Profile summary:

Complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results Maintain store staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees Maintain store staff job results by coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results Prepare annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements Ensure availability of merchandise and services by approving contracts; maintaining inventories Formulate pricing policies by reviewing merchandising activities; determining additional needed sales promotion; authorizing clearance sales; studying trends Market merchandise by studying advertising, sales promotion and display plans; analyzing operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.