sales supervisor - retail

Shoppers Drug Mart #203; Penticton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail pharmacy located in Penticton is seeking a Supervisor to manage staff and sales operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in retail and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include overseeing staff, training new employees, and managing inventory. A secondary school graduation certificate is required. This is a permanent role offering 30 to 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience.
• Ability to supervise and train staff.
• Excellent communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and assign sales duties.
• Hire and train new employees.
• Order and sell merchandise.
• Prepare sales reports and manage inventory.

Skills

Supervision

Customer service

Inventory management

Communication

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

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
• 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Ability to multitask

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)

Support for youths

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

Support for mature workers

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

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