[Appleton, WI] Retail Assistant Store Manager

• **Retail Assistant Store Manager**
• **Location: Appleton, WI (100% onsite)**
• **Salary: $19.00 - $21.00/hour (with overtime, typically $45,000 - $50,000 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 an **Assistant Store Manager** to support their location in Appleton, Wisconsin. 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