Area Supervisor

About the role

The Area Supervisor is a member of the Store Leadership who is responsible for a specific, assigned area of the Store as well as the general operations and supervision of the Store when functioning as the Manager on Duty. Key responsibilities include maintaining safe and secure environments, customer service, general merchandising, loss prevention, front end supervision and operations, and fitting rooms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high level of awareness on the sales floor to create a safe and secure shopping environment for everyone.
• Immediately correct or report any unsafe conditions or practices to Store Leadership.
• Responsible for security of building including entrance/exit control, EAS devices daily function check, Cash Office security, armored carrier pick-ups and register area.
• Removes clutter and ensures safe, clear egress to emergency exits.
• Responds to after-hours alarms when requested.
• Customer Service: Treats all Customers, Associates, and other leaders with respect. Demonstrates courtesy, friendliness, and professionalism at all times. Recognizes Associates using Company recognition programs.
• Personal and Store Brand: Represents and supports the Company brand at all times. Maintains a professional appearance, in accordance with Company Dress Code. Keeps all areas of the Store clean, well-maintained, and merchandised to standard. Responsible for daily trash removal.
• General Merchandising: Ensures recovery, sizing and markdowns are completed to Company standards through teaching, assigning tasks, and following up per Company best practice. Processes all merchandise with a sense of urgency. Responsible for receiving merchandise truck when needed. Responsible for cleanliness and organization of all Stockrooms. Helps deliver and place merchandise on sales floor when all merchandise is processed. Responsible for ensuring any back-stock is secured and processed to Company policy. Responsible for merchandising of department including the back stock. Responsible for the reduction of loss due to damage. Ensures compliance to the monthly presentation guidelines in assigned area. Responsible for floor moves and signing including promotional signing as needed. Responsible for re-wraps as needed.
• Loss Prevention: Understands and complies with the Loss Prevention Awareness Program and is responsible for Store Loss Prevention which includes maintaining a large Customer service presence on the sales floor, Customer and Associate engagement and heightened Loss Prevention awareness. As a representative of Ross Leadership, demonstrates integrity and honesty in all interactions with Associates and Customers. Safeguards confidential information, cash and credit card information and merchandise. Ensures Public View Monitor (PVM) system is maintained properly. Conducts "Code 50" package inspections. Executes all Company Best Practices and maximizes productivity by minimizing steps and touches while working.
• Front End Supervision and Operations: Executes all Company Best Practices and maximizes productivity by minimizing steps and extra touches when working. Ensures Associates are executing to Company standards at the Front End. Maintains pace, energy and "presence" at the Front End, managing the line to expedite Customers wait time. Trains and coach Associates on cash registers, shortage control policies and other Front End procedures. Controls Retail Associates' break schedule for backups, lunches and breaks. Ensures all equipment is working properly. Maintains proper supplies and recovery for the Front End area. Ensures go backs are expedited, properly scanned, security tagged and ticketed. Teaches all Associates the "Scan and Bag" best practice. Ensures salability of merchandise on the Front End, aisle tables, Men's/Women's 4-way features, and specialty racks.
• Fitting Rooms: Responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of the Fitting Rooms. Ensures all Fitting Room garment tags are audited and accounted for to Company policy. Ensures go-back compliance throughout the day. All merchandise returned to the sales floor must be ticketed, scanned, nubbed and security tagged as needed.

Qualifications and Special Skills Required

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Prior Customer Service and supervisory experience preferred.
• Familiarity with point-of-sale equipment and applications.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations commonly used in retail environments.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.