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Work setting
- Retail business
- Specialty shop
- Supermarket/grocery store
Tasks
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
- Sell merchandise
- Operate cash register
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Perform data entry
- Provide customer service
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
- Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
- Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts and accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment
- Maintain sales records for inventory control
- Assist in display of merchandise
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
- Retail salespersons and sales clerks
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Ability to multitask
- Adaptability
- Efficiency
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management