Sales Supervisor - Retail

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
• Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
• Authorize payments by cheque
• Authorize return of merchandise
• Establish work schedules
• Sell merchandise
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
• Supervise office and volunteer staff
• Train staff
• Operate cash register
• Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
• Perform data entry
• Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Retail store

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Ability to multitask