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 site environment
- Air conditioned
Work setting
- Retail business
- Retail service establishment
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 problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Supervise office and volunteer staff
- Conduct performance reviews
Supervision
- 16-20 people
Experience and specialization
Product or manufacturing design
- Personal care items
Exhibit and display design experience
- Merchandising or window
Area of specialization
- Retail store
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Initiative
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Ability to multitask
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
Long term benefits
- Other benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available