Assistant Store Manager

**Work setting**:

- Art gallery
- Retail business

**Tasks**:

- Manage staff and assign duties
- Determine merchandise and services to be sold
- Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale
- Determine staffing requirements
- Resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
- Accept cash payments
- Sort products by style, colour, size, length or other criteria
- Screw, clip, glue, bond, weld or otherwise assemble parts and components to form final products
- Review requisition orders for accuracy
- Prepare solutions for preservation of specimens
- Order materials and stock
- Mount and frame photographs
- Monitor for quality
- Monitor quality and production levels
- Explain the type and cost of services offered
- Estimate costs and materials
- Ensure accuracy of financial transactions
- Determine type of glass, frames and material required
- Determine type of treatment required
- Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems
- Collect cash, credit/debit cards or other payment for beverages
- Check final assembly for adherence to quality control standards
- Check information gathered for completeness and accuracy
- Identify and communicate technical problems, processes and solutions
- Professionalism in customer service
- Clean and maintain work space
- Provide customer service
- Conduct quality control
- Handle cash transactions
- Liaise with departmental and corporate officials and with other organizations and associations
- Research and retrieve archival materials
- Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
- Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
- Fabricate custom frames, measure and cut mats, mat enhancements and glass, and mount paintings, photographs and other art work

**Supervision**:

- 5-10 people

**Type of materials**:

- Metal
- Glass
- Canvas

**Computer and Technology Knowledge**:

- Point of sale system
- Electronic mail

**Instrument experience**:

- Precision measuring instrument

**Technical experience**:

- Picture Framing

**Exhibit preparation experience**:

- Matting prints and drawings
- Framing paintings, photographs etc.

**Area of work experience**:

- Quality control and assurance
- Conservation

**Type of industry experience**:

- Wood
- Paper

**Area of specialization**:

- Adhesives
- Work planning, estimating, measuring and scheduling
- Material handling
- Custom fabrication and layout

**Training specialization (creative and performing arts)**:

- Art or graphic arts

**Specialization/experience (business sales and services)**:

- Pricing

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours

**Personal suitability**:

- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Creativity
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate

**Screening questions**:

- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?