Assistant Store Manager: Lead, Optimize, Grow

Dollar General; Opelousas (LA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in Opelousas, LA to help maintain a clean, organized store focused on customer-first service. You will assist the Store Manager with supervision, merchandising, deposits, and store controls while also performing stocking and cashier duties.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, safety meetings, and ensuring policy adherence. The role supports store profitability and asset protection in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• One year of experience in a retail environment and six months supervisory experience preferred.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to manage cash handling and loss prevention.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior customer service leadership; greet and assist customers, and operate cash register and scanner to itemize the customer's purchase.
• Open and close the store a minimum of two days per week.
• Assist Store Manager with scheduling employees, providing adequate training for employees, conducting safety meetings, and ensuring employee compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Follow company work processes to manage merchandise, including receiving, unpacking, stocking, restocking and rotating merchandise on shelves and building merchandise displays.
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory levels by controlling damages, markdowns, scanning, paperwork, and facility controls.
• Assist in implementation and maintenance of planograms; ensure merchandise is presented according to established practices and Store Manager direction.
• Assist in ensuring financial integrity of the store through strict cashier accountability, key control, adherences to company security practices and cash control procedures; authorize and sign for refunds and overrides, count register tills, and deposit money in bank.
• Assist with management of the store in the Store Manager's absence.

Skills

Customer service leadership

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Organization skills

Reading comprehension

Cash handling

Cashier reporting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cash register

Scanner

Pricing gun

Job description

Dollar General is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in Opelousas, LA to help maintain a clean, organized store focused on customer-first service. You will assist the Store Manager with supervision, merchandising, deposits, and store controls while also performing stocking and cashier duties.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, safety meetings, and ensuring policy adherence. The role supports store profitability and asset protection in a fast-paced retail environment.