton University Store is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to serve as a key organizational leader and the General Manager, Stores’ primary partner. This role is ideal for an accomplished retail leader who develops leaders, drives profitable growth, strengthens accountability, and leads with confidence.

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Reports To: General Manager, Stores

Supervises: Store leaders and associates, as assigned

Employment Type: Full-time, salaried

Schedule: Flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, holidays, events, and peak university periods

Work Location: 114-116 Nassau Street and 36 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Salary Range: Salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits: Eligible employees may participate in the company’s benefit programs, including health, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and other benefits made available to eligible employees.

About Princeton University Store

Princeton University Store is an independent omnichannel retailer serving the Princeton University community through two stores, E-commerce, campus events, and pop-up retail.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

The Assistant Store Manager is a multi-store leadership role with broad responsibility for people, business performance, customer experience, and execution. Working directly with the General Manager, this leader helps set priorities, translates strategy into action, and ensures store leaders deliver results. The role requires judgment, discretion, and ownership to lead the store organization independently when needed.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Store leaders are developed, empowered, and prepared to lead their teams with confidence and accountability.
• Both locations achieve sales, payroll, customerexperience, and operating goals through clear ownership and disciplined execution.
• The General Manager has a trusted secondincommand who anticipates needs, resolves issues, and moves priorities forward.

WHAT YOU DO

• Partner with the General Manager to set direction, staffing plans, labor priorities, and business actions across both stores providing top level customer service and support.
• Lead, coach, and hold managers and supervisors accountable while building succession plans and a strong leadership bench.
• Analyze sales, payroll, productivity, inventory, and customer results and translate findings into focused action plans.
• Drive consistent execution across customer service, merchandising, staffing, scheduling, inventory, safety, and omnichannel operations.
• Lead the store organization in the General Manager’s absence and represent store leadership with internal and external partners.
• Own key crossstore initiatives, remove operating barriers, and ensure commitments are completed with urgency and followthrough.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Seven or more years of progressive retail leadership experience, including highvolume or multilocation responsibility.
• Experience as a Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or comparable senior retail leader responsible for managers and associates.
• A proven record of developing leaders and improving sales, profitability, customer experience, and operational performance.
• Strong business acumen across labor planning, performance management, inventory, merchandising, and omnichannel operations.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, discretion, direct communication, conflictmanagement skills, and exceptional followthrough.
• Comfort using POS, scheduling, payroll, inventory, taskmanagement, and businessreporting systems.

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY THIS ROLE

• Serve as the General Manager’s trusted leadership partner with meaningful influence over people, strategy, and execution.
• Build the leadership bench and shape the future growth of two highly visible university retail locations.
• Make a visible impact in a handson organization where strong leadership and practical ideas move the business forward.