Assistant Store Manager Trainee

Are you ready to help a growing world do more and have a passion for agriculture? Blue Seal/Kent Nutrition Group, a member of the Kent Corporation family of companies has an exciting opportunity to join their team as an Assistant Manager Trainee at our Derry, NH store. This position is a full-time role that offers an exceptional benefits package! Under the direction of the store manager, the Store Manager Trainee will learn and work in all store functions including facilities maintenance, personnel management, sales, inventory control, merchandising, accounting, and customer service.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facility Management
  • Understand standard level of housekeeping and maintenance throughout the store, warehouse, equipment, vehicles and grounds
  • Learn security processes and procedures to ensure all security and safety systems are in order
  • Gain competency around Company image and ensure it is projected favorably at all times
    
• Personnel Management
  • Learn all company and store policies and standard procedures
  • Assist with recruiting and interviewing prospective employees making recommendations to hire
  • Assist with new employee orientation process
  • Contribute to routine employee meeting schedule to provide safety, store, and new product training
  • Ensure all employees are following Company policies, procedures, personnel and safety rules
• Sales Management
  • Understand store and grounds layout to achieve maximum utilization of selling areas
  • Supervise the display of merchandise for sales efficiency taking into consideration seasonal products and traffic
  • Assist in coordinating displays to coincide with advertising
  • Create in-store promotions and follow through with Company provided promotions to promote traffic
• Inventory Management
  • Learn ordering process for feed and merchandise according to Company policies and procedures using appropriate forms
  • Gain understanding of market analysis
  • Assist in selecting appropriate product mix based on market trends and inventory turns
  • Learn pricing structure and proper margin levels for merchandise
  • Maintain appropriate contacts with suppliers according to Company policies and procedures
  • Learn store monthly and annual inventory processes
• Accounting Management
  
  • Learn invoice processing
  • Understand receiving process for all vendors
  • Learn cash management procedures and maintain security over daily cash and bank deposits
  • Learn to prepare the daily cash report
  • Verify all credit sales are within terms

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent of two to three years in retail

EXPERIENCE:

• Strong working knowledge of lawn and garden, agriculture and animals (Pet and Livestock)
• Ability to handle many tasks at any given moment
• Strong agricultural experience is preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This job includes physical demands which include but are not limited to frequent standing, walking, working on a computer, push/pull and lift/carry up to 50 lbs. and occasionally sitting, reaching upward & outward, squatting or kneeling.