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ReStored. We will conduct performance reviews for our employees regularly to provide work
feedback and identify areas for coaching and improvement.
We plan for a staff of 4-6 people during store hours of operation. The work shifts will be
established in four hour intervals. Initial analysis identified the store requires 3,400 annual
volunteer shifts, at four hours each. We will acquire our initial staffing needs through seeking
volunteers from Trinity Church. The business has defined a requirement to achieve a
commitment of at least 90% of our staffing needs prior to Trinity Elder Board approval to engage
in a lease agreement. Once fully operational, fulfilling staffing needs may extend beyond the
church, but they will act in accordance with the mission of ReStored.
Achievable if 65 people work 1 shift per week, or 280 people work 1 shift per month.
The bulk of these hours are work-day hours.
We plan for five different job roles to operate ReStored. These roles are Store Manager,
Assistant Store Manager, Cashier, Storefront attendant and Backroom attendant. The skill sets
are variable by position and are defined within the Job Description document.
ReStored may utilize exempt and non-exempt pay structures. All volunteer positions will not be
compensated. Pay structures will follow local requirements.
ReStored will partner with Trinity staff (operations director) for monitoring changes in HR legal
needs and communication of HR guidelines to employees (employment posters). ReStored will
be required to handle their own HR business processes (employee information management,
staffing, training, benefits, employee handbook, etc.). The store manager/director will be
responsible for this function.
Inventory
Store inventory will consist of goods for sale and materials to support store operations. The
majority of the materials for store operations support are related to startup costs and activities
(display racks and counters, hangers, cash registers, tables, chairs, shelving, etc.). These will be
highlights in the startup cost projections.
ReStored will not be manufacturing anything. Our goods for sale will be donated materials, thus
they will be considered the same as finished goods.
ReStored will NOT utilize an inventory tracking system to assist with measuring turnover,
calculating inventory value, and identifying purchasing trends to support special sales events.
Items that remain in the store beyond a designated duration will be reduced in price to encourage
sales, donated to other venues or services, recycled, or disposed. Items that are donated which
are not designated for resale will be recycled or disposed.
Suppliers
As a thrift store the primary suppliers will be our donors. These donations can come from
individuals, estate sales, other retail stores, recycling partners, internet sites, etc. Since items will
be donations, we do not see a need for credit services.