Variety Department Supervisor

JD Variety Department Supervisor

Wage Range

$17 - $18.50 per hour

Full time:

• Permanent Position
• 40 hours per week on average
• Health, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Package with up to 4% employer match
• Paid Vacation and Personal Paid time off
• Training and Scholarships up to $1,000 per term
• Premium Pay increase of .50¢/hour for all eligible employees working any hours on Saturday-Sunday, and weekdays before 6 am, or after 7 pm

Position Overview:

Perform and oversee work in the areas of:
Plan, direct, and coordinate daily operations of the Variety Department Staff training

Workplace safety:

These tasks are important to the company because they promote Chester’s mission, customer satisfaction, employee happiness, successful vendor relations, and company profitability.
Although many Essential Functions are performed according to established procedures, independent decisions will have to be made.

Essential Job Functions:

Oversee activities directly relating to customer service and the customer experience

Direct and coordinate activities of department production, pricing, and sales
Review performance data and assess goal achievement to determine areas needing improvement
Manage staff, oversee work schedules, assign specific duties, implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures

Communicate issues with subordinates and superiors as necessary

Work with the manager in planning and directing promotional activities

Oversee workplace safety in the Variety Department
Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.

Receive, open, unpack and issue sales floor merchandise.

Essential Qualities:

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing the performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, vendors, government, and other external sources.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit and use a computer for a period of 2 hours

Ability to stand, walk, crouch continuously for 8 hours

Ability to continuously lift 20 pounds

Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related
duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Salary : $17 - $19