Retail Assistant Store Manager - Centerville

Goodwill of North Georgia; Snellville (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly paychecks

Paid time off

Employee discount

Health insurance

Uniforms

Training access

Job summary

Goodwill of North Georgia is seeking an Assistant Store Manager who will help run the store, hire and train staff, and motivate a team toward excellent customer and donor service. You’ll lead meetings, supervise operations, and ensure displays and merchandising are top quality.

The role includes meeting budget targets and proper cash handling. Ongoing training is provided; opportunities for internal transfer may arise as you progress.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Experience operating personal computers and POS systems; familiarity with MS Office.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Retail, Finance, Mathematics, Accounting, or Economics; plus 1 year supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Store Manager in running the store, including hiring, training, motivating and supervising staff.
• Lead meetings, ensure customer and donor satisfaction, maintain displays and merchandising presentations.
• Drive store toward meeting or exceeding budgeted financial performance; ensure cash handling per policy.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

PCs & POS systems

MS Office

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sales, Retail, Finance, Mathematics, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

MS Office

POS systems

Retail software

Job description

Join our team!

At Goodwill of North Georgia, we make a positive impact on our community by using donations and sales from our 100+ locations to help local job seekers find meaningful work. Simply said, we put people to work. Join our team and work for an organization that will help you grow personally and professionally while giving you the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts are helping others reach their potential.

You can learn more about our 100+ stores, donation centers and career centers and how our mission helps local job seekers at goodwillng.org.

What we offer:

• Weekly paychecks
• Paid time off for vacation and holidays
• 25% employee discount
• Health, dental and vision insurance for staff and their families
• Complimentary uniforms
• Access to free job skills training at Goodwill Career Centers

What you'll be doing:

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will assist the Store Manager in running the store. This means hiring, training, motivating and supervising staff. You'll lead meetings, help the store meet its customer and donor satisfaction standards, maintain displays and merchandising presentations, ensure that any cash is handled as per policy and drive the store towards meeting or exceeding its budgeted financial performance. Ongoing training is provided. As you progress in your career you may be offered the opportunity to transfer to other stores.

Requirements:

• 3 year's experience in supervision of 15 or more employees in food services, manufacturing, production or retail. Alternatively, one year of supervision experience with successful completion of Goodwill assigned training
• Or a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sales, Retail, Finance, Mathematics, Accounting, or Economics plus 1 year of supervisory experience in logistics, retail, warehouse, fast food, restaurants, B2B accounts, corporate/service industry or any other relevant industry.
• Or 4+ years of military service with one or more years of supervisory experience in lieu of either of the above
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated skills in operating personal computers, Previous POS or sell systems, and various software packages including MS office.
• A driver's license and dependable transportation and communication devices

Preferences:

• Bilingual language skills are a plus.
• Previous military experience

What you need to know:

This is not like other retail jobs. Sure, we work the same 45+ hour weeks and yes, we're open all 7 days, but there's more to it than that. Our products are gently donated items, items that need to be unpacked, sorted, displayed. It's messy. It's dusty. It can be cold in the winter, hot in the summer. The store manager needs to trust you to proactively address situations and resolve them. Thinking ahead and prioritizing are crucial skills here. You need to understand the in-store experience and be able to engage and motivate employees to deliver excellent customer service. We use computers, email, Microsoft Office every day. If you're someone who can keep an eye on the big picture while addressing the day-to-day work in front of you, you'll do really well here.

Goodwill of North Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Goodwill to consider applicants based solely on qualifications and merit; without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected veteran status.

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