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INTRODUCTION
Assistant Store Manager Customer Experience
About Life at PetSmart
At PetSmart, Anything for Pets begins with our people. Every associate plays a vital role in creating meaningful experiences for pets and their families, and we empower our teams with the tools, resources, and opportunities to grow and succeed. This posting reflects an existing vacancy, and we are actively seeking candidates for this role.
Benefits that benefit you
- Paid Weekly
- Health & Wellness Benefits
- 401k Plan with company match
- Paid Time off for full-time associates
- Associate discounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Career pathing
- Development opportunities
Job Summary
PetSmart’s Experience Leader (ELR) is responsible for providing exceptional leadership and service to our pet parent while upholding the company’s vision, mission, values, and strategy. This role is expected to provide exemplary leadership for the store by driving the pet parent experience through culture and strategies, achieving targeted results. This role has shared responsibility for the safety of people and pets, efficient execution of daily tasks and financial outcomes.
Essential responsibilities
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following and may vary depending on store characteristics and needs:
People Leadership:
- Participates in employment decisions such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and terminating.
- Facilitates the associate experience and supports associate development. This includes but is not limited to associate reviews, recognition, team events, labor management, training, onboarding, mentoring, succession planning, and coaching for growth.
- Address and administer associate complaints and grievances.
- Prioritize, delegate, and validate daily tasks for associates to meet business and pet parent needs.
- Lead and coach associates on proper processes to ensure pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Coordinates staffing coverage for experience activities in pivotal areas of the store.
- Effectively communicates company information and priorities to associates to ensure alignment and deliver on expectations.
- Delegate and validate completion of daily tasks including engagement videos.
- Recognizes and celebrates associates driving overall associate engagement.
Overall Store Experience:
- Leads the associate and pet parent experience at all levels and ensures pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Responsible for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted over the telephone, in person or online, and responding to general and escalated pet parent’s concerns.
- Assists with reservations in hotels, salons, and training.
- Oversees all PetSmart services (salon, training, hotel and day camp), live pet sales and adoptions.
- Evaluates operations and seeks opportunities to continuously improve experiences and services.
- Oversees store events and marketing (adoptions, hotel, salon, etc.).
- Maintains store standards and leads a culture of empowerment by ensuring compliance with our policies and procedures (P&Ps) and code of ethics.
- Responsible for conducting monthly Services Walks to validate proper execution of policies and procedures.
- Responsible for taking immediate action when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed.
- Shared responsibility with store opening and closing procedures to ensure we uphold our brand promise.
Business Management
- Drives and identifies opportunities to grow the business and hold associates accountable in achieving store P&L expectations such as sales and shrink targets.
- Manages expenses such as labor and supplies and any other relevant store metrics.
- Leverages home office partners and resources to submit and follow up on store related work orders and purchase card allocation.
- Works directly with the services associates on productivity and scheduling to grow the business and achieve company goals.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of retail leadership or experience in a customer-focused environment.
- Full time availability required, flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Supervisory responsibility
Typically oversees one to six lead associates and ten to seventy non-leader associates. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with PetSmart’s policies and procedures.
Essential physical demands and work environment
Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. The associate frequently is required to reach with hands and arms: stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as a wet environment with an abundance of pet hair. The noise level is moderate in the work environment; however, associates may be exposed to high levels of noise at times. Exposure to live animals and their handling is common.
Do what you love
Join us for a chance to make a meaningful impact every day. Whether it's helping a customer choose their first fish, celebrating a pet's birthday, or seeing the smile on a pet parent’s face after a fresh groom—you'll create moments that matter. At PetSmart, we cherish diversity and the unique perspectives of our 50,000 associates, all united by a passion for pets.
We’re delighted you’re interested in joining our pack and helping us in our commitment to doing Anything for Pets, and the people who love them. We're excited to hear your story and learn more about you! Apply Now!
PetSmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer
PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We offer reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout our application process, upon request and as required by law.
