Retail Assistant Store Manager

Overview

At Russell Stover, we love chocolate and our jobs. We uphold the values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Russell Stover is a leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients. Today we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, with legacy brands found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts.

Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!

• Supervising, leading, and motivating employees
• Recruiting and hiring quality associates
• Providing first-rate coaching and training
• Meeting sales and profit goals
• Controlling expenses and inventory
• Displaying strong merchandising techniques
• Unloading, receiving, and stocking merchandise
• Preparing and supervising the regular in-house production of confection items made locally in our candy kitchen
• Displaying an excellent customer service driven attitude
• Performing back office duties using a PC

Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of prior retail management experience
• Customer service and selling experience
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience using an email service
• Ability to frequently lift up to 5 lbs. with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to constantly stand, bend, reach and work with your hands

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Able to manage multiple priorities at once
• Exhibit strong problem solving skills
• Communicate clearly and effectively with customers, coworkers and others within the organization
• Desire to be part of a performance-driven team

• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
• We offer an attractive wage and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k plan with generous Company match and product discounts

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we celebrate differences and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing a urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.