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Retail Assistant Store Manager
Location: Kimberly, WI (100% onsite)
Salary: $18.50 - $21.00/hour (with overtime, typically $44,000 - $50,000 annually)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K w/ Match, Paid Time Off
Job Type: Full-Time
Typical Hours Per Week: Off-season = 40 hours, Busy season = 42-44 hours, Peak = 50 hours
Store Hours: Most days 9am – 6pm or 7pm (Openers arrive 1 hour prior)
Start Date: ASAP
Travel: Local (~5-day trips annually for meetings or training)
Sponsorship: Not available
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Retail Assistant Store Manager Description
Our client, an established retailer, is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support their location in Kimberly, Wisconsin. This is a highly hands-on leadership opportunity ideal for candidates with a retail background OR individuals from other industries seeking to step into a leadership role. You will spend approximately 90% of your time on the sales floor actively supporting daily operations and 10% on administrative responsibilities. The ideal candidate is ambitious, emotionally mature, hardworking, and team-oriented, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, physically demanding retail environment. This position offers a path to career growth and other management opportunities in a company that values people, training, and culture. Additionally, this retail management role offers more attractive hours for work-life balance.
Retail Assistant Store Manager Responsibilities
• Provide hands-on leadership on the sales floor to support daily store operations
• Facilitate merchandising resets and marketing plans
• Support staff direction, coaching, and daily task execution
• Track store performance and address areas of concern
• Support opening and closing procedures as needed
• Ensure daily cycle counts are completed and sent to the corporate office
• Align store culture with company vision and values
• Develop strong partnerships with store personnel, buyers, vendors, and corporate leadership
• Protect and maintain company assets and resources
• Assist with back-office reporting and basic administrative tasks
• Uphold company culture, safety standards, and operational expectations
Retail Assistant Store Manager Qualifications
• Highly hands-on and comfortable working on your feet in a fast-paced environment is required
• Ambitious, dependable, and customer-oriented leadership mindset is required
• Strong emotional maturity and professionalism are required
• Comfortable using computers and learning new software systems is required
• Ability to attend paid offsite training 1 day per week for the first 3 months is required
Salary : $44,000 - $50,000