Retail supervisor: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Retail supervisors manage and supervise sales workers in retail stores or companies. They may develop sales plans, manage stock and train and hire new staff.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$54,000–$82,000 a year (up to $107,000)
- Training0-2 years
- IndustrySales and retail
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
13 retail supervisor jobs on ManyJobs now
- Checkout SupervisorFoodstuffs retail · Thorndon, Wellington
- Checkout SupervisorFoodstuffs retail · Albany, Auckland
- Checkout SupervisorFoodstuffs retail · Cambridge
- Evening Floor ManagerFoodstuffs retail · Palmerston North
- Checkout Supervisor- New World StartfordNew World · Stratford
- Evening Floor ManagerNew World · Wellington
- Store ManagerFour Square · Hillcrest, Hamilton
- Retail Manager – Mitre 10 Mega HastingsMitre 10 · Hastings
- Retail Manager - Mitre10 Mega NapierMitre 10 · Onekawa, Napier
- STORE MANAGER | MITRE 10 MEGA WARKWORTHMitre 10 · Warkworth
- Assistant Store Manager - Noel Leeming, TaupoNoel Leeming · Taupo
- Store Manager - Noel Leeming, ThamesNoel Leeming · Thames
- Assistant Store Manager - Warehouse Stationery, QueenstownWarehouse Stationery · Queenstown
What you’d do
- supervise retail workers
- train staff to do their jobs
- create staff work schedules
- monitor store sales performance
- make sure products look presentable
- organise store promotions and displays
- make sure store standards are met
- help customers with problems
- answer customer questions
Life on the job
Retail supervisors:
- usually work regular business hours but may work part time, including evenings and weekends
- usually work in offices and shops
- need to be reliable, lead others and communicate well
How to get in
You need experience to become a retail supervisor and a qualification may be useful.
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job, but NCEA Level 2 may be useful.
You may need:
- experience in similar work
- a relevant tertiary qualification in sales, business and management or similar area
Also known as: Floor manager, checkout supervisor, store manager, retail manager
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