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Retail Assistant Store Manager at Ollie's Bargain Outlet

Ollie's Bargain Outlet No longer available

Job Description

Join our team and live the Ollie-tude! : (Ollie's Core Values)
  • BE A TEAM PLAYER- Associates are expected to be supportive and work together.
  • BE CARING- How do I treat others with courtesy, dignity, and respect?
  • BE VALUE OBSESSED- Live the "good stuff cheap" mindset.
  • BE COMMITTED- Operate with grit, passion, tenacity, and action.
  • BE GROWING- How do we get better every day?
  • BE REAL- Associates should be honest, transparent, genuine, trustworthy, and sincere.

Ollie's Associate Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and RX coverage begins after 90 Days of employment.
  • 401K, generous company match with immediate vesting.
  • Strong career growth & talent development culture.
  • 20% associate discount on all Ollie's purchases.
  • Vast array of voluntary benefits.

The Assistant Team Leader provides leadership for the successful operation of the entire front-end of store. Ollie's ATL Ollie's ATL helps lead a retail sales team that's passionate about selling merchandise and ensures a good customer experience. Responsibilities include Associate development, customer service, asset protection and store maintenance

Primary Responsibilities:
    • Assist the Store Team Leader with managing payroll budgets, expenses, store banking, shrink reduction, and the timely completion of related reports to ensure financial and operational goals are met.
    • Demonstrates Ollie's "Yes I Care, Yes I Can" behaviors in providing exceptional Associate and Customer service experiences; makes sure all company standards are consistently demonstrated in every Associate and Customer interaction
    • Ensure that store standards and company programs meet all operational expectations.
    • Ensure that the front-end, entrance, and exterior of the building are maintained properly.
    • Ensure that all Associates are provided daily tasks and are being productive.
    • Perform all Team Leader functions to open and close the store when needed.
    • Assist with maintaining the proper hiring, recruiting, interviewing, selection, and onboarding of candidates to ensure the staffing needs of the store are continually met.
    • Complete any additional responsibilities and/or duties as assigned.


Qualifications:
    • High School diploma or equivalent required; Associate or bachelor's degree related to Business Management preferred
    • Minimum of 1-2 years' retail management experience with a mid to large size retailer
    • Schedule flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holiday seasonal on a regular basis
    • Must have a valid Driver's license

Physical Requirements:
    • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
    • Ability to push and pull up to 35 pounds.
    • Ability to stand for extended periods and work in a safe manner.

Ollie's is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, veteran's status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Typical entry-level pay: $38k for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers nationally

National salary averages
Expected entry-level
$38k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$31k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $77k

Senior roles pay 61% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Lean candidate
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Limited
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up, most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion and many compete as freelancers. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options, Remote-capable workers
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.
23% self-employed: Traditional full-time roles may be scarcer.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-5%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
23% work independently—freelance or consulting is viable.
125,100 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: High school diploma or equivalent

Consider building adjacent skills to stay marketable.

Labor data: BLS 2024