Job Details

Assistant Manager

Your local Ace Hardware is in search of an Assistant Manager who is ready to own their position and be a positive leader for our team. Assistant Managers are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the sales floor. They motivate the folks around them and delegate daily tasks, along with ensuring the checkout process is always running smoothly for customers and cashiers. The customer experience is the focus of all Ace Hardware employees, and the AM is responsible for assisting employees in providing that experience.

A candidate for this position should be excited to lead, learn, and join a team that works well together. The candidate ideally has management experience and feels fulfilled in their job by taking on appropriate amounts of responsibility and mentorship, ready to encourage the growth of the store and its employees.

Assistant Managers are often multitasking, covering the floor in all departments, and are up at the register fixing any issues multiple times a day (computer use is a significant part of the job).

Our work environment is positive and collaborative; this position is a good fit for someone looking for a career in a locally-owned retail establishment.

Ace Hardware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free environment.

Essential Duties:

• Coordinate the overall supervision of staff to ensure sales performance goals are met and company procedures are followed accurately.
• Delegate workload among associates to meet merchandising and presentation standards.
• Promote customer service as the #1 priority.
• Utilize available inventory reports to reduce shrinkage, maintain appropriate stock levels and maximize inventory accuracy.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures, and serve as a role model for safety

Requirements:

• At least 1-3 years of experience in retail leadership preferred
• Must be skilled with computers and smart devices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills
• Standing and walking for 8 hours a day, lifting up to 50lbs

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, & Vision insurance
• Vacation & sick pay
• Employee discount

Ace goes beyond hardware: build a future, a purpose, and a community with us. At Ace you have the opportunity to grow with the company in a fun and active work environment.

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Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working folks are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

Life at Ace

Find out how we've created a one-of-a-kind, passionate and helpful workplace that puts our people first.

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.