Retail Assistant Manager

A Retail Assistant Manager should be in a position to perform different daily job duties depending on the types of products being sold, the number of staff in a store and the size of the retail store. The following are more duties and responsibilities that a Retail Assistant Manager should be able to fulfill:

• Assist the store manager in realizing or exceeding determined sales plans and target metric objectives
• Ensure consistent execution of company’s marketing and visual presentation
• Set up advertising displays and arrange merchandise on counter or tables to promote sales
• Train staff on how to drive sales through consistent development of product knowledge and customer service standards
• Ensure compliance to policies and procedures and report concerns to senior management
• Maintain proper inventory controls, facilitate inventory transaction and bulk count as guided by senior management
• Ensure the store is secured at closing by checking if the doors are locked, alarms are set and all safes are locked
• Keep daily records of store sales, damages, deposit log, scheduling, employee discount and new hire paperwork