Job Description: Retail Store Area Supervisor

SUMMARY:
Directs and coordinates activities involved in operating the retail store in an assigned area by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Directs compliance of workers with established company policies, procedures and standards such as safekeeping of company funds and property, personnel and grievance practices, and adherence to policies governing acceptance and processing of costumer credit card charges.

Inspects premises of assigned area stores to ensure that adequate security exists and that physical facilities comply with safety and environmental codes and ordinances.
Coordinates sales and promotional activities of store manager.
Makes sure the all-sales personnel stay customer focused and promotes this focus through motivation of the sales staff.
Other duties may be assigned.

In general the supervisor helps to coordinate all the tasks in order to achieve maximum productivity.
The Supervisors' job is to get most done through his group. He/She is the group's leader, coach, communicator and team builder. Besides this he/she being a hands-on Supervisor, is also a performer him/herself.
The Supervisor is part of management and therefore has wider responsibilities. Most importantly, the supervisor manages the task of selling in order to try to ensure return on the firm's invested capital.
Makes sure that the store is properly stocked.
The supervisor will participate in and should support company policies and programs with his/her clerks:
The supervisor should share as much information as possible (from books, other people, top management or the other clerks):

• To help the clerks in their selling skills of the different products.
  
• To help the clerks with decorating, rearranging and displaying skills.
  
• To help the clerks with their own personal progress.
  

Daily tasks of cleaning, rearranging, decorating, changes, pricing or some other work within the store should be planned by the supervisor when the clerks are not busy attending customers.

The supervisor should then also review the progress of each person.

Supervises sales clerks, perform work of subordinates as needed and assists in completing difficult sales.