Job Description
Job Summary:
The Assistant Manager Trainee is accountable to the Store Manager and is responsible for directing and managing associates to protect company assets, maintain store conditions, maximize the store's presentation, maximize sales and gross profits, foster strong customer relations, maintain effective employee relations, insure high safety and sanitation standards, maintain customer focused merchandising, maintain payroll and insure accurate record keeping.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Maintain store conditions per company standards to improve profitability.
• Maximize store sales through ongoing improvement in long-term sales trends, average
order size and average item value.
• Develop and maintain a team concept to improve associate morale, communication,
union relations and overall working conditions.
• Maximize store profits and gross profit margins by focusing on the store's contribution
line vs. plan and actual vs. projected margins.
• Maintain customer service levels according to company standards and Wakefern's
CSM measurement.
• Comply with company and governmental sanitation standards through cooperation
with governmental inspectors, Wakefern's Quality Assurance Inspectors and
compliance with OSHA standards.
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with all support staff, supervisors and
directors.
• Maintain proper inventory levels and controls through proper ordering practices,
controlling store shrink and availability of product for sale to customers.
• Support the recruitment, development and training of all employees and
identify potential promotable associates.
• Manage others and adhere to company human resources and personnel policies and
procedures as well as state and federal labor laws.
• Implement operational standards.
• Develop and execute merchandising plan weekly to mirror company advertising
themes and programs.
• Insure the proper maintenance and safe usage of equipment and control maintenance
expenses.
• Maintain an effective buy in program through ongoing usage of the buy in sheets and
shrink reduction.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of competitive activity in the immediate marketing
areas.
• Demonstrate and support a style of high-level integrity and "LIVE THE VISION".
• Ensure proper usage compliance and handling of all supplies.
Standards:
• Observe all store rules and company policies.
• Comply with company grooming and dress standards.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Comply with all safety and security policies and procedures.
• Maintain good communications both up and down the organization.
Requirements:
• Familiarity and willingness to comply with all company policies pertaining to the
position, including punctual and reliable attendance.
• The ability to read, interpret, analyze and understand the English language with
sufficient proficiency.
• Facility in working with computers and programs such as Word, Excel, etc.
• The ability to perform all duties and responsibilities in an efficient and satisfactory
manner that meets minimum standards for productivity, accuracy, cleanliness and
safety.
Physical Requirements:
• Possess sufficient physical mobility and agility to respond quickly to fire, Code Adam
and other emergencies.