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Area supervisor resume examples for 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an area supervisor resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in area supervisor-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some area supervisor interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some area supervisor interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an area supervisor resume:

  • Ladders
  • Cleanliness
  • Sales Floor
  • Front End
  • Loss Prevention
  • Bank Deposits
  • Emergency Procedures
  • EAS
  • General Operations
  • Cash Registers
  • Payroll Administration
  • ROSS
  • Excellent Interpersonal
  • Corrective Action
  • Inventory Control
  • Related Training
  • Develop Team
  • Customer Service
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Safety Procedures
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Human Resources
  • Direct Reports
  • PET
  • Scheduling Compliance
  • Performance Reviews
  • Imagination
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Incident Reports
  • Perseverance

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write area supervisor experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are great bullet points from area supervisor resumes:

Work history example #1

Area Supervisor

Alorica

  • Mapped system level requirements to regression testing procedures to identify testing holes.
  • Applied experience communicating with an autistic sibling to establish communications and connections with persons with disabilities in need of assistance.
  • Scheduled/Inputted officers' time in payroll system and minimized overtime.
  • Followed strict guidelines and procedures to verify income, demographics and other sensitive information.
  • Ensured the warehouse remained OSHA compliant while constructing, delivering, retrieving, storing, and shipping the portable storage units.

Work history example #2

Area Supervisor

Walmart

  • Supervised the apparel area, which contained nine departments.
  • Recommended personally by the facility manager to be advanced to the Assistant Manager program after only six months in this position.
  • Trained other supervisors and managers to operate and troubleshoot new Global Logistics System.
  • Improved efficiency by developing personal work procedures and prioritizing daily tasks with little or no supervision.
  • Directed complete purchasing and logistics for warehouse and distribution.

Work history example #3

Team Leader

Whole Foods Market

  • Prepared produce efficiently following safe food handling procedures while maintaining its organic integrity to ensure guest satisfaction.
  • Developed systems to improve marketing operations inclusive of ROI measurement, donation management, and design team workflow.
  • Assisted with the implementation of corrective actions and disciplinary procedures.
  • Ensured a positive company image by providing courteous and efficient service to customers and resolving difficult situations.
  • Maintained all social media sites including, Facebook and Instagram, engaging members and promoting weekly special products.

Work history example #4

Accounts Payable Clerk

Bank of America

  • Presented the ideas to management using Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Reconciled over 300 commercial accounts each month consistently exceeding quality standards.
  • Headed contract management between sub-contractors and the bank, ensured expenditures/revenues were accounted for properly using GAAP and contractual agreed procedures.
  • Compiled complaints / reports of Lost or Stolen ATM Cards.
  • Used Excel and PowerPoint to create quarterly internal reporting presentations.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in finance

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2004 - 2007

Some College Courses in accounting

Pace University, New York, NY

2014 - 2014

Highlight your area supervisor certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your area supervisor resume:

  1. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
  2. OSHA Safety Certificate
  3. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  4. Food Safety Manager Certification
  5. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  6. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  7. Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
  8. Certified Personal Trainer
  9. Forklift Safety and Inspector
  10. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification