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Assistant manager

overseeing daily operations, supervising and mentoring staff, handling customer service issues, managing inventory, and assisting with administrative tasks like scheduling and budgeting. They support the main manager by ensuring company policies are followed, helping with hiring and training, and contributing to strategies for increased sales and efficiency.
Skills
strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and financial management, along with a customer service orientation and proficiency in relevant software.
Leadership and Team Management:
Leadership and Team Management: Motivating, mentoring, and supervising employees, delegating tasks, and fostering a positive work environment.
Communication: Effectively conveying information and expectations to team members, customers, and upper management through verbal and written channels.
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Identifying issues, analyzing situations, and making informed, timely decisions to resolve problems and improve operations.
Time Management and Organization: Prioritizing tasks, managing schedules, and efficiently organizing daily activities and resources.
Customer Service: Handling customer inquiries, resolving complaints, and ensuring a high standard of customer satisfaction.
Financial Acumen: Assisting with budgeting, monitoring costs, and managing financial reports.
Technical Proficiency: Using software like Microsoft Office and other business management tools.
Responsibilities
Staff Management: Supervising employees, assisting in hiring and training, conducting performance reviews, and managing schedules.
Operational Support: Overseeing daily operations, managing inventory, and ensuring the quality and availability of products.
Strategic Implementation: Supporting senior management in planning and implementing business strategies, and completing assigned tasks efficiently.
Policy and Compliance: Ensuring that company policies, safety regulations, and industry standards are followed by the team.
Customer Relations: Acting as a point of contact for customers, addressing their needs, and resolving issues to maintain customer satisfaction.
Reporting: Analyzing performance data and preparing reports for management.
Administrative Tasks: Completing various administrative duties, such as scheduling meetings and maintaining records.
Managing power generation, transmission and distribution
Working with high and low voltage equipment
Designing systems and products using computer software
Working with renewable energy sources
Managing and maintaining building services, such as lighting, heating, ventilation and lift systems
Carrying out feasibility studies for new technical developments
Drawing up project plans, making models, prototypes and circuit diagrams for high and low voltage electrical equipment
Budgeting and estimating timescales
Overseeing technicians and craftspeople
Testing installations and systems
Ensuring projects meet safety regulations
Overseeing inspection and maintenance programmes
Liaising with clients
Managing maintenance programmes
Working in factories, power stations, or research facilities, in a workshop, an office or outdoors.

Assistant Manager (which can be specified by department, like "Retail Assistant Manager"), Assistant General Manager, Shift Manager, and Operations Supervisor.
Assistant Manager: The most common title, often followed by a department (e.g., Retail Assistant Manager).
Assistant General Manager: Typically a higher-level assistant manager role, often in retail or service industries.
Shift Manager: Oversees a specific shift in a retail or hospitality setting.
Operations Supervisor: Supervises day-to-day operations within a department or team.
Unit Manager: Manages a specific unit or department, common in industries like banking or retail.
Management Trainee: A role designed for individuals training to become managers.
Related and alternative titles
Team Lead / Group Leader: Supervises a team but may not have the same level of formal authority as a traditional manager.
Office Manager: Manages the administrative and operational functions of an office.
Administrative Assistant / Executive Assistant: While administrative, these roles often involve management-level tasks like scheduling, project support, and coordinating with executives.
Operations Manager: A role that can sometimes be filled by someone with assistant management experience. An assistant manager may be the next step or a counterpart to the operations manager.