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As of Jun 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for associate store manager in the United States is $49,476.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $35,500.00 and $56,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive as an Associate Store Manager, you need experience in retail operations, leadership abilities, and a solid understanding of inventory management, often backed by a high school diploma or relevant degree. Familiarity with point-of-sale (POS) systems, scheduling software, and sales analytics tools is typically required. Strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication help you motivate teams and handle customer concerns. These skills are crucial for ensuring smooth store operations, achieving sales targets, and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.

What are some common challenges faced by an Associate Store Manager, and how can they be addressed?

Associate Store Managers often juggle multiple responsibilities, such as overseeing staff, managing inventory, and ensuring excellent customer service. Common challenges include handling staffing shortages, resolving customer complaints, and meeting sales targets. Proactively communicating with the team, staying organized, and using store management tools can help address these challenges. Building strong relationships with both staff and customers is also key to creating a positive store environment and achieving goals.

What are Associate Store Managers?

Associate Store Managers are retail professionals who assist the Store Manager in overseeing daily store operations, managing staff, and ensuring excellent customer service. They often help with tasks such as inventory control, scheduling, employee training, and implementing company policies. Associate Store Managers play a key role in achieving sales targets and maintaining a positive shopping environment. They are also responsible for stepping in as acting manager when needed, making them essential to the store's overall success.
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DSW Associate Store Manager

DSW Associate Store Manager

Designer Brands

Macon, GA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

Designer Brands rating

4.6

Company rating: 4.6 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

General Summary
Supports and performs the following functions alongside store management: customer service, merchandising, omni activities and all inventory-related actions to drive sales and results. Partners with the management team to understand daily/weekly/monthly store priorities. Participates in and supports merchandise placement, fulfillment and store recovery. Participates in monitoring associate compliance to all company policies and procedures, adheres to Asset Protection standards and assists in assigned projects and tasks to support service levels which include opening and closing the store.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Be empowered to meet the customer where they are and personalize their experience:
  • Elevate in-store experience by modeling Customer Experience Leader (CEL) behaviors and coaching associate behaviors to achieve store goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Responsible for responding to customer and associate requests or feedback with a high sense of urgency.
  • Ensures customers have a positive experience by maintaining DSW store standards. Completes all tasks related to daily open/close including store cleaning, recovery and maintenance standards.
  • Review and communicate action plan to ensure all tasks are completed throughout the day/week/month.

Be committed to the customer having a consistent positive experience:
  • Improve metric-based goals by reviewing, understanding and clearly communicating daily/weekly/monthly progress.
  • Increase sales by leveraging inventory reports to maximize productivity and merchandise presentations on the sales floor.
  • Ensures execution of processes related to audits, donations, transfers, mismates, damages, etc.
  • Work closely with the Store Manager to understand and ensure that all policy and procedures are followed.

Bring the power of shoes to life by leveraging in-store and digital services:
  • Sets clear expectations, participates, and follows up on all inventory related activities including but not limited to freight receipt, product placement, markdowns, and mark out of stock (MOOS).
  • Sets clear expectations, participates and follows up on all omni activities in store including but not limited to Charge/Send and Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS).
  • Collects and submits all supply needs to ensure successful operations in all areas of the business.

Be responsible to pause and the put the customer first:
  • Responsible for ensuring a safe environment for both customers and associates. Ensure all equipment is in good operating condition and checked regularly by reporting issues to Store Manager.
  • Responsible for ensuring associates are equipped in successfully resolving customer concerns and aware of when to escalate to the Store Manager.
  • Support Store Manager with associate timekeeping activities to ensure all store labor deliverables are met. This includes scheduling, forecasting, payroll management, etc.
  • Support Store Manager in resolving associate relations matters. Provides feedback to the Store Manager on associate performance and communicates associate relations issues to Store Manager for follow up.

Bring fun and energy to everything you do:
  • Recognize the store team through our company recognition tools.
  • Support development of the store team through training, coaching, feedback and motivation.
  • Assists in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding Store Associate candidates.
  • Delegate and/or perform all other associate duties within store.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Manager and/or Co-Manager.

Required Skills:
  • Excellent customer service by exhibiting professionalism, a positive mindset, and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to develop collaborative working relationships.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to move with tempo and hold team accountable to meet time bound expectations.
  • Must have availability to meet the needs of the business including nights, weekends, holidays, and shifts outside of traditional business hours.
  • Proficient in the use of technology to successfully engage in customer interactions (Register, Register Keyboard, iPhone, Calculator,).
  • Must have the ability to spend up to 100% of working time standing or walking around the store.
  • Lifting, including the ability to lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds on an occasional to frequent basis.
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl on a frequent basis.

Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years management experience.
  • Minimum high school graduate or equivalent.
  • Some college preferred.
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Designer Brands Inc. is one of North America's largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories. * Designer Brands Inc. operates a portfolio of retail concepts in nearly 1,000 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse brands and operates leased locations in the U.S through its Affiliated Business Group. * Designer Brands designs and produces footwear and accessories through Camuto Group, a leading manufacturer selling in more than 5,400 doors worldwide.

Industry

Retail

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Columbus, OH, US

Year founded

1969

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