# Retail Assistant Manager — Tongass Trading Company · Alaska Jobs [← The Board](https://alaskajobs.org/) · [Tourism & seasonal jobs](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/tourism-seasonal) # Retail Assistant Manager Tongass Trading Company - **Location** — Ketchikan, AK - **Salary** — $70,000.00 / year - **Timing** — Year-round - **Source** — CoolWorks (Alaska seasonal) (synced) Tongass Trading Company Retail Assistant Manager $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 / year Ketchikan Retail Assistant Manager - Store Manager Focus : Tongass Trading Company, the longest continually operating retail establishment in the state of Alaska, has an immediate opening for a full-time, year-round Assistant Manager – Store Manager Focus. Tongass Trading Company is comprised of three souvenir stores that serve over 1.6 million tourists that visit beautiful Ketchikan, Alaska each summer. Our stores are crazy busy during the six-month summer tourism season, and we're nearly just as busy in the six-month off-season preparing for the following summer. Two days are rarely the same in this fast-paced, high-energy environment. On any given day in the summer months, you may be… Performing store operations of opening, closing, and cashiering Ensuring floor stock levels are maintained Assisting apparel and hardline go-getters Doing mark downs Communicating with managers concerning merchandise needs, and staff allocation Supporting and communicating with team members about their zone assignments Doing the weekly store work schedule Performing operations training with team members Keeping team productively engaged Analyzing ways to increase sales Promoting up-selling Ensuring excellent customer service Keeping the store and backroom neat, organized, and inviting Ensuring that all company policies and procedures are followed While this is a year-round position the store manager’s role is only seasonal as all our stores close for the off-season. In the off-season our store managers assist the inflow team with… Performing inventory counts Receiving and warehousing merchandise Setting up and taking down sales floors The right candidate for this position has demonstrated in previous positions a love for work and productivity, the initiative to learn ‘tried and true’ successful business practices, and effective supervisory abilities. Organizational, time management, and the ability to switch between tasks quickly while maintaining priorities despite interruptions are highly valued skills. Professionalism, integrity, high-energy, accountability, follow-through, and excellent communication skills are required skills for this position. Must be able to lift to 50# repeatedly, do ladder work, and be on your feet for up to 10 hours a day. Job Type: Full-time, Year Round Pay: $60,000 - $70,000 per year DOE Plus Benefits Package: 401(k) 401(k) matching Bonus program Health insurance Paid time off Employee discount Parking pass Relocation assistance Experience: Retail management: minimum of 2 years Read more [Apply at the source ↗](https://www.coolworks.com/tongass-trading-company/profile) ## Express confidential interest Alaska politics is a small world. If you can't be seen job-hunting, submit a sealed interest : the employer sees only your alias and pitch. Your name and contact stay sealed until they request an introduction and you approve it . Decline, and they never learn who asked. ## More on the board - [Retail Store Associate](https://alaskajobs.org/job/retail-store-associate-19269) — All Stores - [IT Technical Support Specialist](https://alaskajobs.org/job/it-technical-support-specialist-364294) — Holland America-Princess (Anchorage Transportation and Guest Services) - [Housekeeper](https://alaskajobs.org/job/housekeeper-24709) — Lodge staff [Tourism & seasonal jobs →](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/tourism-seasonal) [Rural Alaska jobs →](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/rural) [All Alaska jobs →](https://alaskajobs.org/) Posted on Alaska Jobs — the daily board for Alaska public-sector work. https://alaskajobs.org/job/retail-assistant-manager-19159 --- Markdown mirror of https://alaskajobs.org/job/retail-assistant-manager-19159 · full index: https://alaskajobs.org/llms.txt