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Assistant Store Manager - Full Time - Sardis

12/17/2025

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will lead daily operations and support the Store Manager in creating a positive environment. Key responsibilities include managing sales performance, training staff, and ensuring quality in merchandise processing.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Established in 1965, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is a nonprofit organization that connects people to opportunities to find gainful employment and meaningful work. With more than 25 retail stores and 30 donation sites, Goodwill uses proceeds from the sales of donated goods to fund skills training and employment services offered free of charge to thousands of people in our community each year. Through its retail stores, donation sites, the Goodwill Opportunity Campus, and partnerships with employers and other organizations throughout the region, Goodwill builds pathways for people to uncover their passions, enhance their skillsets, and pursue the life they want to achieve for themselves and their families—creating a brighter future for all.
About the Role

Description

About Us

At Goodwill, we believe in the power of work to change lives. Our retail stores and donation centers support our mission by generating revenue to fund job training, employment placement services, and other community programs.

We offer:

  • Starting pay of $20.05/hour
  • Annual merit increases & production bonuses
  • Free career development and skill-building classes
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Full-time benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement

Join a team where your work creates meaningful change.

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What You’ll Do

As an Assistant Store Manager, you'll help lead the daily operations of a Goodwill retail store and donation center. You’ll support the Store Manager in creating a positive, productive environment for both customers and employees. Your key responsibilities include:

  • Lead store activities to ensure strong sales and production performance
  • Support recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new team members
  • Train and develop staff in alignment with company standards
  • Review and verify daily sales reports, deposits, and financial procedures
  • Coordinate product flow and shipments to ensure inventory meets sales goals
  • Open and close the store, manage deposits, and secure the building
  • Provide excellent customer and donor service, including resolving complaints
  • Supervise the processing of donated goods to ensure quality and sales readiness
  • Organize and rotate merchandise by category and color
  • Encourage team motivation through communication and performance feedback
  • Report maintenance needs and safety concerns to store leadership
  • Act as Store Manager in their absence

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Requirements

What We’re Looking For

A natural leader with strong organizational skills and a passion for retail operations and team development. You’re customer-focused, hands-on, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements include:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • At least 2 years of retail management experience (or equivalent education/experience)
  • This job keeps you engaged and active! Most of the time, you'll be talking, listening, standing, or walking. You'll frequently use your hands, reach, push, and pull. Occasionally, you may sit, kneel, stoop, throw, or twist. Regularly lifting up to 10 pounds, with occasional lifts up to 50 pounds, is required. Strong close, color, and depth vision are essential. Some local travel is involved.


Key Skills
LeadershipOrganizational SkillsRetail OperationsTeam DevelopmentCustomer ServiceSales PerformanceRecruitmentTrainingInventory ManagementComplaint ResolutionMerchandisingCommunicationMotivationSafety AwarenessFinancial ProceduresProblem Solving
Categories
RetailManagement & LeadershipCustomer Service & SupportSocial Services
Benefits
Annual Merit IncreasesProduction BonusesFree Career Development ClassesSkill-Building ClassesGenerous Employee DiscountsMedical BenefitsDental BenefitsVision BenefitsPaid Time OffTuition Reimbursement
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