Assistant Store Leader Trainee

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Store Leader Trainee

Overview:
As an Assistant Store Leader, you will assist the Store Leader with store operation and implementation of our company’s Servant Leadership – Integrity, Guest Focus, Accountability, Recognition, Excellent Execution, People and Teamwork. You’ll learn about 7-Eleven’s Retailer Initiative strategy and be trained on our Retail Information System inventory management and ordering technology. You’ll also assist with managing the store staff – coaching, training, feedback, and scheduling – after completion of the required training and certifications.

Getting There:
We believe great training is the foundation for exceptional performance. The Assistant Store Leader training program teaches you the retail business using our state-of-the-art Retail Information System and Career Path training through hands-on and Computer Based Training.

Responsibilities:

• Forecast, order, stock, and merchandise product (upon completion of training).
• Aid in ensuring prompt reconciliation of store operations paperwork.
• Ensure prompt, efficient and courteous guest service.
• Aid in maintaining a clean, guest-friendly environment in the store.

Qualifications:
The Assistant Store Leader position requires the following:

• High School diploma (or equivalent) is preferred. Two (2) year degree or above is strongly preferred.
• Six to nine months of experience as an Assistant Leader; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong mathematics ability.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Desire to be part of a performance-driven team.

Physical Requirements:

• The Assistant Store Leader position requires frequent walking and standing with occasional reaching, climbing, stooping, and sitting, kneeling and crouching / squatting. 
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of approximately 20 – 40 pounds is required.

Qualifications:
Education/ Experience:

• High School diploma or GED is preferred. Two-year degree or above desired. 
• A minimum of two (2) years of retail, fast food or sales supervision experience is preferred. 
• Must maintain current Food Handler and food Safety Certifications as required by County. Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership and customer service skills and competencies. 
• Proven success developing team members.
• Demonstrated ability to use P&L and store reports to affect change. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. 
• Excellent oral and written communication and intra-personal skills. 
• Ability to write routine reports and to speak effectively before customers and employees. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and work with minimum supervision. 
• Proficient computer knowledge (Microsoft products preferred Word, Excel). PDI/Verifone/Topaz experience preferred.

Physical Functions:

• Must be able to stand and/or walk for a full shift.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds for ground to overhead, and/or 60 pounds from ground to waist level, up to thirty minutes of workday (i.e., to assisting in stocking/maintaining inventory levels).
• Ability to push and pull with arms up to a force of 128 pounds (i.e., utilizing hand truck.)
• Ability to bend at the waist with some twisting up to one hour of the workday.
• Ability to grasp, reach and manipulate objects with hands up to all day. 
• This handwork requires eye-hand coordination and may require bilateral coordination of hands, up to four hours of the workday.
• May be required to climb a ladder and/or stool, kneel or crouch to store or retrieve materials and/or place or remove signs.

Work Schedule:

• Committed to work assigned hours.
• Must be able to work flexible hours (night, weekends, holidays, and perhaps on-call duty.)
• Stores operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. 
• Essential functions are job duties that an employee must be able to perform with or without reasonable accommodation. 
• All the responsibilities listed above are considered essential job functions to this position.