Assistant Manager ( O'Neal Store)

Essential Functions:

Responsibilities:

The assistant store manager is responsible for supervising the store team to generate revenue through the daily processing of donated goods.  The assistant store manager drives the daily workflow of receiving, sorting, pricing, merchandising, and selling high volumes of donated clothing, furniture, and household goods.  The assistant store manager supports the store manager in operating a high-volume retail operation to support the mission of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana.

1. Leads, supervises, and motivates store employees to reach production guidelines, (minimum 125 garments per hour with a minimum quality standard of 80%). Ensures a constant rotation and flow of merchandise to the sales floor daily.
2. Supports staffing the retail store by coaching, training, developing, and leading the store team. 
3. Ensures compliance with all safe practices and safety policies and procedures. 
4. Creates and maintains a positive public image of Goodwill through a clean store environment, full of fresh product daily, with a focus on excellent customer service.
5. Leads and assists in the receiving, pricing, and displaying of store merchandise.
6. Opens and closes the store.  Balances cash registers and conducts end of day procedures.
7. Maintains a clean and hazard free store through daily monitoring and cleaning of all areas.
8. Performs all duties of all store personnel including cash register, donation receiving, sorting, hanging, pricing of merchandise, cleaning of store, etc.
9. Communicates daily needs with transportation department and district manager.
10. Assists in scheduling employees with focus on adequate coverage of store operation to ensure all donations are processed from the donation door to the sales floor on the day they are received.
11.  Conducts daily store walkthroughs, daily store team huddles, and regular store meetings.
12. Knows production, revenue, and expense budgets, and works to achieve/exceed budgeted goals.

Skills and Abilities:

1.         Must be able to achieve budgeted goals and implement a contingency plan if goals are not met.

2.         Must be able to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.