Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Retail business
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assign sales workers to duties
- Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
- Authorize payments by cheque
- Order merchandise
- Authorize return of merchandise
- Establish work schedules
- Sell merchandise
- Prepare reports on sales volumes, merchandising and personnel matters
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Manage cash
- Conduct performance reviews
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Exhibit and display design experience
- Merchandising or window
- Visual displays
Area of specialization
- Retail store
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Ability to multitask
Benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer