Posting Job Full Time Retail Supervisor

What you'll do: Manage and direct retail associates, conduct store audits, execute and complete all retail projects. Maintain client objectives by ensuring product(s) are fully stocked, correctly signed, properly faced, and set to schematics. Establish and maintain client relationships including work appointments. Consistently monitor and actively regulate expenses with regard to position and team budget standards. Accurate and timely communication, administrative, and coaching duties with direct reports.

Qualifications: Associate's degree preferred.4 years of applicable retail experience, including 2 years in a supervisory role. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to accurately complete multiple duties with frequent changes and competing deadlines. Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities: The company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Position summary: The retail supervisor (RS) is responsible for achieving and maintaining all client and customer standards by overseeing and directing activities of retail sales representatives and merchandisers within an assigned territory. This person works closely with business development managers, clients, store managers, and various retail personnel to ensure retail business objectives are met. Essential job duties and responsibilities: Business development: will work on the achievement of in-store retail excellence goals by building goodwill with the trade and clients, timely new item retail placement, and ensure completion of all retail projects. Client audits: will work on the achievement of client goals and objectives by effectively managing and directing retail personnel, conducting store audits, and executing all retail projects. Will increase brand representation and effectiveness through establishing and maintaining trade and client relationships and by conducting client work with appointments. Sales and merchandising: will maintain client objectives by ensuring product(s) are fully stocked, correctly signed, properly faced, and set to schematics. New items: will work on the achievement of business objectives through placement of new items in all authorized stores. Shelf standards and conditions: will authorize items to meet client shelf schematic standards. Call coverage; oversee call coverage through scheduling merchandisers and reviewing reports. Budget and expense control: budgeting and expense control with the goal of coming in under budget and having excellent control of expenses. Administration/reporting: will complete accurate and timely paperwork and reports, recaps, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.

Education level: (required): associate's degree or equivalent work experience. Field of study/area of experience: - 4 years of applicable experience - 2+ years supervisory experience. Skills, knowledge and abilities: Good written communication and verbal communication skills. Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment. Work independently. Basic computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, and Internet usage. Ability to gather data, to compile information, and prepare reports. Environmental & physical requirements: Field/administrative requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work may be performed in an office, field, retail store, or warehouse environment. Typically requires the ability to spend 66%+ hours each work day doing the following activities: engage in considerable physical activity, ability to lift and/or push up to 50 pounds, stand on feet for long periods of time, use products or cook food as appropriate for the demonstration, and may be required to work in extremely cold conditions (i.e. refrigerated and freezer sections). Also required to travel and drive. The use of proper safety practices when handling the products and/or cooking is essential. Important information The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified. The company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.