Retail Assistant Manager

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED required; some college preferred. One year of Management experience + Previous Goodwill Retail/Warehouse Experience Preferred.  Valid MO or IL state driver’s license and insurance.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including customer service, conflict resolution, and teamwork.  Leadership skills include quality decision-making, goal-setting, and problem-solving, with the ability to motivate and lead employees and hold them accountable. Comfortable with workplace technology like registers, scheduling, and inventory management software.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Assists Store Manager in overseeing store operations, resources, and budgets to ensure all goals and benchmarks are met or exceeded.
• Model core values to uphold a culture with an understanding and commitment to safety, ethics, and quality within the store.
• Supervise, direct, and train assigned staff and ensure they perform their essential/primary functions.
• Provide superior internal and external customer service to ensure repeat donors, shoppers, and staff retention and de-escalate customer dissatisfaction quickly and effectively.
• Coach and counsel employees about the performance of their job duties, including discipline up to and including termination.
• Exercise independent judgment in assigning daily job duties to achieve daily operational tasks.
• Helps to identify and recommend employees with proven performance for advancement.
• Safeguards company property and personal information from harm, damage, or theft. Reports any theft, misappropriation, unethical/inappropriate behavior, or unauthorized possession of company property to a member of management, Human Resources, or Loss Prevention.
• Must read, follow, model, and enforce all agency policies, procedures, and values.
• Utilizes efficient staffing methods to ensure the store is staffed appropriately. Arranges for replacements of absent employees when necessary.  Audits, edits, and approves payroll.
• Eliminates wasteful practices through process improvement.
• Maintains a professional appearance, adhering to MERS Goodwill’s dress code.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Monthly bonus potential up to $500
• Immediate date of hire individual and family medical benefits.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits after 30 days of employment.
• Employee store discount
• Vacation, paid holiday, funeral leave, and sick leave accrual begins within the date of hire and 90 days of employment.
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth Opportunities