Retail Assistant Manager

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is looking for a high energy, detail oriented Assistant Store Manager to join our team! This position would support store operations in a fast paced, dynamic, and rewarding environment. The ideal candidate will support our core values of respect, excellence and integrity with a focus on great customer service, and the ability to effectively lead a team. The individual will need to be highly motivated and passionate about Goodwill’s mission, accepting of a changing environment, and constantly looking to influence the outlook of the company.

Our retail operation is an important part of who we are and what we do. It fuels our good work across the Kentucky Bluegrass, generating revenue for programs and services while providing job opportunities to many of who face limited options. Every role within our retail operations helps us further our mission of empowering people to increase the dignity and independence that comes with earning a paycheck and achieving self-sufficiency.

Pay: $15.00 / hour

Job Type: Full-Time

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Essential Duties and Tasks:

• Assumes management responsibilities in absence of Store Manager.
• Assists Store Manager in ordering merchandise and record keeping including payroll, scheduling and cash register deposits and receipts.
• At the direction of the Store Manager, supervises, trains, and develops Store Associates on Goodwill of Kentucky operating practices and procedures.
• Maintains a positive shopping experience by providing excellent customer service and maintaining a well-stocked store.
• Supports Store Manager in loss prevention efforts.

• Follows all Company policies and procedures.

Education and Experience:

• Must have High School Diploma or GED; Associates Degree in Business-related field is preferred.
• Must have Retail; supervisory experience helpful.
• A combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• Occasional driving (personal car) to another retail location. Driver’s license preferred and must have valid insurance on any vehicle used for business purposes
• Manages long periods of standing, recurring bending/crouching/reaching/stooping and ability to lift 30 lbs.; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from work.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place product, weighing up to 45 pounds, on shelving at various heights.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.

Benefits:

• 403(b) Plan
  
• Company 403(b) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 8 Paid Holidays
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Free career coaching, including financial training and digital literacy
• Flexible schedule
• Access to our Goodwill Cars to Work program
• Mission-centric career

When we say mission-centric career, what do we mean? When you work at Goodwill, you work to help fund employment programs for Kentuckians who have disabilities or other challenges to entering the workforce. You get paid, but you also help your neighbors in need!

Have a background challenge? That’s OK, too! Goodwill is a proud second-chance employer.

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is an EEO/AA employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)