Assistant Manager

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• Assist with store functions and day‑to‑day activities.
• Provide positive, approachable customer service and address any questions or concerns.
• Organize, receive, and transfer merchandise from delivery truck to stockroom and sales floor, ensuring seasonal areas are maintained.
• Perform opening and closing procedures as required.
• Process all corporate directives, including Pull and Hold/Destroy, Task Compliance, Key Survey requests, and other store communications.
• Maintain promotional effectiveness of store‑front fixtures and displays.
• Assist in ordering merchandise, handling damaged goods, and maintaining accurate record‑keeping (including payroll, scheduling, and cash register deposits/receipts).
• Ensure loss prevention by protecting all company assets and store cash.
• Keep the store in company standards, maintaining a well‑stocked sales floor and organized stockroom.
• Adhere to safety guidelines and company policies, ensuring all associates follow procedures.
• Help the Store Manager supervise, train, and develop Store Associates.
• Create a positive, safe, and respectful environment with professional and friendly interactions with customers, associates, and leaders.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout the store: cleaning and restocking bathrooms, sweeping and mopping floors, taking out trash, and ensuring all areas are neat and presentable.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; ability to read, interpret, and explain operational directives is required.
• Store management experience in a retail, grocery, or drug store environment preferred.
• Must be able to lift up to 55 lbs. from floor to shoulder height and meet demands of frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive lifting.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and written skills required.
• Ability to work in a high‑energy, team environment required.
• Exceptional customer service, organizational, and communication skills required.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills required.

• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement plans.
• Educational Assistance.
• And much more.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment is at‑will. This job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs.

Part time

Location:

719 S Brightleaf Boulevard, Smithfield, North Carolina