Assistant Store Manager -Lucky-; Solano-Napa

The Save Mart Companies is one of the largest food retailers in California and Nevada. It is home to several well-known brands in food retailing. You might have seen our stores that include Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, and Food Maxx. We also have 3 distribution centers and our SMART Transportation trucking firmto transport dry groceries, frozen foods, ice, and novelties to all The Save Mart Companies stores.

We are a California grown business, headquartered in the heart of one of the greatest agricultural areas of our nation – Stanislaus County.

The Modesto community is vibrant with great traditions, educational opportunities, and multi-cultural lifestyles. Aside from mild weather year-round, Modesto allows for easy access to many major tourist attractions in California. To the west lies the San Francisco Bay Area (90-miles) and the Santa Cruz Beach (115-miles). To the east is the famed Gold Country “Mother Lode” (50-miles) and a little farther you can find the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Lake Tahoe (180-miles) and Yosemite National Park (110-miles).

Some of our competitive benefits include
exceptionally generous benefits package
(Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K), Lifelong Learning Educational opportunities, Employee Association (discounted and free tuition options, contests, and support services).

• Excellent leadership/team building skills.
  
  Manages all front-end store operations, oversees and directs team members to meet or exceed expected service levels, oversees and directs cash management, develops and implements staff work shift schedules and conducts time management training for team members. Has direct oversight of perimeter departments and team members, including providing direction, assignments and duties, and in the Store Manager’s absence is the final decision maker on store operational issues.
• Oversees, evaluates, diagnoses and resolves inventory issues with vendors and warehouses; independently evaluates “out-of-stocks” and audits product quality to ensure “date integrity” throughout the store and resolves any issues.
• Supervises, directs and coaches team members in the performance of their duties; determines and assigns appropriate work duties to team members; completes performance reviews and provides actionable feedback; responsible for making and participating in team member advancement and disciplinary decisions, with recommendations being given particular weight.
• Manages the in-store training program. Develops and provides subject matter content, based on years of experience, personal observations, and their own ideas about what will improve team member work performance and store operations.
• Provides on-going developmental opportunities for all team members, including individualized and group training, coaching and directing work performance with an emphasis on advancement, and ultimately movement toward store management.
• Participates in all aspects of the recruiting and hiring process, including, evaluating applicants and selecting candidates for interviews, conducting interviews, hiring, and overseeing training. The Assistant Store Manager will usually be the leader of the recruitment process and will direct, coordinate and make decisions regarding team member hiring.
• Works in tandem with the Store Manager in all aspects of managing a team of sales-oriented team members, including training and directing team members to perform at levels consistent with the objectives in the Front-End and Center Store areas.
• Promotes effective two-way communications with customers…