Assistant Manager

Support store leadership with achieving sales targets and goals by driving sales and business results through a premium guest experience and efficient execution of store operations. Accountable for participating in all activities required to attain store objectives including sales attainment, delivery of customer service goals, meeting operational obligations, merchandise presentation, and inventory control program success. Drive operational efficiencies while maximizing overall customer satisfaction.

• Assist management on change efforts related to product and service knowledge and sales behaviors for associates.
• Identify issues, build action plans, and seek opportunities to grow the business and increase customer satisfaction.
• Promote and foster a customer-focused environment that ensures outstanding service.
• Provide customer relations by engaging with customers, ensuring customer needs are being met, transitioning customer interactions to sales associates, and providing general support of the sales team.
• Ensure a positive shopping experience for all customers, addressing and resolving concerns, soliciting customer feedback, and satisfying customer requests.
• Provide coaching on sales, product, and customer training to ensure the highest level of customer service and sales.
• Provide outstanding customer service experiences by embracing company values, offering product and service offerings, and offering knowledge to provide the highest level of care to customers.
• Floor management to ensure store associates are delivering an exceptional customer service experience, building relationships and delivering on customer service and sales goals.

Completes all operational functions according to company guidelines, including but not limited to the following:

• Works under the direction of the Store Manager to:
  • Complete store scheduling for front line sales team.
  • Ensure training goals and objectives are met for newly-hired associates.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on all store functions, including products, pricing plans, promotions, and service features, as well as those of competitors.
  • Provide feedback in operational needs to enable continuous improvement and supports associate training in operational-focus areas.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of store processes to efficiently and effectively operate the store and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Partner with store leadership to ensure that all merchandising and operational directives are completed timely and accurately.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures with a focus on loss prevention and operational excellence.
• Support visual merchandising directives within the store and maintain visual standards and brand expectations.
• Collaborate with other U.S. Cellular business functions in various retail store initiatives and projects.
• Assist with completing operational responsibilities including store scheduling, training goals, cash administration, achieving shrink goals, monitoring inventories, and store maintenance and upkeep.

• Complies with company policies, procedures, and participates in required training.
• Update management team concerning all aspects of sales, store traffic, customer experiences/feedback, and associate training/performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with fellow store associates to build a culture of success.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Associates have access to healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision), retirement plans (a 401(k) plan with company match and a pension plan funded by the company), Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 6 months of employment), Basic Life Insurance (if eligibility requirements are met), Education Assistance (after 3 months of employment), paid Vacation Days (15 days accrued per year for full-time/6 days accrued per year for part-time), paid Sick/Care‑Giver Days (6 days accrued per year), and seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday, among others.

Short Term Disability (after 6 months of employment) and Long Term Disability (180 day waiting period) coverage is also available for full-time associates. Associates scheduled…