Assistant Retail Store Manager
PPG Industries Inc. - Long Island City, New York
Join our team and show your colors to the world!
PPG Architectural Coatings is a respected leader in the paint industry. A business unit of PPG Industries, the world's leading coatings and specialty Products Company, we manufacture and sell our products through home centers, independent dealers, and through a network of company-owned stores across North America.
With over 900 retail centers in North America, we continue to grow. We are seeking an Assistant Store Manager to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sales Associate who is motivated to pursue a rewarding retail management career.
As an Assistant Store Manager, you will be a vital part of a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. You will assist with running a retail store location, delivering exceptional customer service and helping the store achieve top sales and profit performance.
Other responsibilities of the Assistant Manager role include:
- Ensuring that service standards are maintained and customer issues are quickly and efficiently resolved
- Maintaining a high level of associate engagement through effective leadership
- Maintaining an understanding of local market, operations-based selling, and customer base
- Achieving sales and profit plan by controlling expenses, working capital, inventory, shrinkage, and growing net contribution
- Ensuring that the appearance of the store’s exterior and interior, including merchandizing displays, are maintained to required standards
Candidates must be high energy, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and able to learn quickly. You must have a customer-centric attitude and enjoy interacting with different types of people and personalities.
- Must have 2 to 4 years of retail store experience
- High school diploma or equivalent certification
- Strong customer service skills
- Broad knowledge of the application and use of paint and sundries, preferred
- Ability to attend to details while engaging in work of a repetitive nature
- Ability to work flexible shifts and hours
- Must possess a valid driver's license
- Ability to lift up to 80 pounds infrequently and 40-60 pounds routinely
- Ability to relocate will enhance future career advancement opportunities
- Bilingual candidates proficient in both English and Spanish are a plus but not required
- Must pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check
Benefits
At PPG Industries, we offer opportunities to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. In addition to significant career growth opportunities, full-time employees enjoy the following:
- Competitive salary
- Commission plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Health, dental, and vision
"Of all the places I've worked, this is the best. We communicate a lot and help each other out, someone is always there to help you." - PPG Team Member
About US
PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty Products Company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability, and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world.
PPG Architectural Coatings impressive line-up of residential, commercial, and industrial paint brands offers a wide range of choices to meet everyone's needs – from consumers to interior designers, painting contractors to property managers, and developers to architects.
PPG prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check.
Posted: 30+ days ago
About PPG Industries Inc.
PPG's vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction ma... more