This job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work associates/leaders assigned to this job perform. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. You will be provided with a copy of a job description for the actual position you are hired into. Exact rate of pay will be based on relevant experience level, training, skills or knowledge and store location. This position is paid on a per hour basis. In no instance will PetSmart pay less than the local minimum wage. This position is also eligible for a quarterly incentive based on eligible earnings and store performance, as well benefits, as described at https://benefits.petsmart.com/us/.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 (except in Montana or where otherwise required by local or state law)
For applicants in our Waterloo, San Francisco, or Los Angeles locations: Pursuant to the Waterloo and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the law.

INTRODUCTION
Assistant Store Manager Customer Experience
About Life at PetSmart
At PetSmart, Anything for Pets begins with our people. Every associate plays a vital role in creating meaningful experiences for pets and their families, and we empower our teams with the tools, resources, and opportunities to grow and succeed. This posting reflects an existing vacancy, and we are actively seeking candidates for this role.
Benefits that benefit you
- Paid Weekly
- Health & Wellness Benefits
- 401k Plan with company match
- Paid Time off for full-time associates
- Associate discounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Career pathing
- Development opportunities
Job Summary
PetSmart’s Experience Leader (ELR) is responsible for providing exceptional leadership and service to our pet parent while upholding the company’s vision, mission, values, and strategy. This role is expected to provide exemplary leadership for the store by driving the pet parent experience through culture and strategies, achieving targeted results. This role has shared responsibility for the safety of people and pets, efficient execution of daily tasks and financial outcomes.
Essential responsibilities
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following and may vary depending on store characteristics and needs:
People Leadership:
- Participates in employment decisions such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and terminating.
- Facilitates the associate experience and supports associate development. This includes but is not limited to associate reviews, recognition, team events, labor management, training, onboarding, mentoring, succession planning, and coaching for growth.
- Address and administer associate complaints and grievances.
- Prioritize, delegate, and validate daily tasks for associates to meet business and pet parent needs.
- Lead and coach associates on proper processes to ensure pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Coordinates staffing coverage for experience activities in pivotal areas of the store.
- Effectively communicates company information and priorities to associates to ensure alignment and deliver on expectations.
- Delegate and validate completion of daily tasks including engagement videos.
- Recognizes and celebrates associates driving overall associate engagement.
Overall Store Experience:
- Leads the associate and pet parent experience at all levels and ensures pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Responsible for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted over the telephone, in person or online, and responding to general and escalated pet parent’s concerns.
- Assists with reservations in hotels, salons, and training.
- Oversees all PetSmart services (salon, training, hotel and day camp), live pet sales and adoptions.
- Evaluates operations and seeks opportunities to continuously improve experiences and services.
- Oversees store events and marketing (adoptions, hotel, salon, etc.).
- Maintains store standards and leads a culture of empowerment by ensuring compliance with our policies and procedures (P&Ps) and code of ethics.
- Responsible for conducting monthly Services Walks to validate proper execution of policies and procedures.
- Responsible for taking immediate action when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed.
- Shared responsibility with store opening and closing procedures to ensure we uphold our brand promise.
Business Management
- Drives and identifies opportunities to grow the business and hold associates accountable in achieving store P&L expectations such as sales and shrink targets.
- Manages expenses such as labor and supplies and any other relevant store metrics.
- Leverages home office partners and resources to submit and follow up on store related work orders and purchase card allocation.
- Works directly with the services associates on productivity and scheduling to grow the business and achieve company goals.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of retail leadership or experience in a customer-focused environment.
- Full time availability required, flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Supervisory responsibility
Typically oversees one to six lead associates and ten to seventy non-leader associates. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with PetSmart’s policies and procedures.
Essential physical demands and work environment
Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. The associate frequently is required to reach with hands and arms: stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as a wet environment with an abundance of pet hair. The noise level is moderate in the work environment; however, associates may be exposed to high levels of noise at times. Exposure to live animals and their handling is common.
Do what you love
Join us for a chance to make a meaningful impact every day. Whether it's helping a customer choose their first fish, celebrating a pet's birthday, or seeing the smile on a pet parent’s face after a fresh groom—you'll create moments that matter. At PetSmart, we cherish diversity and the unique perspectives of our 50,000 associates, all united by a passion for pets.
