Assignment 2 of 4 Succession Plan Strategy HR

Succession Plan Strategy

 

Create a new job description for a store manager position and develop a succession plan strategy (6 pages) for those who seek a promotion into supervisory and management positions for FHAH.

 

Introduction

 

View the FHAH Organization Structure and Job Description for Succession Planning | Transcript multimedia. This interactive has information on FFAH’s assistant store manager position, two assistant store managers, four shift supervisors, twelve department supervisors, and assistant department supervisors. These roles and job requirements support this Assignment.

 

 

Instructions

 

FHAH currently has 18 store managers who are over the age of 65, and most are considering retirement from the retail store chain. This presents quite the challenge in a changing economy with a global view, so there is an urgent need to create a new job description for the FHAH store manager position and a succession plan strategy that addresses steps to take, policies to consider, and appropriate recommendations.

 

Include the following in your succession plan strategy for HR management and organizational leaders:

 

Analyze steps for designing a career development plan for FHAH stores. What specific training programs should be included for these supervisory and management positions? What external development sources would you use? What legal standards need to be considered?

Explain what internal policies would need to be reviewed or implemented to support FFH’s succession planning initiative. How would diversity planning be impacted?

 

Recommend a succession plan strategy for each FHAH position roles/titles. FFAH’s positions include:

Assistant Department Supervisor.

Department Supervisor.

Shift Supervisor.

Assistant Store Manager.

Your succession plan strategy should demonstrate graduate-level writing skills through the accurate communication of thoughts that support a central idea and use of correct grammar and mechanics as expected of a human resources professional.

 

Additional Requirements

 

References: Support your analysis with at least two academic, scholarly, or professional resources

Format: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format.

Length: Six pages, in addition to the references list.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. 

 

 

You should:

 

Apply legal standards in human resource management decision-making and practice.

Analyze steps for designing a career development plan for FHAH stores.

Develop human resource management strategy recommendations to support organizational goals in a dynamic environment.

Recommend a succession plan strategy for each FHAH position.

Develop strategies to address HR needs and opportunities for a multicultural and inclusive workforce.

Explain what internal policies need to be reviewed or implemented to support FFAH’s succession planning initiative.

Communicate human resource management needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.

Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for human resource professionals and master’s-level programs.

 

 

SEE THE BELOW 

Organization Structure and Job Descriptions

 

Store Manager

Job Qualifications:

 

College degree, five years of supervisory experience, working knowledge of at least six FFH store departments.

 

Assistant Managers

There are two Assistant Managers who report to a Store Manager.

 

One Assistant Manager is generally responsible for inventory control, store appearance, and ordering.

One Assistant Manager is responsible for the people side of the operation, including hiring, promotions, salary issues, and staff reviews.

Both Assistant Managers assume Store Manager responsibilities in their absence.

Job Qualifications:

 

·      College degree or within one year of obtaining it, three years of supervisory experience, and working knowledge of at least three FFH store departments.

Shift Supervisors

The four Shift Supervisors report directly to the Store Manager and are generally the floor managers responsible for daily operations.

 

 

Job Qualifications:

 

Two-year degree, two years of supervisory experience, working knowledge of at least three FFH store departments.

Department Supervisors

The twelve Department Supervisors report to the two Assistant Managers based on the twelve functional areas (such as hardware, agriculture supplies, clothing). Each department also has an Assistant Department Supervisor who works for the Department Supervisor, and they act as Department Supervisors in their absence.

 

Job qualifications:

 

Two-year degree, completion of corporate supervisory training (a Web-based program) and at least two years of experience in the selected FFH department.

Assistant Department Supervisors

One year of college and working on two-year degree, at least one year of experience in the selected FFH department.

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