Job Description
Position Type: Full-Time
Estimated Hours: 48-50 hours per week
Store Manager Trainee Starting Wage: $30.00 per hour
Estimated Store Manager Earning Potential Year 1: Up to $100,000 (inclusive of salary and bonus when applicable)
Estimate may vary by location
Full Time Store Manager Trainees are frequently required to travel within a 50-mile radius of the location/area applied to.
- 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 cardboard baler and perform general cleaning duties to company standards
- Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a professional and efficient manner, following instructions and giving attention to detail
- Meets any state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
- A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a retail environment
- A combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge
- Prior management experience preferred
Travel:
Full-Time Store Manager Trainees will often train at multiple locations and must have flexibility to travel within divisional requirements
ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, including:
- 401(k) Plan
- Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PerkSpot National Discount Program
In addition, eligible employees are offered:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
- Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
- Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
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