We’re delighted you’re interested in joining our pack and helping us in our commitment to doing Anything for Pets, and the people who love them. We're excited to hear your story and learn more about you! Apply Now!
PetSmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer
PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We offer reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout our application process, upon request and as required by law.
This job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work associates/leaders assigned to this job perform. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. You will be provided with a copy of a job description for the actual position you are hired into. Exact rate of pay will be based on relevant experience level, training, skills or knowledge and store location. This position is paid on a per hour basis. In no instance will PetSmart pay less than the local minimum wage. This position is also eligible for a quarterly incentive based on eligible earnings and store performance, as well benefits, as described at https://benefits.petsmart.com/us/.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 (except in Montana or where otherwise required by local or state law)
For applicants in our Waterloo, San Francisco, or Los Angeles locations: Pursuant to the Waterloo and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the law.
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Frame retail credentials for specialty pet context
PetSmart evaluates Business Managers on inventory management, sales performance, and team development within a specialty retail environment. Tailor your resume to show experience in high-SKU, service-adjacent retail rather than generic big-box management.
Target district-level postings for sponsorship likelihood
PetSmart's Business Manager openings are concentrated in specific metro markets with active hiring pipelines. Focus applications on locations with multiple open roles, since those districts are more likely to have HR infrastructure already familiar with sponsorship workflows.
Understand H-1B cap timing relative to offer dates
H-1B cap-subject petitions have an October 1 start date. If PetSmart extends an offer outside the filing window, negotiate a conditional start date so your role is held through the USCIS registration period in March.
Use Migrate Mate to identify open Business Manager roles
Search for Business Manager positions at PetSmart with sponsorship filters on Migrate Mate. It surfaces roles from employers with verified sponsorship history, so you can prioritize applications rather than manually screening job boards for visa-friendly postings.
Prepare for PERM documentation before your first anniversary
If PetSmart pursues an EB-2 or EB-3 Green Card pathway for you, the PERM labor certification process requires detailed records of your job duties and qualifications from day one. Keep organized documentation of your role scope and any internal performance reviews.
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Find Business Manager at PetSmart JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does PetSmart sponsor H-1B visas for Business Managers?
Yes, PetSmart has sponsored H-1B visas for Business Manager roles. The role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation when it requires a relevant bachelor's degree in business, retail management, or a related field. Sponsorship decisions are made case by case, so raising your visa situation early in the interview process gives both sides time to align before an offer is extended.
How do I apply for Business Manager jobs at PetSmart?
Applications go through PetSmart's careers portal, where Business Manager postings are listed by location. You can also find sponsorship-verified openings on Migrate Mate, which filters for employers with a track record of filing work visas. When applying, tailor your materials to PetSmart's focus on store performance metrics, team development, and the pet specialty retail environment specifically.
Which visa types does PetSmart commonly use for Business Manager roles?
PetSmart has sponsored H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, and employment-based Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 for qualifying roles. TN is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in eligible business categories. F-1 OPT and CPT are employer-facilitated and don't require PetSmart to file a petition, making them a lower-friction starting point for recent graduates.
What qualifications does PetSmart expect for Business Manager candidates?
PetSmart typically looks for candidates with a bachelor's degree in business, management, or a related discipline, combined with supervisory experience in a retail environment. Demonstrated ability to drive sales targets, manage shrink, and develop hourly associates carries significant weight. For H-1B sponsorship specifically, the degree-to-role connection needs to be clearly articulated because retail management roles can face specialty occupation scrutiny from USCIS.
How do I handle visa timing if PetSmart offers me a Business Manager position?
Timing depends on your current status. If you're on OPT, you may be able to start immediately while PetSmart files an H-1B petition. Cap-subject H-1B petitions are filed in April for an October 1 employment start, so if your offer comes mid-cycle, confirm with your employer whether a delayed start or bridge arrangement is feasible. TN renewals for eligible candidates can be processed more quickly and don't require waiting for a cap window.
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