Company Description
Booth Creek Wagyu is a family-owned beef company built on a vertically integrated model that gives us control of every step, from ranch to final cut. Our cattle are raised on the rolling tallgrass prairie north of Manhattan, Kansas at Booth Creek Wagyu Ranch, where careful attention to genetics, nutrition, and animal care sets the foundation for exceptional beef. They are finished through our Wagyu Feeders operation, where a focus on animal health, ethical care, and consistent nutrition helps develop the marbling and flavor Wagyu is known for. Processing takes place at Meatworks of Kansas, our USDA-inspected harvest and fabrication facility, allowing us to oversee harvest, aging, and cutting while maintaining strict quality standards and full transparency. Through a combination of e-commerce and retail sales, Booth Creek Wagyu delivers premium beef directly to customers who value craftsmanship, consistency, and knowing exactly where their food comes from.
Job Description
The Assistant Store Manager is a hands-on leadership role that supports the daily operations, team development, and customer experience of a Booth Creek Wagyu retail store. This position works closely with the Market Manager to ensure strong performance, consistent standards, and a positive, high-performing team environment.
This role is designed as a key step in Booth Creek Wagyu’s long-term leadership development path, providing opportunities to grow operational, people, and business skills in a fast-paced retail environment.
Key Responsibilities
Store Operations
- Support day-to-day store operations, including opening and closing procedures
- Ensure operational, merchandising, cleanliness, and food safety standards are consistently met
- Assist with inventory management, product quality checks, receiving, and stocking
- Help receive and verify deliveries and maintain accurate inventory levels
- Support cash handling, drawers, and shift-level cash accountability
- Monitor sales activity and labor coverage, communicating opportunities or issues to the Market Manager
- Ensure products are handled, stored, and always displayed correctly
Leadership & Team Support
- Support onboarding, training, and development of new and existing team members
- Provide day-to-day directions, coaching, and feedback to associates during shifts
- Reinforce company standards, procedures, and customer service expectations
- Lead by example on the sales floor with professionalism and a strong work ethic
- Assist the Market Manager with scheduling support and shift coverage as needed
Sales & Customer Experience
- Deliver a warm, hospitality-driven customer experience
- Educating customers on Wagyu products, sourcing, preparation, and promotions
- Support in-store sales initiatives, sampling, and product demonstrations
- Build strong relationships with customers to encourage loyalty and repeat visits
- Address customer questions or concerns promptly and escalate issues when necessary
Communication & Collaboration
- Maintain clear communication with the Market Manager regarding staffing, inventory, and daily operations
- Provide updates on team performance, customer feedback, and operational needs
- Support store events, promotions, and special sales initiatives
- Collaborate with teammates to ensure smooth daily execution
Skills & Abilities
- Strong customer service skills with a sales-focused mindset
- Highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented
- Comfortable multitasking and working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Basic technical proficiency with POS systems, scheduling tools, and standard desktop software
- Open availability to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays
Education & Experience
- 1+ years of retail or hospitality management experience
- Cattle or agricultural knowledge preferred, but not required
- Proven experience managing teams in a customer‑facing environment
Physical Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for prolonged periods of time and talk or hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel or type. The employee is occasionally required to sit at a desk, reach with hands and arms, walk; lift push or pull objects up to 50 pounds. Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.Ability to comfortably work in a retail/food environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position will have supervisory responsibilities for full-time and part-time retail associates with collaboration of the Market Manager.
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
