Retail Assistant Store Manager 
Location: Waukesha, WI (100% onsite)
Salary: $18.50 - $20.00/hour (with overtime, typically $44,000 - $46,000 annually)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K w/ Match, Paid Time Off
Job Type: Full-Time
Typical Hours Per Week: Off-season = 40 hours, Busy season = 42-44 hours, Peak = 50 hours
Store Hours: Most days 9am – 6pm or 7pm (Openers arrive 1 hour prior)
Start Date: ASAP
Travel: Local (~5-day trips annually for meetings or training)
Sponsorship: Not available
Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Retail Assistant Store Manager Description

Our client, an established retailer, is seeking Assistant Store Managers to support either their Guest Services or Home & Garden department in Waukesha, WI. This is a highly hands-on leadership opportunity ideal for candidates with a retail background OR individuals from other industries seeking to step into a leadership role. You will spend approximately 90% of your time on the sales floor actively supporting daily operations and 10% on administrative responsibilities. The ideal candidate is ambitious, emotionally mature, hardworking, and team-oriented, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, physically demanding retail environment. This position offers a path to career growth and other management opportunities in a company that values people, training, and culture. Additionally, this retail management role offers more attractive hours for work-life balance.

Retail Assistant Store Manager Responsibilities

•    Provide hands-on leadership on the sales floor to support daily store operations
•    Facilitate merchandising resets and marketing plans
•    Support staff direction, coaching, and daily task execution
•    Track store performance and address areas of concern
•    Support opening and closing procedures as needed
•    Ensure daily cycle counts are completed and sent to the corporate office
•    Align store culture with company vision and values
•    Develop strong partnerships with store personnel, buyers, vendors, and corporate leadership
•    Protect and maintain company assets and resources
•    Assist with back-office reporting and basic administrative tasks
•    Uphold company culture, safety standards, and operational expectations

Retail Assistant Store Manager Qualifications

•    Highly hands-on and comfortable working on your feet in a fast-paced environment is required
•    Ambitious, dependable, and customer-oriented leadership mindset is required
•    Strong emotional maturity and professionalism are required
•    Comfortable using computers and learning new software systems is required
•    Ability to attend paid offsite training 1 day per week for the first 3 months is required