JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary Job Title: Assistant Store Director FLSA Status: Salary Reports to: Store Director Responsible for assisting the Store Director with managing all phases of store operations in a manner designed to obtain maximum sales and margins, control labor, utility and other operation expenses; and to ensure that the store meets targeted projections and goals through the effective utilization of associates and resources available. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain Festival\'s culture through leading by example and holding others accountable. Assists Store Director with all aspects of the store\'s operation. Observe and enforce all store policies; when applicable suggest, submit, or implement changes/additions to company policies to correct deficiencies advancement opportunities. Observe all local, state, and federal laws and regulations while ensuring that all associates are appropriately trained and in full compliance at all times. Responsible for ensuring that all associates adhere to company procedures for checking ID requirements in all applicable transaction including sales of alcoholic beverages and tobacco laws. Provides effective and objective decisions regarding operational choices in work procedures. Assists with informing, training and motivating associates as well as implementing disciplinary actions when required to correct behavior that involves policy violations or actions that have an adverse effect on store operating performance. Assists with controlling associates\' schedules and controlling both labor and other overhead costs ensure that operating expenses are within target. Responsible for ensuring that all invoice documents are recorded accurately on that applicable designated secured areas, and that all signed invoices are forwarded to the office according to company policy. Responsible for optimum freshness of merchandise and merchandising to achieve maximum sales and profits; to ensure proper rotation of all stocks. Responsible for ensuring that all merchandise is properly priced in accordance with the Store\'s Pricing Guide through regular shelf price audits. And ensuring that all key items are competitively priced by conducting periodic competitive shopping field trips. Ensures that all price changes are implemented in a timely manner in all phases of store operations, including updating the store\'s Master Pricing Guide, point-of-sale storage devices including all computers and, where applicable, updates to shelf tags, signs and item price markings. Assists with inventory control levels to minimize over-stocks and under-stocks within the policy guidelines for the store to maximize sales, inventory turns and return-on-investment. Interface with manufacturers\' and sales representatives; evaluate vendor promotions in accordance with company policy to select and purchase those products that provide savings benefits with a goal of increasing sales, inventory turnover and customer traffic in the store. Adhere to company policy pertaining to excessive levels of cash in registers and monitor checkers to ensure that the request timely cash pickups in accordance with such policy. Enforce company policy pertaining to check acceptance procedures and ID Requirements. Implement and enforce receiving area policies and procedures to effectively protect company assets at all times. Enforce and implement procedures to ensure that all signed invoices are stored in a designated secured area. Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skil ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: https://careers-festfoods.icims.com/jobs search?ss=1&searchLocation=12781-12834-Hartford