Join Us in Rural Alaska – A Unique Opportunity for Two!
The Alaska Commercial Company (ACC) has exciting opportunities for full-time, permanent employment in retail stores across rural Alaska. This is an excellent chance to join a team where your experience and work ethic are appreciated and rewarded. With ACC, you’re encouraged to learn and grow on the job and explore the beauty and culture of the communities where we live and work.
We’re hiring for two positions designed to be filled together—Store Manager-in-Training and Front-End Manager-in-Training. We’re looking for two people who know each other—often a couple, close friends, or family members—who are excited about the adventure of living and working together in rural Alaska. While each person must apply separately to the role that best fits their background, we ask that you mention your connection in your application. Due to housing arrangements and the nature of the opportunity, we are only considering applicants who apply as a pair.
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated retail professionals who welcome the opportunities for career advancement that we have to offer. If you are customer service leaders with a passion for being part of a hardworking retail team, then this opportunity is for you!
The Alaska Company offers rewarding experiences and unique opportunities for growth.
- Competitive salaries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Taxable housing
- Relocation package
- Paid training
Your Responsibilities:
This is a training position. Once you complete your training, you will move into a Store Manager position. Each retail team member plays a vital role in our stores and the communities they serve. You will be asked to take care of various tasks throughout the store.
- Share your knowledge, experience, and best practices
- Create team spirit across departments
- Achieve sales goals by planning, adapting, and reacting to changes in the community
- Ordering of various retail products as needed
- Operating cash lanes
- Organizing and creating eye-catching displays
- Executing planograms
- Serving customers and community residents
Skills and Qualifications:
We’re looking for professional, organized workers with a healthy sense of adventure and a strong knowledge and experience base.
- A minimum of two years of experience in a high-volume grocery/retail environment
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with high attention to detail
- Proven organizational, planning, and prioritizing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and superior customer service skills
- Must have the ability and desire to develop an in-depth understanding of ACC's customers
- Demonstrates a personal and enthusiastic commitment to ACC's vision, mission, values, and strategies
- Highly motivated and adventurous with an appreciation for small-town life in a culturally diverse setting, considered an asset
- Must work in extreme conditions in remote parts of Alaska, depending on time of year
- Ability to lift 50+ lbs. regularly
- Ability to work extended hours
- Ability to stand for long periods of time on a daily basis
- Ability to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms
- Ability to train in any one of our training locations, depending on the need, with the understanding that once you are done in this training location, you will be relocated to another location, based on operational needs
Location: King Salmon, AK
Reports to: Store Manager
Housing Guidelines:
Company-provided housing is intended for employees and their immediate family members only, defined as a spouse or partner and dependent children. Most housing units have an occupancy limit of four individuals. Exceptions will be reviewed and must be approved in advance by the Director of Operations.
Pet Policy:
Due to the remote nature of our locations, limited housing options, and restricted access to veterinary care, pets are generally discouraged. Pet requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the Director of Operations. In communities where pets are permitted, there is a firm limit of two pets per unit—no exceptions. Service animals are permitted in accordance with applicable laws.
We’d love to hear from all workers motivated to thrive professionally and personally while making a difference in the communities we serve. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO RURAL REGIONS OF ALASKA. RELOCATION ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE AND PAID FOR BY THE ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
ACC is a growing company with a long history of serving rural Alaskans. For more than 150 years, we have provided groceries and general merchandise to the people of Alaska. As was true more than 150 years ago, our stores continue to be a vital center of local community life. In 1992, the company was purchased by The North West Company (NWC) from then owner The Commercial Enterprise Development Corporation of Alaska. This acquisition by NWC made the combined companies the largest North American rural retailers and one of the largest employers in the State of Alaska. Learn more about ACC:
We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:
- Acting with integrity
- Fostering excellence
- Respecting others
- Working collaboratively
- Being accountable
ACC is committed to inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all candidates, including but not limited to all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, and persons with disabilities.