Assistant Store Manager, Full-time

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids; Lowell (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation days

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan with employer match

Insurance: Medical, Dental, Life

Employee discount

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in Michigan to oversee hourly staff alongside the Store Manager, ensuring a safe, friendly store and strong customer service. The role requires leadership, reliability, and a commitment to Goodwill values.

The position offers benefits, a competitive starting wage of $18.00 per hour, and opportunities for training, growth, and contributing to community programs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Solid mathematical skills are preferred.
• Some managerial and retail sales experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, with the Store Manager, the behavior of hourly staff and ensure a safe, clean, and friendly store environment.
• Demonstrate professional leadership and decision making; set an example for staff.
• Provide excellent customer service, greeting and assisting customers and donors promptly.
• Address customer and donor concerns with the store manager.
• Assist in staff training and cross-training opportunities for Team Members.
• Help the store manager meet sales and production goals.
• Maintain merchandising standards and pricing guidelines; keep backroom operations orderly.
• Follow store procedures and Goodwill policy; complete daily, weekly, and monthly reports on time.
• Support daily cash handling and banking procedures; adhere to store hours and security practices.

Skills

Mathematics

Leadership

Retail sales experience

Driver's license

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Interested in an employer that is interested in you?

At Goodwill we offer:

• Up to 20 paid vacation days in the first year
• Professional development services, personal support services
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) plan with employer match after six months
• Medical, Dental, Life, Disability and Accidental insurances available
• 20% discount at the greater Grand Rapids retail stores
• Goodwill is a values-driven organization where integrity, respect, innovation, stewardship, and excellence guide our decisions and actions. We believe that different experiences and perspectives make us stronger and help us better serve our community.

The Assistant Store Manager position starts at $18.00 an hour.

• Oversee, in concert with the Store Manager, the behavior of all hourly personnel, and be responsible for operating a safe, clean, and friendly place of business.
• To act in a leadership capacity demonstrating professional behavior and decision making, effective interpersonal communication skills, and setting an example for all Goodwill staff.
• Provide excellent customer service, including greeting and assisting customers and donors promptly.
• Address and/or communicate customer and donor concerns to store manager.
• Along with store manager, ensure full completion of staff training and support opportunities for cross training for all Team Members.
• Assist store manager in meeting sales and production goals.
• Maintain merchandising standards in stocking and re-sets, following sizing, categorizing and pricing guidelines. Maintain all backroom operating standards.
• Assist in implementing and controlling store procedures and Goodwill policy.
• Accurately complete the daily, weekly and monthly reports on time.
• Assist in maintaining daily and weekly cash handling and banking procedures.
• Adhere to established store hours and check security of building upon opening and closing. Ensure store safety and security.
• Responsible for fulfilling all frontline staff duties as assigned.
• Follow Goodwill safety practices.
• Comply with Goodwill attendance and punctuality standards of behavior.
• Effectively communicate the mission of Goodwill to customers and donors.
• Promote and support Goodwill activities and initiatives.

At Goodwil s, we are Changing Lives and Communities Through the Power of Work!

Goodwill is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please email [e-mail]

Requirements

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent is required. Solid mathematical skills. Some managerial and retail sales experience preferred. Must have valid Driver’s License as well as reliable personal transportation (personal vehicle).

Physical/Emotional Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell and operate computer.

• The employee must often lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Well-developed sense of responsibility and coping ability.

Organizational Competencies:

All employees are required to uphold the values of Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids (GIGGR) Integrity, Stewardship, Innovation, Excellence, and Respect. All employees are required to comply with the policies, procedures, and safety program of GIGGR. All employees are required to uphold standards for GIGGR accreditation, including Goodwill Industries International and CARF. Employees are required to follow all state and federal laws and regulations, including but not limited to those related to recipient rights, confidentiality, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).