Assistant Store Leader Jobs in New York
Assistant Store Leader jobs in New York concentrate in New York City, Buffalo, and Albany, where retailers like Macy's, Target, and Whole Foods Market maintain deep footprints across both flagship and neighborhood locations. Demand is especially strong in specialty grocery, big-box retail, and fast-growing urban convenience formats, with openings at every level from first-time assistant managers to senior operations leads groomed for store director roles. New York ranks among the most active markets in the country for retail leadership hiring. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description
Store Team Lead
Role Purpose
As a Team Leader, you bring the Store Manager’s vision to life every day on the sales floor. You lead the team during your assigned shifts, ensuring a welcoming, customer‑ready environment and consistently delivering Wild Fork’s service philosophy of personal chef and friendly butcher.
You guide and coach Sales Associates, support onboarding and product knowledge training, execute operational routines, and uphold our values — Determination, Simplicity, Availability, Humility, Sincerity, Discipline, Ownership.
You are a hands‑on leader focused on execution, customer experience, and team development — and play a key role in creating a store environment that people love to shop and work in.
Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Wage: $22.00 per hour
Core Responsibilities:
1. Shift Leadership & Operational Excellence
- Lead the store during assigned shifts, ensuring customer readiness, cleanliness, and proper coverage.
- Execute opening and closing routines as directed by the Store Manager.
- Maintain accurate temperature logs, food safety standards, sanitation routines, and freezer management.
- Ensure accurate cash handling and adherence to SOPs.
- Identify operational gaps and escalate appropriately.
- Monitors business needs throughout the shift and adjust priorities, floor coverage, and team focus based on traffic patterns, service demands and sales opportunities.
2. Customer & Brand Experience
- Model and teach Wild Fork’s W.I.L.D Steps of Service.
- Deliver a warm, engaging, “personal chef & friendly butcher” experience with product expertise, cooking tips, and meal recommendations.
- Support service recovery with empathy and speed.
- Ensure every customer feels welcomed, valued, and inspired to return.
3. Sales Floor Coaching & Sales Culture Support
- Motivate the team to engage customers, build baskets, and drive conversion.
- Direct floor zoning, adjust coverage in real time, and maintain visibility during peak traffic.
- Reinforce sales expectations with the team to support hitting daily sales target.
- Maintain an easy‑to‑shop store through timely recovery and replenishment.
- Reinforces product knowledge and selling behaviors through in-the-moment coaching that builds associate confidence and supports conversion.
4. Training, Onboarding & Team Support
- Deliver on‑the‑job training for new team members, including product knowledge, service standards, and SOPs.
- Support structured onboarding and ensure new hires complete required learning modules.
- Provide real-time coaching and feedback to associates, and communicate performance opportunities and support needs to the Store Manager
- Foster a positive, inclusive environment where Forkies feel supported and engaged.
- Supports team capability by reinforcing onboarding, delivering on-the-job training, and providing follow-up coaching on service, product, and operational standards.
5. Inventory, Merchandising & In‑Stocks Execution
- Complete receiving, stocking, recovery, and FIFO rotation with accuracy and urgency.
- Maintain clean, organized, visually compelling shelves and freezers.
- Report out‑of‑stocks, shrink concerns, or product quality issues promptly.
- Support accurate and timely planogram changes and promotional execution.
6. Compliance, Safety & SOP Execution
- Execute daily temperature logs, food safety checks, sanitation routines, and equipment inspections.
- Support adherence to company policies and safety procedures.
- Immediately escalate any compliance risks or safety concerns to the Store Manager.
Qualifications:
- 1–3 years of experience in retail, grocery, restaurant, or specialty food.
- Demonstrated leadership ability or prior key‑holder experience preferred.
- Strong customer service, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to coach, motivate, and model the behaviors expected of the team.
- Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment.
- Ability to lift to 50 lbs. and stand/walk for 8–10 hours, including freezer exposure.
- Flexible availability (mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays).
- Familiarity with POS systems, scheduling tools, or Microsoft 365 is a plus.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Behavioral Health Matters Program, Live Health Online (Virtual Care)
- Monthly Bonus Plan
- 401(k) and Company Match
- PTO: Vacation, Sick, Birthday PTO
- Culinary Perks: Culinary Training, Chew on This – Monthly Product Giveaway, Wild Chef – Monthly Allowance to Shop in Store
- Ongoing Development: Mentorship Program, Better Futures Program (free community college)
- Optional Perks: Fin Fit – Financial Resources, Discounts (cars, cell phones, services & more), Employee Referral Bonus Program
EOE, including disability/vets
Description
Store Team Lead
Role Purpose
As a Team Leader, you bring the Store Manager’s vision to life every day on the sales floor. You lead the team during your assigned shifts, ensuring a welcoming, customer‑ready environment and consistently delivering Wild Fork’s service philosophy of personal chef and friendly butcher.
You guide and coach Sales Associates, support onboarding and product knowledge training, execute operational routines, and uphold our values — Determination, Simplicity, Availability, Humility, Sincerity, Discipline, Ownership.
You are a hands‑on leader focused on execution, customer experience, and team development — and play a key role in creating a store environment that people love to shop and work in.
Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Wage: $22.00 per hour
Core Responsibilities:
1. Shift Leadership & Operational Excellence
- Lead the store during assigned shifts, ensuring customer readiness, cleanliness, and proper coverage.
- Execute opening and closing routines as directed by the Store Manager.
- Maintain accurate temperature logs, food safety standards, sanitation routines, and freezer management.
- Ensure accurate cash handling and adherence to SOPs.
