Thrift Store Manager

Job Objective: Responsible for maintaining good customer relations and giving prompt and courteous assistance to customers. Maintain a clean, orderly and safe store environment.  

 

Essential Functions: 

• Schedule store clerks to ensure coverage in store at all times 

• Responsible for the protection of personnel, property, and building 

• Bank cash receipts at end of business day.  Safeguard cash at all times.  Maintain and submit records of store sales on a regular basis 

• Stocking, pricing, cleaning, sorting, and other duties. Must be able to work with little or no supervision 

• Capable of running all aspects of the store and delegating responsibilities to staff and volunteers.  

• Helping the store achieve a net profit at the end of the fiscal year 

• Write routine reports 

• Supervise casework functions – client interview to granting of assistance and/or referral to other community resources 

• Oversee and direct community volunteers 

• Carry out all supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Salvation Army policies and applicable laws 

• Continually keep Divisional Headquarters aware of all situations that could impact The Salvation’s Army’s local partners, income or reputation 

• Supervise seasonal bellringing efforts including seasonal staff and volunteers 

• Oversee community relations and present a professional demeanor at all times 

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

Education:  Associates degree or higher preferred 

 

Experience: Experience in retail sales required; management or supervisory experience preferred. 

 

Certifications/Licenses: None 

 

Skills/Abilities:  

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and employee manuals 

• Effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients and employees 

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in basic units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals 

• Ability to operate office equipment and cash register 

 

Supervisory Duties: This position has authority to recommend employment status changes of subordinate personnel, make disciplinary decisions and to formally evaluate performance of subordinate employees.  However, all human resource related decisions will be cleared with the South KS Field Rep or Service Ext