Assistant Store Manager in Princeton, New Jersey at The Princeton University Store

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
Serve as the General Manager’s second-in-command and shape talent, performance, and growth across both stores.
Princeton University Store is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to serve as a key organizational leader and the General Manager, Stores’ primary partner. This role is ideal for an accomplished retail leader who develops leaders, drives profitable growth, strengthens accountability, and leads with confidence.

POSITION SNAPSHOT
Reports To: General Manager, Stores
Supervises: Store leaders and associates, as assigned
Employment Type: Full-time, salaried
Schedule: Flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, holidays, events, and peak university periods
Work Location: 114-116 Nassau Street and 36 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Salary Range: Salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications.
Benefits: Eligible employees may participate in the company’s benefit programs, including health, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and other benefits made available to eligible employees.

ABOUT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STORE
Princeton University Store is an independent omnichannel retailer serving the Princeton University community through two stores, E-commerce, campus events, and pop-up retail.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
The Assistant Store Manager is a multi-store leadership role with broad responsibility for people, business performance, customer experience, and execution. Working directly with the General Manager, this leader helps set priorities, translates strategy into action, and ensures store leaders deliver results. The role requires judgment, discretion, and ownership to lead the store organization independently when needed.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
• Store leaders are developed, empowered, and prepared to lead their teams with confidence and accountability.
• Both locations achieve sales, payroll, customer-experience, and operating goals through clear ownership and disciplined execution.
• The General Manager has a trusted second-in-command who anticipates needs, resolves issues, and moves priorities forward.

WHAT YOU DO
• Partner with the General Manager to set direction, staffing plans, labor priorities, and business actions across both stores providing top level customer service and support.
• Lead, coach, and hold managers and supervisors accountable while building succession plans and a strong leadership bench.
• Analyze sales, payroll, productivity, inventory, and customer results and translate findings into focused action plans.
• Drive consistent execution across customer service, merchandising, staffing, scheduling, inventory, safety, and omnichannel operations.
• Lead the store organization in the General Manager’s absence and represent store leadership with internal and external partners.
• Own key cross-store initiatives, remove operating barriers, and ensure commitments are completed with urgency and follow-through.

WHAT YOU BRING
• Seven or more years of progressive retail leadership experience, including high-volume or multi-location responsibility.
• Experience as a Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or comparable senior retail leader responsible for managers and associates.
• A proven record of developing leaders and improving sales, profitability, customer experience, and operational performance.
• Strong business acumen across labor planning, performance management, inventory, merchandising, and omni-channel operations.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, discretion, direct communication, conflict-management skills, and exceptional follow-through.
• Comfort using POS, scheduling, payroll, inventory, task-management, and business-reporting systems.

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY THIS ROLE
• Serve as the General Manager’s trusted leadership partner with meaningful influence over people, strategy, and execution.
• Build the leadership bench and shape the future growth of two highly visible university retail locations.
• Make a visible impact in a hands-on organization where strong leadership and practical ideas move the business forward.

TO APPLY
Please submit your resume along with a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and interest in the position.