$55,000.00 to $65,000.00 per year. A General Merchandise Manager, or Department Manager, is responsible for the overall daily operations of the apparel department, ensuring efficiency and profitability. Their primary duties include hiring, firing and management of staff. Other main responsibilities are facilitating customer service and meeting sales and financial goals. Strong ordering, receiving and managing inventory skills are a must.
The General Merchandise department is an essential part of the business

• Managing and overseeing department operations, developing a routine for opening and closing, ensuring efficient functioning of the shop, managing the sales floor and providing maximum profitability Duties including recruiting, hiring, training and firing, managing schedules, assigning responsibilities and setting sales quotas and performance quotas - Meeting monthly, quarterly and annual sales and financial targets, managing the budget and generating payroll by adhering to payroll policy Controlling inventory to ensure sufficient stock, daily and weekly counts, rotated and changed by season, shop specials or sales Enforcing exceptional customer service, setting criteria for staff Managing loss prevention through security requirements and monitoring strategies, auditing paperwork and inventory levels and appropriately handling broken or damaged merchandise

• Department Managers need one or more years in a similar role with supervisory experience and proven management skills. Other requirements include experience with financial, sales and operational reports with the ability to interpret, analyze and develop strategic marketing plans. Store Managers also require proven experience of exemplary customer satisfaction, improvement strategies and formulating price policies. They must have sales and shop promotional experience with financial data showing success and profits. Department Managers have the attitude, procedures and strategy for employee retention and examples of interpersonal skills.