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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
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- Shift Manager
- Office Manager
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- Manager
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- Bakery Manager
- Assistant Store Manager
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- Storekeeper
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- Shift Supervisor
- Service Manager
- Salesman
- Sales Supervisor
- Sales Manager
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- Retail Supervisor
- Retail Store Manager
- Retail Shift Supervisor
- Retail Sales Manager
- Retail Manager
- Retail Grocer
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- Front End Manager
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- Flower Shop Manager
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- Floor Supervisor
- Floor Manager
- Division Supervisor
- Director
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- Department Sales Manager
- Department Head
- Delicatessen Store Manager
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- Dealer
- Dairy Store Manager
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- Commissary Steward
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- Auto Parts Manager
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- Area Supervisor
- Antique Dealer
- Antique Collector
- Agent
Tasks for “Supervisor”
- Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
- Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
- Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department.
- Assign employees to specific duties.
- Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.
- Estimate consumer demand and determine the types and amounts of goods to be sold.
- Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.
- Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
- Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
- Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.
- Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
- Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
- Establish credit policies and operating procedures.
- Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
- Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
- Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.
- Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
- Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
- Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.
- Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
- Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
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