Marina Sales and Service Supervisor

As a Marina Sales and Service Supervisor, you're managing the intersection of retail sales, technical service, and seasonal chaos. Your mornings might start reviewing slip availability and boat listings, then shift to coordinating haul-outs and dealing with a customer whose engine won't start before their weekend trip.

The role demands comfort with both the sales floor and the service dock. You're supervising staff who sell everything from fishing gear to six-figure boats, while also overseeing technicians handling winterization, repairs, and rigging. Peak season brings 60-hour weeks and non-stop customer traffic; winter means strategic planning and maintenance catch-up.

You'll thrive here if you genuinely love the marine industry — customers can tell when you don't. The best supervisors have enough mechanical knowledge to talk intelligently with technicians and enough sales instinct to close deals without being pushy. Weather delays, supply chain issues, and demanding boat owners are daily realities.

The hardest part is managing seasonality. You're hiring temporary staff every spring, laying them off in fall, and trying to keep your best people year-round. Success means building relationships with repeat customers who trust you with their boats and their business.