Duane Reade Shift Leader

Walgreens; New York (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a dynamic Shift Leader for a Duane Reade store. You will assume general responsibility for the store in the absence of the assistant manager and lead a motivated team to deliver exceptional customer service.

Core duties include managing store performance, cash control, inventory and safety; supporting initiatives; maintaining price integrity; ensuring labor law compliance; and building positive relationships with staff, vendors, union officials, and corporate office.

Qualifications

• Fluent reading, writing and speaking English required.
• Experience in retail leadership roles preferred, including shift leadership responsibilities.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track store performance, cash control, inventory, safety and staff.
• Support the assistant manager in executing company initiatives.
• Lead by example to ensure superior customer service and staff performance.
• Ensure price integrity and compliance with weights and measures.
• Maintain positive working relationships with staff, vendors, union officials, and corporate personnel.
• Ensure store conditions align with corporate standards and plans.
• Plan and coordinate work activities for all staff using effective time management.
• Maintain stocking and rotation using the replenishment system.
• Foster a harassment-free, friendly work environment.
• Motivate staff to achieve common store objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Customer service

Time management

English proficiency

Job description

Duane Reade is seeking a dynamic, flexible and motivated team player to join our team of management professionals as a Shift Leader. Duane Reade offers a fast-paced and challenging work environment. We provide our Shift Leaders with the tools, training and support they need to be successful in leading a Duane Reade store; focusing on being a store that has a uniquely rewarding flare for our customers. The Shift Leader will assume general responsibility for the store in the absence of the assistant manager.

Essential Duties and Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage and track store financial performance, cash control, inventory, safety, customer service and management of entire staff.
• Support assistant manager in the execution of all company initiatives.
• Lead by example and ensure the entire staff is providing superior customer service.
• Ensure price integrity is maintained to comply with weights and measures.
• Ensure compliance to applicable labor laws, legal requirements, company policy, and the collective bargaining agreement.
• Maintain positive working relationships with direct reports, peers, vendors, union officials, and corporate office personnel.
• Ensure marketing initiatives, plano-grams, and store conditions are compliant with the corporate standard.
• Prioritize, plan and coordinate work activities for the entire staff using effective time management skills.
• Ensure store is well stocked and product is rotated accordingly using a state of the art replenishment system.
• Establish and maintain a friendly hospitable harassment-free work environment.
• Motivate and lead others to perform a variety of tasks that all lead to one common objective.

$19 - $22 / Hourly

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Six months of prior work experience with Duane Reade, with a performance evaluation on file or one year of prior retail work experience as a retail key carrier or shift leader (external candidates).
• Willingness to work flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours.
• “Achieves expectations” rating on last performance review.