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Retail store supervisor
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Retail business
Tasks
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Assign sales workers to duties
- Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
- Authorize return of merchandise
- Establish work schedules
- Sell merchandise
- Prepare reports on sales volumes, merchandising and personnel matters
- Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Manage cash
Supervision
- Cashiers
- Grocery clerks and shelf stockers
- Retail salespersons and sales clerks
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Credit check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Ability to multitask
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth