Immediate Opening in Wood Dale for a Interim Assistant Store Manager

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At a Glance

• Worksite: Wood Dale, IL
• Benefits: This role offers competitive pay.
• Employer: ALDI (Hiring in Wood Dale)
• Position: Interim Assistant Store Manager (Flexible/Contract, Wood Dale)
• Pay: $26-$30/Hour (approx. $58.2k/Year)
• Flexible contract/gig opportunity in Wood Dale.
• This role centers on your professional skills within the Retail Management space in Wood Dale.
• This Wood Dale-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our ALDI team in Wood Dale, IL is growing.
• Benefit from working in Wood Dale, a key hub for the Retail Management industry.

Company Overview

ALDI is an internationally acclaimed grocery retailer operating thousands of high-efficiency stores nationwide. Known for delivering exceptional value, private-label quality, and streamlined customer service, ALDI offers a high-energy work culture that compensates employees well and provides clear pathways for growth and professional development.

Role Description

As an ALDI Interim Assistant Store Manager, you step into key supervisory assignments to support store operations during management transitions, new store openings, or peak volume periods. You assist local Store Managers with daily operational leadership, employee coaching, inventory ordering, and register safe auditing. This temporary or rotational leadership assignment allows experienced retail leads to gain multi-store exposure while building strong credentials for permanent Assistant Manager or Store Manager Trainee placement. This role is 100% physical and strictly requires full on-site presence at assigned store locations (no remote capability).

Key Responsibilities

• Provide temporary operational management support across assigned store locations within the division.
• Supervise frontline store associate teams across stocking, cashiering, and customer service tasks.
• Oversee stockroom receiving, product inventory accuracy, and cold-chain compliance.
• Reconcile cash register drawers, process safe drops, and maintain financial documentation.
• Manage front-end customer queue flow and resolve customer escalations with authority.
• Enforce workplace ergonomic practices, equipment maintenance, and facility safety standards.
• Support local management with staff coaching and onboarding.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; prior retail supervisory experience required.
• Strong adaptability, team leadership, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Physical capability to perform retail management duties (lifting up to 45 lbs, standing, walking).
• Flexibility to work varied shift schedules and travel to assigned store locations within the area.

Job Type & Schedule

• Job Type: Full-Time / Temporary / Rotational (100% On-Site).
• Schedule: Flexible rotating schedules including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holiday shifts.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive supervisory hourly pay rates plus travel/interim premium differentials.
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time managers.
• 401(k) plan with generous company matching funds.
• Paid vacation and personal days.
• Direct pathways to permanent Assistant Store Manager and Store Manager Trainee employment.