- Identify operational gaps and escalate appropriately.
- Monitors business needs throughout the shift and adjust priorities, floor coverage, and team focus based on traffic patterns, service demands and sales opportunities.
2. Customer & Brand Experience
- Model and teach Wild Fork’s W.I.L.D Steps of Service.
- Deliver a warm, engaging, “personal chef & friendly butcher” experience with product expertise, cooking tips, and meal recommendations.
- Support service recovery with empathy and speed.
- Ensure every customer feels welcomed, valued, and inspired to return.
3. Sales Floor Coaching & Sales Culture Support
- Motivate the team to engage customers, build baskets, and drive conversion.
- Direct floor zoning, adjust coverage in real time, and maintain visibility during peak traffic.
- Reinforce sales expectations with the team to support hitting daily sales target.
- Maintain an easy‑to‑shop store through timely recovery and replenishment.
- Reinforces product knowledge and selling behaviors through in-the-moment coaching that builds associate confidence and supports conversion.
4. Training, Onboarding & Team Support
- Deliver on‑the‑job training for new team members, including product knowledge, service standards, and SOPs.
- Support structured onboarding and ensure new hires complete required learning modules.
- Provide real-time coaching and feedback to associates, and communicate performance opportunities and support needs to the Store Manager
- Foster a positive, inclusive environment where Forkies feel supported and engaged.
- Supports team capability by reinforcing onboarding, delivering on-the-job training, and providing follow-up coaching on service, product, and operational standards.
5. Inventory, Merchandising & In‑Stocks Execution
- Complete receiving, stocking, recovery, and FIFO rotation with accuracy and urgency.
- Maintain clean, organized, visually compelling shelves and freezers.
- Report out‑of‑stocks, shrink concerns, or product quality issues promptly.
- Support accurate and timely planogram changes and promotional execution.
6. Compliance, Safety & SOP Execution
- Execute daily temperature logs, food safety checks, sanitation routines, and equipment inspections.
- Support adherence to company policies and safety procedures.
- Immediately escalate any compliance risks or safety concerns to the Store Manager.
Qualifications:
- 1–3 years of experience in retail, grocery, restaurant, or specialty food.
- Demonstrated leadership ability or prior key‑holder experience preferred.
- Strong customer service, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to coach, motivate, and model the behaviors expected of the team.
- Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment.
- Ability to lift to 50 lbs. and stand/walk for 8–10 hours, including freezer exposure.
- Flexible availability (mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays).
- Familiarity with POS systems, scheduling tools, or Microsoft 365 is a plus.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Behavioral Health Matters Program, Live Health Online (Virtual Care)
- Monthly Bonus Plan
- 401(k) and Company Match
- PTO: Vacation, Sick, Birthday PTO
- Culinary Perks: Culinary Training, Chew on This – Monthly Product Giveaway, Wild Chef – Monthly Allowance to Shop in Store
- Ongoing Development: Mentorship Program, Better Futures Program (free community college)
- Optional Perks: Fin Fit – Financial Resources, Discounts (cars, cell phones, services & more), Employee Referral Bonus Program
EOE, including disability/vets
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Who's Hiring
- 7-Eleven12
- QuickChek3
- Whole Foods Market3
- SKIMS2
- Gregorys Coffee2
What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in assistant store leader jobs across New York.
- Two or more years of retail supervisory or key-holder experience in New York
- Demonstrated ability to lead and schedule teams of ten or more associates
- Proficiency with point-of-sale systems and retail inventory management software
- Strong floor operations background including merchandising, receiving, and loss prevention
- Availability for variable shifts including weekends, evenings, and holidays
- High school diploma required, with a bachelor's degree in business preferred by many New York employers
Assistant Store Leader Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a assistant store leader in New York?
Most assistant store leaders in New York start in a frontline retail role and move into a key-holder or department supervisor position before being considered for assistant leadership. New York does not require a state-issued license for retail management, so the path is built on experience and internal promotion. Large New York retailers and grocery chains often post structured management-trainee programs specifically for candidates ready to step into assistant leadership roles.
Which companies hire assistant store leaders in New York?
Employers hiring assistant store leaders in New York right now include 7-Eleven, QuickChek, and Whole Foods Market, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New York's dense urban retail environment means many of these employers maintain multiple locations per borough or region, creating steady and recurring demand for assistant store leadership at all experience levels.
Which New York cities have the most assistant store leader jobs?
New York, Hamilton, and White Plains lead New York for assistant store leader openings. New York City dominates because of its sheer volume of retail locations per square mile, while Buffalo and Albany generate consistent demand from regional grocery chains, national big-box retailers, and local specialty stores that anchor suburban shopping corridors across western and central New York.
Are there remote assistant store leader jobs in New York?
Yes, but they're rare. Assistant store leader roles are fundamentally on-site positions requiring daily floor presence, team supervision, and hands-on operations management. About 100% of assistant store leader openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be limited to district-support or training roles where travel replaces a fixed location rather than fully remote desk work.
How can I get hired as a assistant store leader in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is landing a sales associate or cashier role with a large New York retailer and moving into a shift supervisor or key-holder position within a year. Employers like Target, Whole Foods Market, and regional grocery chains operating in New York regularly run internal promotion pipelines from hourly roles into formal assistant manager tracks. A strong record of taking on closing duties, training new hires, or covering department lead shifts signals readiness for assistant store leadership without a management title on your resume.
Where can I find and apply to assistant store leader jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to assistant store leader jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers hiring across the state right now. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your experience and location, and apply directly to each employer through the listing.
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