Uniform Store Assistant Manager - Norwich University

Fulfills the mission of Norwich University by overseeing the daily running of the Uniform Store. The Uniform Store provides faculty, staff, and students with their required uniforms. Laundry, dry cleaning, and alteration services are also provided.

Salary: $35,568/year or more depending on experience.

Essential Functions

• Opens and closes the store according to policies and procedures in place
• Trains new employees on POS system
• Oversees the incoming and outgoing Dry-Cleaning items.
• Insures shelves are restocked and store is kept clean and orderly.
• Assists in monitoring and packing orders for the online store
• Tracks and orders Name tapes and tags for uniforms
• Inputs invoice payments
• Tracks inventory, maintains supplies, and informs the manager for ordering
• Works with the sewing department to coordinate fittings
• Coordinates four uniform issues each year
• Meets with vendors to place orders, follows up on orders and to ensure timely and accurate delivery of orders.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual inventory report.
• Prepares and Packs uniforms for Rook arrivals and Uniform issues
• Undertakes other projects as requested by manager

Other Functions

• Assesses the performance of direct reports and provides frequent feedback to optimize their performance.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive or private information.
• Communicates with employees, students, and others in a respectful and clear manner.
• Serves on University committees, councils, workgroups or other designated bodies as assigned.
• Achieves, maintains proficiency in, and utilizes computers, telephones, and other job-related equipment, including related systems and software.
• Speaks, reads and writes in English.
• Communicates by telephone, email, letter, in person, or other means or device.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; 2 years of college coursework in management studies preferred.
• 2 years of retail experience required, with at least 1 year of management preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook)
• Able to sit, squat, reach, push, pull, and manipulate related equipment; lift 50 pounds; travel outdoors to various parts of the campus
• Work some evening or weekend hours

Environmental Conditions

• Indoor work at a computer workstation and retail setting
• Low level of exposure to noise, dust, fumes, vibrations and temperature changes.

Norwich University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a positive education and work environment that recognizes and respects the dignity of all students, faculty and staff. Reasonable accommodations will be made for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at nuhr@norwich.edu for assistance.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now or in the future. A post offer, pre-employment background check will be required of the successful candidate.