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Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 41-1011.00
 - The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,910.00
 - The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
 - Currently, there are 1,194,220 people on this job
 
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers”.
Also Known As…
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
 - Store Manager
 - Shift Manager
 - Office Manager
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 - Manager
 - Department Manager
 - Deli Manager
 - Bakery Manager
 - Assistant Store Manager
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 - Tobacconist
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 - Retail Store Manager
 - Retail Shift Supervisor
 - Retail Sales Manager
 - Retail Manager
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 - Department Head
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 - Dealer
 - Dairy Store Manager
 - Dairy Department Manager
 - Convenience Store Manager
 - Concession Manager
 - Commissary Steward
 - Commissary Officer
 - Commissary Manager
 - Commercial Specialist
 - Coin Dealer
 - Cashier Supervisor
 - Cashier Manager
 - Car Rental Manager
 - Car Dealer
 - Canteen Manager
 - Branch Store Manager
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 - Barn Operator
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 - Automobile Dealer
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 - Auto Parts Manager
 - Auto Leasing Manager
 - Auto Dealer
 - Assistant Manager Retail
 - Art Gallery Director
 - Art Dealer
 - Area Supervisor
 - Antique Dealer
 - Antique Collector
 - Agent
 
Tasks for “Department Sales Manager”
- Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
 - Establish credit policies and operating procedures.
 - Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
 - Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
 - Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
 - Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
 - Assign employees to specific duties.
 - Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.
 - Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
 - Estimate consumer demand and determine the types and amounts of goods to be sold.
 - Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
 - Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.
 - Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.
 - Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
 - Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
 - Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
 - Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.
 - Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department.
 - Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
 - Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.
 - Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
 
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