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What is an assistant manager/inventory manager and how to become one
Avg. Salary $72,120
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 6%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65%
Asian 6.89%
Black or African American 8.36%
Hispanic or Latino 17.63%
Unknown 4.64%
White 61.83%
Genderfemale 37.30%
male 62.70%
Age - 42American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 42Stress level is very high
7.1 - high
Complexity level is intermediate
7 - challenging
Work life balance is fair
6.4 - fair
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Skills Percentages Purchase Orders 24.12% PowerPoint 14.34% Inventory Management 13.44% Customer Service 11.30% Physical Inventory 8.14% Complete relevant assistant manager/inventory manager training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New assistant manager/inventory managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an assistant manager/inventory manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real assistant manager/inventory manager resumes.Research assistant manager/inventory manager duties and responsibilities
- Manage inventory to a specific level using POS system for future ordering.
- Partner in managing operations of multiple retail outlets, including hiring, performance management, scheduling, and merchandising management.
- Cash close POS systems, doing deposits, opening and closing.
- Implement KPI's to track and quantify pricing, lead time, quality, on time delivery, and response time.
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Average assistant manager/inventory manager salary
The average assistant manager/inventory manager salary in the United States is $72,120 per year or $35 per hour. Assistant manager/inventory manager salaries range between $47,000 and $108,000 per year.
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Assistant manager/inventory manager reviews
Ability to resolve issues, timely delivery on goals and mantainance of inter personal relationship and organizing.
Insurbordination, failure to deliver on tasks and targets.
Its very rewarding, not only in money but also being able to pass on knowledge and being responsible for so much.
Sometimes it gets overwhelming. Everyone turns to you and you have to be able to help them
This job gives you lots of power to manage the plan with the related departments, and let you work on the project directly.
Handling the details for all the issues is sometimes hard to manage.
Updated January 8, 2025
