Hands-On Assistant Store Manager: Lead & Serve

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing; Grenada (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grocery Basket, located in Grenada, MS, seeks a dependable Assistant Store Manager to lead daily operations on the sales floor, assist customers, stock merchandise, and support department managers. This hands-on role requires a visible presence and teamwork across departments.

Ideal candidates have grocery/retail or supervisory experience, strong leadership, and a willingness to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. Customer service comes first.

Qualifications

• Previous grocery, retail, or supervisory experience is preferred.
• Candidate must be dependable and able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Managers with daily store operations.
• Serve as Manager on Duty when assigned.
• Maintain a visible management presence on the floor.
• Provide excellent customer service and resolve concerns.
• Direct employees and establish daily priorities.
• Follow up with employees to ensure assigned work is completed.
• Coach and train employees on customer service, productivity, and store expectations.
• Assist department managers and employees throughout the store as needed.
• Help unload, break down, stock, and work grocery trucks.
• Stock merchandise and maintain organized backstock areas.
• Monitor shelves, displays, endcaps, promotional areas, and seasonal merchandise.
• Identify and correct out-of-stocks whenever merchandise is available.
• Help execute weekly ads, promotions, special buys, and merchandising programs.
• Check the store regularly for pricing, signage, cleanliness, merchandising, and safety issues.
• Assist with product rotation and removal of damaged, expired, or unsellable merchandise.
• Help control shrink, damages, waste, and unnecessary expenses.
• Assist with inventory counts and inventory control as needed.
• Support the Front End Team Lead and cashiers during busy periods.
• Monitor checkout lines and make sure adequate register coverage is available.
• Assist with price checks, overrides, refunds, and customer issues within management guidelines.
• Support proper cash-handling and store security procedures.
• Help promote The Grocery Basket’s AppCard loyalty and digital coupon programs.
• Work with Meat, Produce, Deli, Dairy, Frozen, Grocery, Front End, and other departments to maintain strong store conditions.
• Address spills, blocked aisles, trip hazards, and other safety concerns immediately.
• Monitor coolers, freezers, receiving areas, backrooms, and other operational areas.
• Assist with opening and closing the store when scheduled.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies, equipment problems, and other store issues.
• Communicate significant employee, customer, operational, or maintenance issues to Store Management.
• Work mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, opening shifts, and closing shifts as business needs require.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on the needs of the store.

Job description

The Grocery Basket, located in Grenada, MS, seeks a dependable Assistant Store Manager to lead daily operations on the sales floor, assist customers, stock merchandise, and support department managers. This hands-on role requires a visible presence and teamwork across departments.

Ideal candidates have grocery/retail or supervisory experience, strong leadership, and a willingness to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. Customer service comes first.