Assistant Store Manager

Benefits

• Free food & snacks
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

This job contributes to Starbucks success by leading a team of store partners to create and maintain the Starbucks Experience for our customers and partners. The store manager is required to regularly and customarily exercise discretion in managing the overall operation of the store. In particular, a majority of time is spent supervising and directing the workforce, making staffing decisions (i.e., hiring, training, evaluating, disciplining, discharging, staffing and scheduling), ensuring customer satisfaction and product quality, managing the store's financial performance, and managing safety and security within the store.

The incumbent is responsible for modeling and acting in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Setting goals for the workgroup, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together:
• Demonstrates a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events and manages smooth transitions thereafter to keep store operating to standard and to set a positive example for the store team.
• Displays a customer comes first attitude by training and holding partners accountable for delivering legendary customer service.
• Drives the implementation of company programs by developing action plans and directly motivating and instructing the store team to implement them to meet operational and organizational objectives.
• Manages with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values and mission of Starbucks.
• Plans, identifies, communicates, and delegates appropriate responsibilities and practices to store partners to ensure smooth flow of operations.
• Provides coaching and direction to the store team to take action and to achieve operational goals. Constantly reviews store environment and key business indicators to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement to provide coaching and direction to the store team to achieve operational goals.

• Developing strategic and operational plans for the workgroup, managing execution, and measuring results:
• Monitors and manages store staffing levels to ensure partner development and talent acquisition to achieve and maintain store operational requirements.
• Utilizes existing tools to identify and prioritize communications and regularly uses discretion to filter communications to the store team. Communicates clearly, concisely and accurately in order to ensure effective store operations.

• Ensures adherence to applicable wage and hour laws for nonexempt partners and minors.
• Solicits customer feedback to understand customer needs and the needs of the local community.
• Uses all operational tools to plan for and achieve operational excellence in the store.
• Utilizes management information tools and analyzes financial reports to identify and address trends and issues in-store performance.

• Actively manages store partners by regularly conducting performance assessments, providing feedback, and setting challenging goals to improve partner performance. Manages ongoing partner performance using performance management tools to support organizational objectives.
• Challenges and inspires partners to achieve business results.
• Challenges and inspires team members to achieve business results.
  
  Develops and maintains positive relationships with partners in the district by understanding and addressing individual motivation, needs and concerns.
• Ensures partners adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
• Ensures team members adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
• Recognizes and reinforces individual and team accomplishments by using existing organizational tools and programs as well as by finding new, creative and effective methods of recognition.
• Utilizes and demonstrates effective management principles and practices to create and maintain a successful store team resulting in an environment where partners are valued and respected.

• Progressively responsible retail experience

• Supervision
• Customer service experience in a retail or restaurant environment

• Experience analyzing financial reports

• Demonstrated experience at building community relationships-
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to manage store operations independently
• Ability to manage effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple situations simultaneously
• Ability to manage resources to ensure that established service levels are achieved at all times
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of customer service techniques
• Knowledge of supervisory practices and procedures
• Organization and…