Store Manager Trainee

Position: Full-Time Store Manager Trainee
# Full-Time Store Manager Trainee Watertown, SDFull-Time# Full-Time Store Manager Trainee Watertown, SDFull-Time Jan 01, 2026

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Job Description As a Store Manager Trainee, you'll train on all aspects of successfully running a store in preparation for running for your own store. You'll be involved in supervising day-to-day store activities, ensuring overall store performance, identifying staffing needs, managing schedules and developing operational action plans while mentoring and developing the team.
** Position Type:
** Full-Time  
** Estimated

Hours:

** 45 hours per week  
** Store Manager Trainee Starting Wage:** $28.50 per hour  
** Estimated Store Manager Earning Potential Year 1:
** Up to $109,000 (inclusive of salary and bonus when applicable)   Estimate may vary by location
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

** Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.  Consistently demonstrate the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills as outlined for the role.  Supervises the day-to-day operations and performance of the team to provide the highest level of customer service for the customer   Understands the overarching company strategy, as well as communicates and models the core values of the organization, to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees    Handles customer concerns and ensures an appropriate resolution    Ensures proper store signage is maintained at all times, as well as the quality and freshness of ALDI products     Assists in the hiring of store personnel by reviewing resumes and employment applications, as well as interviewing candidates    Prepares, manages, and revises weekly schedules to ensure appropriate store staffing levels    Establishes and communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to direct reports to ensure mutual understanding and desired results     Conducts store meetings    Identifies training and development opportunities that will assist direct reports in achieving enhanced performance    Conducts annual performance evaluations, recommending store personnel for advancement and termination as appropriate    Achieves store payroll and total loss budgets    Manages cash audits in conjunction with their direct leader according to company guidelines    Monitors the competitive environment within the community and makes recommendations to the direct leader regarding adjustments necessary to maintain a competitive position    Provides product feedback to their direct leader, including recommendations regarding new items to carry or those that should be discontinued    Provides a safe environment for employees, customers, and vendors by identifying and rectifying hazards, ensuring proper ergonomics, and maintaining store equipment in proper working order    Oversees product merchandising and maintains proper stock levels through appropriate product ordering    Conducts store inventory counts and reconciliations according to company guidelines    Complies with all established company policies and procedures while upholding the security and confidentiality of documents and data    Other duties as assigned
** Physical Demands:
** Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place product, weighing up to 45 pounds, on shelving at various heights    Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry and walk about the store    Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
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* Job Qualifications:

** You must be 18 years of age or older to be employed for this role at ALDI    Ability to work both independently and within a team environment    Ability to provide and lead others to provide prompt and courteous customer service    Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports    Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures    Ability to establish goals, guide employee performance to ensure the quality and completion of work assignments    Ability to evaluate and drive performance of self and others    Ability to understand and apply management principles concerning budgeting, personnel costs, and expenses    Ability to operate a cash register efficiently and accurately    Ability to safely and properly operate equipment, including electric/manual hand jack, floor scrubber, and cardboard baler and perform general cleaning duties to company standards    Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a professional and efficient manner, following instructions and giving attention to detail    Meets any state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages
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* Education and Experience:

** High School Diploma or equivalent preferred    A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment    A combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge     Prior management experience preferred
** Travel:
** Full-Time…