Assistant Store Manager - Northampton

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries' mission is to help individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignity through work. Not charity, but a chance.

SUMMARY: 

This position is responsible for assisting the store manager maintain and supervise a well-organized and efficient store that creates an enjoyable shopping environment for customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides direction and supervision of employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, and performing services for customers using established policies and procedures.
• Opens and closes the store at the proper times and performs mid-shift duties
• Knows budgeted sales quotas and assists the manager in achieving those goals by completing daily budget sheets, pushing and pulling inventory, and accurately pricing high-end merchandise, offering excellent customer service, and ensuring the store opens on time and is kept clean.
• Builds and maintains a motivated and efficiently trained sales staff.  Informs staff of promotions, policies and procedures.  Trains and evaluates employee’s performance. Provides performance feedback to Store Manager.
• Completes weekly/daily sales reports, upkeeps inventory, orders stock, maintains sales log, processes staff payroll, schedules personnel, and tallies money daily.
• Displays and merchandises stock in order to create an appealing and conducive selling environment.
• Manages customer complaints regarding salespeople, merchandise and/or store policy in a tactful and efficient manner.
• Performs work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing racks and displays and selling merchandise.
• Works with program staff to provide a rewarding and effective training experience for program participants.  Schedules daily tasks, evaluates performance and makes recommendations to program coordinator.
• Knowledgeable of all policies and procedures and assures compliance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, a minimum of 3 years of retail sales experience, and a minimum two years supervisory experience.
• Must have strong leadership skills and must be able to train, develop and motivate staff. Must have good team building skills.
• Must be able to drive sales and have a strong customer focus.
• Incumbent must be able to work with a diverse group of customers and staff, and with individuals with disabilities.
• Incumbent must also have the ability to determine when to direct a problem situation to a supervisor.
• Satisfactory results of all required background checks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and talk and hear. 
• The employee is frequently required to move racks, bins and stock, and must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus. 
• Position requires standing for long periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment an employee is exposed to while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The position is located in a normal retail store environment with frequent contact with the general public. 
• The noise level is typically moderate. 
• The incumbent is frequently exposed to dust in the store environment. 
• The incumbent may at times be required to travel to another store location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Salary : $18 - $20