ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER TRAINEE chez Blue Seal Farm & Home (Kent WorldWide)

Join a Growing Team at a Five-Time U.S. Best Managed Company!

Blue Seal Farm & Home, a proud member of KENT WORLDWIDE™, is seeking a passionate and driven Assistant Store Manager to lead our team. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary and an exceptional benefits package. If you're ready to make an impact in a company recognized for excellence and growth, we’d love to hear from you!

• This position is designed and intended to be performed in Hillsborough, NH.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support a team of 7 full-time and part-time employees
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruiting and interviewing candidates, making employment decisions (hire, discipline, terminate), and training employees
• Establish routine all-team meeting schedule to provide training and communicate policies and procedures to ensure compliance
• Create weekly work schedules and review/approve weekly timesheets for payroll
• Supervise in-store personnel and manage operations in the absence of the store manager

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Facility Management

• Maintain a high level of housekeeping and maintenance across property, equipment, and vehicles
• Remove any unsafe equipment from operation, repair or replace
• Secure the facility with daily checks that all security systems are in order
• Monitor energy and utility usage for efficiency and savings 
• Ensure the Company image is projected favorably 

Sales Management

• Adjust merchandising layout to achieve maximum utilization of selling areas
• Coordinate displays to coincide with advertising and monitor for sales efficiency
• Create in-store promotions and follow through with Company-provided promotions
• Provide sales training and product knowledge to store personnel
• Shop competitors for price structuring and test market new products
• Make calls to existing and prospective customers as required to meet sales and credit objectives 
• Provide excellent customer service

Inventory Management

• Place product orders according to Company policies and procedures
• Manage product mix by adding and dropping items as indicated by turn numbers
• Maintain inventories at efficient levels for maximum turnover and profitability 
• Supervise the taking of monthly feed and recurring non-feed cycle counts

Accounting Management

• Approve all invoices for payment, and ensure all goods and services which are invoiced have been received 
• Maintain security over daily cash and bank deposits 
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of the daily cash report
• Verify all credit sales are within terms
• Initiate collection procedures on overdue account

EDUCATION,EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years of retail experience, 2 of which are in a supervisory capacity OR college degree with 2 years of retail management experience, OR equivalent relevant experience 
• Working knowledge in areas of lawn and garden, agriculture and animals (pets and livestock)
• Demonstrated customer service ability
• Must be able to multitask
• Experienced with handling cash and credit card receipts and the accounting and inventory processes associated with these transactions

TRAVEL:

• Infrequent travel to other store locations, show locations, or annual meeting locations required. Primarily regional travel around the northeast United States.