Assistant Store Manager

David; Village of Colonie (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

David in New York seeks an experienced retail leader to manage a high-performing team and deliver world-class customer service. You will mentor staff, schedule shifts, and model a customer-first culture to exceed sales plans.

The role focuses on driving performance, coaching associates, and ensuring operational excellence across payroll, inventory, and training. The position requires prior retail management experience in apparel or specialty stores, plus a proven ability to build a strong bench

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or equivalent work experience in retail management is preferred.
• Experience in apparel or specialty store environments.
• Proven ability to train and coach staff to deliver five-star customer service.

Responsibilities

• Leads and models a customer-first culture across all roles.
• Monitor store payroll and ensure hours stay within monthly budget.
• Drive achievement of Total Monthly Income (TMI) goals through leadership.
• Oversee inventory, special orders, receiving, layaway, and repairs to maintain quality.
• Communicate daily sales goals and conduct weekly performance reviews.

Skills

People leadership

Customer service

Coaching

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or degree

Tools

POS system

Job description

As a member of the management team, you will assist in building and retaining a high performing team, create a consistent environment of world class customer service, and exceed sales plan. You are a dynamic, attentive, and an inspiring leader who has mastered relationship building with team members and customers alike, acting as a mentor, leader, and coach. You will build a climate of high performance and five-star customer service by maximizing the performance and productivity of a team of motivated, friendly, enthusiastic, and engaged team members.

Essential Job Functions:

Customer Focus

• Leads and models a customer first culture across all roles.
• Accountable for active floor management by assigning shifts, reviewing results, and providing feedback to maintain a five-star customer experience.
• Provide ongoing coaching and training to enhance individual selling skills, behaviors, and processes.

Analyzing and Decisions Making

• Monitor the store payroll to assist in ensuring hours do not exceed the monthly budget, accurately monitoring and acknowledging timesheets for all roles that clock in and out for all scheduled shifts, breaks and meals
• Assist in leading the store to achieve Total Monthly Income (TMI) Goals consistently by executing foundational excellence and performance-based leadership, for front of house and alterations combined.
• Monitors inventory management, special orders, receiving processes, layaway, mark out of stock, repairs, and ensures first quality standards for all merchandise.

Managing Performance

• Communicates daily sales goals to all team members and drives action through Chat Ins/Chat Outs.
• Observes individual team member performance and enforces action plans for improvement through weekly performance discussions using customer reviews and mystery shops.
• Assists in building a strong bench and talent pipeline, ensuring the store is always staffed, to achieve all staffing goals and fills open positions within 30 days.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Credentials:

• High School Diploma or degree.
• Two-four years prior retail management experience in an apparel or specialty store environment.
• Prior experience with a computerized POS system.

Work Hours and Physical Demands:

Full time hours Sunday through Saturday 40 hours a week

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time; reach for tools and objects with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk to and hear customers. The employee must occasionally lift to 25 pounds. The employee must be able to see up close and at a distance, as well as use peripheral vision and depth perception, and be able to look at, read, and use a computer and all other electronic devices for long periods of time.