STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


 

CLASSIFICATION:  RETAIL STORE MANAGER IV

 

Class Code:  7694-22                                             Date Established:  05-17-72

 

Occupational Code:  1-3-6                                     Date of Last Revision:  11-15-07

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To supervise and evaluate the performance of workers associated with the operation of a retail store.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·           Acts as store manager in a large volume retail environment.

·           Supervises staff and retail store operations and makes recommendations for staffing, procedural changes and merchandising techniques.

·           Reviews reports prepared by other Retail Store Managers as to cash receipts, bank deposits, voided transactions and sales trends.

·           Assumes responsibility for all levels of inventory control.

·           Assesses ordering methods and reviews inventory control records.

·           Studies sales trends and adjusts reorder inventory figures based on sales or projected consumer demand.

·           Assumes responsibility for merchandising the retail sales area of the store to follow NH State Liquor Commission guidelines.

·           Organizes staffing goals and objectives, schedules full and part-time employees, and modifies work procedures to facilitate effective store operations.

·           Allocates funding received annually to staff temporary  Labor and Retail Store Clerk I positions.

·           Assumes responsibility for all levels of security (fraud deterrence), and reviews and updates the security system within the store, to include register cashups and security of merchandise.

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized function.

 

Knowledge:  Requires knowledge of business practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for achieving direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies or procedures.  Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.

 

Supervision:  Requires direct supervision of programs or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and firing employees, and developing work methods.  The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires medium work, including continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination in operating machines or equipment.

 

Communication:  Requires summarizing data, preparing reports, and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving problems and achieving work objectives.  This level also requires presenting information for use by administrative-level managers in making decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

Complexity:  Requires coordinating a combination of diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency goals.  This level also requires considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.

 

Independent Action:  Requires objective assessment in analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional or administrative standards.

 

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Associate’s degree from a recognized college or technical institute with major study in business administrations,  management, marketing, accounting or a related field.  Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

 

Experience:  Six years’ experience in a position involving public contact work and retail store experience, four

years of which shall have been in a supervisory position.  Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

 

License/Certification:  Valid driver’s license required for travel to different store locations.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Thorough knowledge of principles and methods of retail store management and merchandising.  Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping methods and procedures applicable to the maintenance of retail store records.  Thorough knowledge of inventory control and sound stock handling and recording methods and procedures.  Working knowledge of procedures and policies prescribed for the operation of state stores.  Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinates.  Ability to perform mathematical computations with speed and accuracy and to prepare and review required reports.  Ability to effectively train subordinate employees in the operation of a state liquor store.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and customers.  Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 

 


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