Retail Assistant Manager

Historic Tours; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Historic Tours is seeking a Retail Assistant Manager responsible for supervising sales staff, managing store operations, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This role requires strong leadership and organizational skills, alongside a passion for providing excellent service in a fun work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Paid training

Paid vacation time

Health and wellness plans

401K plan with company matching

Flexible schedules

Discounts in retail stores

Qualifications

• Ability to plan, organize, direct, and coordinate work.
• Excellent memory for setting priorities and handling multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to read, write, and speak clear English.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise sales staff to achieve sales goals.
• Assist in opening and closing the store, ensuring proper staffing.
• Monitor merchandise inventory and assist with stock.

Skills

Self-motivation

Leadership

Sales skills

Organizational ability

Excellent math skills

Communication skills

Job description

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Job Summary

The Retail Assistant Manager’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist the manager, in managing and supervising sales staff to achieve goals; interview, train and motivate assigned staff; review progress and recommend changes to the manager as needed; give recommendations on advancements and disciplinary actions.
• In the manager’s absence report employee issues such as severe employee complaints, harassment allegations and civil rights complaints to the Retail Operations Manager or the Retail General Manager, in his/her absence.
• Assist in opening and closing the store includes, but are not limited to, opening procedures, ensuring everything is ready for that day, distribute cash banks; ensuring that store is property staffed; and closing procedures, ensuring everything is ready for leaving at the end of the day.
• Stock merchandise, assist customers, operate the registers and answer the phone to have adequate floor coverage. Assist sales associates in keeping the store (floors, fixtures) and the merchandise clean and organized.
• Monitor merchandise inventory for acceptable levels.
• Assist manager with security of merchandise inventory, monies/receipts, equipment and property.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive pay and paid training

• All FT Employees are eligible for 2 weeks of paid vacation time as well as company sponsored health and wellness plans
• All FT, PT and Seasonal employees are eligible for:
• Paid sick time
• 401K plan with company matching*
• Flexible schedules, including a combination of weekdays and weekends are available
• Fun, upbeat work environment with various award and recognition celebrations throughout the year
• First Stop Health - 24 hr. access to doctor by phone or computer for employee and their dependents. Employer pays 100%
• Discounts in retail stores and free admission to all company attractions

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*Eligibility requirements may apply

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High degrees of self-motivation and the ability to work independently and as a team member within the scope of established rules and regulations.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct and coordinate the work of assigned personnel; ability to provide leadership, interview, train, counsel and motivate staff, secure their commitment to the store and company goals.
• Have demonstrable sales skills.
• Ability to identify, gather and analyze information, exhibit sound and accurate judgment and make timely decisions.
• Excellent memory and organizational ability in order to set priorities, organize workload, handle multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines without clerical errors.
• Must be able to handle multiple interruptions and adjustments to priorities throughout the day.
• Ability to learn new duties, policies and procedures and adjust to new situations encountered on the job within a reasonable amount of time.
• Have excellent math skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak clear English in order to communicate with co-workers and the general public.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments and external entities.

Successful candidate must pass a drug test and a background search