Retail Supervisor

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Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.

Posted 19 days ago

Full Time

West Allis, Wisconsin

In Person

Smart Summary

The Retail Supervisor assists in supervising store and donation center operations, focusing on motivating the team to meet customer satisfaction and production standards to achieve revenue goals. This role involves driving a positive customer experience through merchandising support and coaching customer interactions.

We are seeking a motivated Retail Supervisor to assist with store operations and ensure customer satisfaction. Key requirements include supervisory experience, the ability to complete forklift certification, and a flexible schedule. Strong communication, problem-solving, and customer service skills are essential for success in this role.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Supervision

Customer Satisfaction

Production Standards

Revenue Goals

Merchandising

Coaching

Project Management

Change Management

Problem Solving

Customer Service

Community Engagement

Loss Prevention

Data Entry

Cash Controls

Training

Hiring

Job Description

The Retail Supervisor is responsible for assisting with supervision and assisting with the store and donation center operations. Motivates the team to ensure that customer satisfaction and production standards are being met to achieve established revenue goals. Drives a positive customer experience by supporting merchandising efforts and coaching engaging customer interactions. 

RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL:

Understand and abides by policies, procedures and programs. Typically works on projects and tasks that span 1 day - 3 months.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

1. Project and Change Management: Effectively plans and manages own work to reliably complete routine job responsibilities.  Follows through on learning, skill building, and practice necessary to adapt to change.

2. Problem Solving: Close supervision for completion of routine work, which is regularly reviewed by manager or senior coworkers. Work that exceeds routine comes with detailed instructions. 

3. Technical Skill: Basic knowledge of discipline's procedures and methods. Understands and applies the fundamentals of customer service. Able to respond to routine requests. 

4. Community Engagement: Serves as an ambassador for Goodwill in the wider community. Participates in volunteer opportunities as schedule and interest permit.

5. Maximize the value of all donated goods and maintain production and store environment standards.

6. Coordinate the proper rotation of goods in the store to ensure a continuous flow of new merchandise.

7. Support the training and coaching of all employees to reach their potential as a highly productive and collaborative members of the team.  Oversee that there is adequate coverage at POS and in donations.

8. Assist with hiring process of associates; complete phone screens and training as needed.

9. Function as a service experience leader (SEL); operate register, assign tills, maintain efficient customer flow, sales staff productivity and proper cash controls.

10. Maintain a safe and orderly work environment; ensure employees operate equipment safely and follow safe work practices.

11. Work with Store Management to conduct apprehensions following established loss prevention policies and procedures.

12. Accurately complete data entry of required reports on time.  Share with leadership insight or concerns found in report data or other documentation.

13. Consistently communicate and implement policies and procedures, reporting concerns to leadership.

14. Plan and organize work assignments to increase customer service and protect assets.

15. Responsible for completing other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

1.  Two years of supervisory experience preferred. 

2. Ability to complete and retain forklift certification.

3. Work varied schedule and flexible hours; a minimum of two closing shifts per week and every other weekend as scheduled.  Additional nights and weekend shifts may be required to meet business needs.

4. Must have working phone that allows for communication accessibility.

CORE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES:

1. Customer Focus: Independently anticipate and meet customer needs, while searching for ways to improve customer service.  Internalize customer feedback, and follow up with customer to ensure problems are solved by providing innovative ideas to meet their future needs.

2. Values Differences:  Seeks out the diverse perspectives and talents of others, striving to work effectively with others who have different perspectives, backgrounds or styles.  Behave with sensitivity towards differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating.  Challenge stereotyping or offensive comments. 

3. Communicates Effectively: Shares information and updates with others, while ensuring a clear, concise and professional communication through reports, documentation, written and other communications.  Listens with interest to what others have to say.  

4. Situational Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility of responses to different situations through adapting to the changing needs, conditions, priorities or opportunities.  Monitors how well an approach is working to see if a change is needed, recognizing cues that suggest a change in approach or behavior is needed.

5. Drives Results: Demonstrates a strong drive to achieve meaningful results, through driving tasks to successful completion and closure.  Sets high standards for own performance, showing determination in the face of obstacles and setbacks.

6. Ensures Accountability: Takes responsibility and ownership for successes and failures in own work.  Monitors progress of performance and changes approach accordingly, following through on commitments.

PHYSICAL/SENSORY DEMANDS:

Regularly lifts and/or moves up 10 pounds, frequently lifts and/or moves up to 20 pounds, occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.  Moves about to accomplish tasks.  Lift:  Raises objects from lower to higher position or moves objects horizontally.  Stoop, kneel crouch or crawl: Positions self to retrieve objects.  Reach: Extending upwards or downwards to retrieve objects.  Worker is subject to weather conditions (hot, humid, dry, cold etc.).    Worker is subject to human blood, body fluids or tissue.  Worker is subject to hazards: proximity to dangerous machinery, moving vehicles, electrical currents, chemicals, or high places.  Required to stand for long periods of time, Required to hear and respond to warning devices on equipment, vision Required for while using computer keyboard and work with written and electronic information and to assess store and donation center operations, travel required.

When determining placement within the salary range for this position Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago considers education, experience, internal equity, market demands and other qualifying criteria. It is not typical for individuals to be hired at or near the top of the rage for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on facts and circumstances of each case.

Certain roles are eligible to participate in an incentive plan. Participation in this plan does not guarantee an incentive payment and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan, which are subject to change.

In addition to compensation, we offer a competitive benefit program that may include medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (PTO) and more. The specifics of each benefit package will vary depending on factors such as full or part time jobs, contracted, temporary, or other job categories.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago helping people overcome challenges to build skills, find employment and progress in their life and careers. For more than 100 years, Goodwill has been connecting job seekers with employers in the community and inside our own retail, laundry and staffing social enterprises to provide employment, training and support services.     As the largest Goodwill among 155 nonprofit Goodwill organizations in North America, the organization has more than 90 locations across a 23-county territory. In 2021 we served over 42,000 people experiencing employment challenges and made 4,105 job placements in the community.

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