Store Leadership Trainee — Path to Manager

Giant Food; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Giant Food in Frederick, MD is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to lead daily store operations, drive customer service, and develop the store team. Responsibilities include training staff, managing labor, inventory control, asset protection, and ensuring store readiness.

The role supports management with budgets, scheduling, and profitability analysis while maintaining high service standards and a customer-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field (Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Coaches, trains, and develops department managers and associates.
• Delegates effectively to Department Managers and holds teams accountable.
• Fosters engagement, morale, retention, and a positive work culture.
• Models and enforces high service standards.
• Resolves escalated customer issues with professionalism.
• Ensures a welcoming, clean, and customer-first environment.
• Drives revenue through merchandising, promotions, and service execution.
• Monitors KPIs, sales goals, and margin performance.
• Identifies growth opportunities and implements action plans.
• Supports daily store operations with consistency and accuracy.
• Ensures compliance with SOPs and safety standards.
• Manages opening/closing procedures, audits, and store readiness.
• Analyses reports and trends to maximize profitability.
• Makes data-based decisions to achieve targets.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

Job description

Giant Food in Frederick, MD is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to lead daily store operations, drive customer service, and develop the store team. Responsibilities include training staff, managing labor, inventory control, asset protection, and ensuring store readiness.

The role supports management with budgets, scheduling, and profitability analysis while maintaining high service standards and a customer-first environment.