Assistant Closing Manager Full Time

BJ's Wholesale Club is a leading membership warehouse club serving thousands of customers across the United States with a commitment to providing quality goods at competitive prices. With over 30,000 dedicated team members, BJ's Wholesale Club operates with a focus on saving families money on the items that matter most to them. The company values its employees as the core of its success and fosters a workplace culture grounded in purpose, opportunity, and growth. The comprehensive benefits package offered is designed to support the health, well-being, and future of its employees, ensuring that the company grows alongside its team members.

This position is for an Assistant Closing Manager at BJ's Wholesale Club, a critical leadership role responsible for providing direction and oversight within the club during closing hours to drive performance and maintain high operational standards. Working closely with the Closing Manager, the Assistant Closing Manager supervises perishable departments such as Produce, Meat, Bakery, Deli, Dairy/Freezer, alongside recovery, utility, and overnight preparation teams. The role is accountable for ensuring all areas are clean, fully stocked, and ready for the next day’s operations, maintaining GOLD (Grand Opening Look Daily) standards, and delivering excellent member service.

The Assistant Closing Manager acts as a Manager on Duty (MOD) as needed, assuming full responsibility for club operations, team leadership, and member engagement during assigned shifts. The position requires a valid ServSafe Food Safety Certification, with compliance and regular recertification mandatory to uphold food safety and operational excellence. In Florida, additional qualifier certification for retail propane oversight is required, including the successful completion of online exams provided and cost-covered by BJ’s Wholesale Club.

This leadership role focuses on building high-performing teams by fostering collaboration, coaching, empowering team members, and promoting continuous learning and development. The Assistant Closing Manager is tasked with driving business performance through strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, and maintaining cost discipline by meeting labor and supply plans.

Key responsibilities include ensuring recovery, utility, and perishable departments execute their tasks effectively during closing hours, maintaining full-functioning areas with attentive registers and service stations, and upholding sanitation, cleanliness, and safety standards at all times. The role also involves managing inventory turnover, product rotation, and freshness to maximize stock quality and reduce waste.

The Assistant Closing Manager supports member experience by guaranteeing GOLD member service standards are met throughout the shift, resolving member concerns promptly, and providing a safe and inclusive work environment. The position requires active floor presence during closing hours to monitor execution and engage with both members and employees, along with the use of data tools and reporting to drive performance improvements and operational efficiency.

This role demands a flexible schedule with open availability to ensure coverage during evenings and weekends, physical capability for frequent movement, lifting, and working in temperature-varied environments. BJ's Wholesale Club offers weekly pay, a free club membership, generous paid time off, flexible and affordable health benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, and an employee stock purchase program as part of the benefits package.

The hourly pay range for this position is estimated between $20.50 and $25.63, with the actual salary determined by a variety of factors including location, prior experience, education, and qualifications. BJ's Wholesale Club embraces diversity and inclusion, seeking individuals who bring authentic skills and insights to their work rather than AI-generated responses, emphasizing personal integrity and genuine contributions in their recruitment process.