OPERATIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER

Dollar Tree Stores; Fort Payne (AL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking an Operations Assistant Manager to support store operations and staff development. This role involves overseeing daily activities, ensuring store standards, and managing cash handling practices. Ideal candidates will have prior retail management experience and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Health and welfare programs

Employee assistance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Employee stock purchase programs

Qualifications

• Prefer prior retail and management experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and written skills.
• Ability to lift, bend, and transport merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all store functions and daily activities as directed by the Store Manager.
• Perform opening and closing procedures in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Assist in protecting and securing all company assets, including store cash.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Teamwork

Job description

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Work where you love to shop! Dollar Tree is hiring in your neighborhood. Avoid long commutes and set your own course to success by applying today.

We offer generous benefits, flexible work schedules, and the ability to work today and get paid tomorrow.

Responsible for assisting with all operational tasks within the store as delegated and assigned by the Store Manager, with a main focus on front-end and sales floor operations. Also assist with hiring, training, and developing store associates as delegated by the Store Manager.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with all store functions and daily activities as directed by the Store Manager.
• Perform opening and closing procedures in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Assist in protecting and securing all company assets, including store cash.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures, including safety guidelines.
• Maintain a professional and friendly environment with customers, subordinates, and supervisors.
• Maintain all areas of the store, including stockroom and sales floor, to company standards, including recovery.
• When the Store Manager is not on the premises, have direct supervisory responsibility for all hourly associates.
• Process all SSC corporate directives, including Pull and Hold/Destroy, Task Compliance, Key Survey information, requests, and other communications related to store activities as delegated by the Store Manager.
• Assist in the receipt and return of DSD merchandise, following VIP and DSD policies and procedures.
• Assist the Store Manager in ensuring proper staffing coverage daily.
• Ensure the sales floor is sales-effective daily.
• Manage cashiering activities to ensure all cash handling practices and guidelines are followed.
• Oversee promotional effectiveness of store fixtures and displays.
• Manage sales effectiveness of seasonal store areas.
• Coordinate appropriate signage in the store.
• Process damaged merchandise daily.
• Assist in creating weekly schedules.
• Manage store supplies and control expenses.
• Assist with merchandising and maintaining checkout areas to maximize impulse sales.
• Ensure coolers and store-front displays are refilled daily (balloon program, sunglasses, batteries, etc.).

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Prefer prior retail and management experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and written skills.
• Ability to lift, bend, and transport merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in a high-energy team environment.

We value our associates' contributions, which drives us to invest in our people. We offer health and welfare programs, employee assistance, paid time off, retirement plans, and employee stock purchase programs. This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended at any time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is an equal opportunity employer.