Assistant Store Manager (Vestavia)

Vapor Thrift Store; Vestavia Hills (AL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A retail organization in Vestavia Hills seeks an Assistant Store Manager to oversee store operations and manage staff. The role involves ensuring customer satisfaction and implementing retail strategies. Ideal candidates will have strong management, communication, and organizational skills. This full-time on-site role offers a growth opportunity into Store Manager position for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Proven customer satisfaction and customer service skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong store management experience and leadership capabilities.
• Effective organizational skills and decision-making powers.
• Prior experience in a retail environment is necessary.
• Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee store operations and manage staff.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Implement retail loss prevention strategies.
• Maintain effective communication with team members and customers.

Skills

Customer Satisfaction and Customer Service skills

Effective Communication skills

Store Management expertise

Strong organizational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Inventory management knowledge

Merchandising principles knowledge

Job description

Vapor Thrift Store is a part of Vapor Ministries. In the Thrift stores we sell gently used donated goods to the community that we serve. The profits made are used to support our Centers in Africa and Haiti.

At the Centers, we serve a community that lives in extreme poverty, which is described as less than $1.60 a day. In the Centers, they offer food, health services, education opportunity, clean drinking water and the love of Jesus through the Gospel.

Mission Statement

Our vision is to Meet Needs. Feed Souls. Elevate God. To learn more about Vapor Ministries and the work God is doing, please visit Vaporministries.org.

"You do not know what tomorrow will bring, for your life is like a Vapor that appears for a while, then it vanishes" James 4:14

Capability Requirements

1) The individual must love our Lord and commit to our mission…

Vapor aims to establish sustainable centers for alleviating poverty and multiplying disciples in extreme poverty.

2) The individual must embody and embrace our values…

Core Values

• Sacrificial Leadership
• Biblical Service
• Urgent Pursuit

Aspirational Values

• Intentional Development
• Clear Communication
• Complete Alignment
• Excellent Execution

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Assistant Store Manager at Vapor Thrift Store working out of our Greystone location. The Assistant Store Manager will be responsible for overseeing store operations, managing staff, ensuring customer satisfaction, implementing retail loss prevention strategies, and maintaining effective communication with team members and customers. As we are expanding our store footprint, this position is ideal to promote into a Store Manager, for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee store operations and manage staff.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Implement retail loss prevention strategies.
• Maintain effective communication with team members and customers.

Qualifications

• Customer Satisfaction and Customer Service skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Store Management expertise
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to problem-solve and make decisions under pressure
• Previous experience in a retail environment
• Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising principles