assistant manager - retail

Overview

Languages

English

Education

- College/CEGEP

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Manage staff and assign duties

- Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales

- Determine merchandise and services to be sold

- Implement price and credits policies

- Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale

- Develop and implement marketing strategies

- Plan budgets and monitor revenues and expenses

- Determine staffing requirements

- Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages

- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers

- MS Office

- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

- 11-15 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

- MS Outlook

- MS Access

- MS Excel

- MS PowerPoint

- MS Windows

- MS Word

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Fast-paced environment

- Work under pressure

- Tight deadlines

- Attention to detail

- Large workload

Personal suitability

- Excellent oral communication

- Excellent written communication

- Flexibility

- Organized

- Team player

- Accurate