Website Aldi
Position Summary:
We’re ALDI, one of America’s favorite grocers. We’ve grown a lot in the past few years, expanding our reach and customer base all around the country. Whether it’s in customer service or our exceptional products, we owe our success to the efficiencies we create in every corner of our company and the people at each level who make that happen.
When you join our team as an Assistant Store Manager, you’ll take on key store management responsibilities including assisting with supervising day-to-day store activities, ensuring overall store performance, managing schedules, and developing operational action plans while identifying training opportunities to develop and grow the team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Merchandises product neatly to maximize sales
- Identifies training and development opportunities that will assist their direct reports in achieving enhanced performance
- Identifies and rectifies hazards, ensuring proper ergonomics and maintaining store equipment in proper working order
- Participates in the interviewing process for store personnel
- Assists the direct leader with maintaining proper stock levels through appropriate product ordering
- Establishes and communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their direct reports to ensure mutual understanding and desired results
- Ensures an appropriate resolution of operational customer concerns in their direct leader’s absence
- Assists the direct leader with developing and implementing action plans to improve operating results
- Ensures store personnel adhere to inventory procedures, product handling guidelines, and cash control policies to minimize losses
- Communicates information including weekly information, major team milestones, developments, and concerns
- Understands the overarching company strategy, as well as communicates and models the core values of the organization, to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees
- Maintains store cleanliness standards and proper store signage at all times
- Provides product feedback to the direct leader, including making recommendations regarding new items to carry or those that should be discontinued
- Ensures the quality and freshness of products for sale and accuracy of product signage
- Monitors the competitive environment within the community and informs the direct leader regarding adjustments necessary to maintain the company’s competitive position
Required Education & Experience:
- Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures
- Ability to understand and apply management principles concerning budgeting, personnel costs, and expenses
- Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports
- Ability to evaluate and drive performance of self and others
- Ability to establish goals, guide employee performance to ensure the quality and completion of work assignments
- Ability to operate a cash register efficiently and accurately
- Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a professional and efficient manner, following instructions and giving attention to detail
- Ability to provide and lead others to provide prompt and courteous customer service
- Ability to safely and properly operate equipment, including electric/manual hand jack, floor scrubber, and cardboard baler and perform general cleaning duties to company standards
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills