Assistant Store Manager
Location: Persico Hardware – Ravena, NY
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: Starting at $25.00 / hour
Job Description
We are looking for a driven and organized individual for our Assistant Store Manager position to help lead our retail team at Persico Hardware in Ravena, NY. In this role, you will partner with the Store Manager to oversee daily operations, manage inventory, execute merchandising strategies, and cultivate an excellent customer experience for our local community. We will work with you closely and make sure you have all the tools and training at your disposal to build a fulfilling career here at Persico Hardware.
Previous experience in a hardware setting is a major plus!
Key Responsibilities
· Team Leadership: Supervise and support a small group of staff; assist in training and mentoring team members, stepping in as the leader on duty when the Store Manager is away. Working with Store Manager on the hiring and scheduling of employees.
· Operations & Cash Handling: Ability to manage opening and closing procedures, secure cash handling, inventory receiving, and stockroom organization.
· Customer Service Excellence: Act as a point of contact for customer feedback, professionally and efficiently handling customer comments, concerns, and complaints to ensure a positive shopping experience.
· Sales & Merchandising: Help drive sales\ goals and ensure visual merchandising standards are met to keep the sales floor clean, organized, and welcoming.
Qualifications
· Previous managerial retail experience is required (Managerial in addition to other retail experience is also sufficient).
· Experience working in a hardware store or similar retail setting is highly preferred, although not required.
· Proven understanding of cash handling and opening/closing procedures.
· Strong track record in customer service and managing customer concerns.
· Experience supervising a small group of staff in a retail environment.
· Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 60 lbs.
Scheduling – Work Life Balance
A great work life balance is key to having an effective and fulfilling career. We are committed to providing a workplace where you can build a successful leadership career without sacrificing your personal life. As a family business of 40+ years we understand the desire, and the need, to have a fulfilling career while at the same time being able to enjoy life outside of work.
Alternating Bi-Weekly Schedule: This position features a rotating schedule coordinated with the Store Manager. This rotating schedule includes:
· Alternating weekends off. Weekends on will include the preceding Friday and following Monday off.
· Fridays and Mondays on are 7:30-5. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays include alternating morning/afternoon 8 hour shifts(To be coordinated at time of hire).
· Saturdays 8-4 and Sundays 9-2
· Full 40 hour work weeks
What We Offer
· Competitive starting pay of $25.00/hour.
· Paid Time Off (PTO)
· Paid 30 minute Lunch
· Alternating Schedule has added benefit of working only 4 days in a row
· Health Insurance benefits.
· Retirement Plan with Company Match.
· Employee Discounts
How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply by using Indeed, ZipRecruiter or other work search tool, or by sending their resume and a brief cover letter to joep@persicohardware.com or by dropping it off in person at the store.
Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation
We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.