What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager, Softlines Full-Time position at Farm & Home Supply?
Assistant Manager, Softlines
Reports to: Store Manager
Classification: Exempt / Salaried
Classification: Exempt / Salaried
JOB SUMMARY:
To oversee the operational activities of the entire store while providing positive leadership to the team.
This position is responsible for working with the Store Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the store, customer service, and ensuring all team members are executing our Gold Standards of Operational Excellence. Oversees the Softlines Departments, Sporting Goods & Gun Counter, Consumables, and Plants.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide customers with World Class Customer Service through friendly, quick, and accurate assistance.
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of all store staff, recommending measures to improve performance and increase efficiency.
- Recommend or initiate personnel actions such as hiring, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.
- Responsible for training and coaching, new and existing, team members to the Gold Standard.
- Assist in planning, directing, and coordinating safety and loss prevention programs.
- Help to oversee Table & Endcap Programs and Store Scheduling.
- Assist in the analysis of financial impacts of risks on the company within authority, managing inventory and implementing appropriate techniques to minimize shrink.
- Perform all basic job functions such as email, operating a register, bookkeeping, scanning, operating a pallet jack, tow motor, price changes, setting ads, merchandising, checking in freight, in-store pickup, and managing the utilization of the Learning Management System.
- Collaborate with the Store Manager to identify, plan and develop methods and procedures to obtain greater profit and efficiency in our business.
- Work closely with Scanning Coordinators, Bookkeepers, and Inventory Specialists to ensure pricing, inventory, and accounting accuracy.
- Able to work evenings, weekends and holidays at a minimum of 45 hours per week.
- Lifting capability up to and including 80 lbs.
- Ensure all Federal and State guidelines are being followed with respect to the sale of firearms.
- Reviews and Audit Firearms inventory and 4473 forms on a weekly basis for accuracy.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Completes special projects as directed by the Store Manager. Additional responsibilities may be assigned throughout the store at any given time.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS-EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
- Ideal candidate must have at least 3-5 year’s retail experience.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop and train store personnel.
- Must be 21 years of age and have a valid FOID card (if Illinois Resident).
EXCELLENT BENEFIT PACKAGE:
Eligible for standard voluntary benefits; including health, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401(k) per standard company eligibility requirements. Additional supplements available. Paid company vacation. STRONG Team Member Discount after 30 days.
