Flexible-Schedule Sports Retail Assistant Manager Trainee

Big-5-Sporting-Goods; Burlington (WA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Employee Merchandise Discount

Ticket Discounts to Top Attractions & 

Employee Referral Program

Paid Sick Leave

Dental Insurance

Medical Insurance

Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan – 401k

Job summary

Big 5 Sporting Goods in Burlington, WA is hiring for an Assistant Manager Trainee (Part-time). The role offers hands-on leadership development with a clear path to higher management through a structured training program.

The position emphasizes customer service, merchandising, and team supervision in a fast-paced retail environment. A comprehensive training plan guides progression over 6–18 months into management roles.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess basic organizational and/or applicable math skills.
• Detail-oriented and reliable.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic knowledge of sporting goods is a plus.
• Must possess High School diploma, GED, or High School Equivalency Exam.
• Flexible Scheduling.
• Upon accepting a position offered, candidate will be subject to E-Verify.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required, with or without reasonable accommodation

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and assist customers throughout the store.
• Answer phone calls and respond to customer inquiries.
• Recommend products and suggest add-on sales.
• Merchandising and compliance of all company policies.
• Setting promotional signage.
• Checking and retrieving merchandise from stockroom as needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and fully stocked sales floor.
• Assist with store opening and closing procedures.
• Training newly hired associates.
• Directing sales and cashier associates throughout the store.
• Inventory control and enforcement of loss prevention policies.
• Enforcement of all company policies.
• Performs or may perform additional duties as assigned by management and supervision

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team coordination

Education

High School diploma, GED, or HSE

Job description

Big 5 Sporting Goods in Burlington, WA is hiring for an Assistant Manager Trainee (Part-time). The role offers hands-on leadership development with a clear path to higher management through a structured training program.

The position emphasizes customer service, merchandising, and team supervision in a fast-paced retail environment. A comprehensive training plan guides progression over 6–18 months into management roles.