Supervisor - retail

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more

Work setting

• Retail business
• Gas bar

Tasks

• Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
• Assign sales workers to duties
• Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
• Order 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
• Conduct performance reviews

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Outlook

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Ability to multitask

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)