Demo

Assistant Manager - Retail Store

Best Buy
De Kalb, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/23/2026
As the Assistant Manager at one of our retail stores, you’ll be responsible for supporting all areas of the store including sales, operations and services. You’ll work in close partnership with the General Manager to drive store performance and execution. This includes providing leadership and direction to sales floor employees. You’ll support a culture of flexibility, cross-training and skill development for the team.

What You’ll Do

  • Manage store leadership duties to ensure employees are efficiently deployed and remove barriers to deliver great customer experiences
  • Manage employee experiences, development and performance
  • Analyze performance indicators against business strategies and lead efforts to maximize or course-correct results across all spaces
  • Monitor results to identify opportunities in the store and drive the customer and employee experience in all business areas
  • Deploy resources in-store and in customers’ homes, including shift leads and third-party labor
  • Partner with the General Manager to drive a culture of flexibility and training associates in all departments

Basic Qualifications

  • 1 year of experience as a supervisor or manager in business, military or related fields
  • 2 years of sales or customer service experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year of experience managing and reviewing operational expenses and revenue
  • Consumer electronics industry experience
  • Prior experience setting retail sales goals

What’s In It For You

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our Benefits Include

  • Competitive pay
  • Great employee discount
  • Financial savings and retirement resources
  • Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About Us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Assistant Store Manager, Location: Dekalb, IL - 60115 ,

Salary : $23 - $36

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Assistant Manager - Retail Store?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Assistant Manager - Retail Store career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$43,402 - $70,768
Income Estimation: 
$87,191 - $115,531
Income Estimation: 
$73,009 - $128,910
Income Estimation: 
$107,619 - $164,391
Income Estimation: 
$69,123 - $132,865
Income Estimation: 
$43,402 - $70,768
Income Estimation: 
$87,191 - $115,531
Income Estimation: 
$73,009 - $128,910
Income Estimation: 
$107,619 - $164,391
Income Estimation: 
$69,123 - $132,865
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Best Buy

  • Best Buy Rapid, SD
  • As a Geek Squad Agent, you’ll be the first point of contact for people seeking technology support, knowledge and solutions for computers and other devices ... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • Best Buy Dakota, ND
  • As a Retail Sales Specialist for audio products at Best Buy, you’ll provide shoppers with personalized solutions to meet their needs while driving sales. I... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • Best Buy Minot, ND
  • As the Geek Squad Installation Helper, you’ll accompany a team of seasoned Agents to customers’ homes to assist with the delivery, installation, repair and... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • Best Buy Grand Forks, ND
  • As the Geek Squad Installation Helper, you’ll accompany a team of seasoned Agents to customers’ homes to assist with the delivery, installation, repair and... more
  • 2 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Assistant Manager - Retail Store jobs in the De Kalb, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Loves Travel Stops & Country Store Roscoe, IL
  • Req ID: 494711 Benefits: * Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program * Paid Time Off * Flexible Scheduling * 401(k) - 100% m... more
  • 20 Days Ago

  • New Balance Union, IL
  • Who We Are: Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We inno... more
  • 28 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!