Store Manager Trainee

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: $27.25 per hour
Estimated Store Manager Earning Potential Year 1: Up to $102,000 (inclusive of salary and bonus when applicable)

* Estimate may vary by location

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.

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…