The people who use a point of sale

Owner or proprietor

The person who carries the risk and usually the keys.

Cashier

Takes payments, gives change, and answers for one drawer.

Shift supervisor

Approves voids, discounts and refunds, takes safe drops and signs off handovers..

Store manager

Runs a location: staffing, stock, cash and reports..

Area or regional manager

Looks across several stores for comparisons and exceptions..

Buyer or purchasing agent

Decides what to order and from whom..

Receiving clerk

Checks deliveries against orders and notes differences..

Stock clerk

Keeps shelves filled and counts them..

Picker or packer

Collects items for orders by location or earliest expiry..

Bookkeeper or accountant

Wants clean exports, a ledger and period closes, and does not want to retype..

Auditor or compliance officer

Reads audit trails and checks that rules were followed..

Credit controller

Chases overdue accounts and sets limits..

Sales associate

Helps customers and rings sales, often paid partly on commission..

Customer service agent

Handles returns, complaints and questions..

Cook or chef

Prepares food from tickets and recipes..

Server or waiter

Takes orders at the table, splits bills and collects tips..

Host or reservations

Seats guests and manages the waiting list..

Bartender

Pours, runs tabs and counts the bar..

Delivery driver

Carries goods, signs waybills and sometimes collects cash.

Dispatcher

Assigns jobs and routes to drivers..

Distributor (supply-network role)

A supplier delivering to shops.

Logistics company (supply-network role)

A carrier or logistics firm that posts and takes jobs.

Technician or repairer

Diagnoses, repairs and bills time and parts..

Service advisor

Writes estimates and communicates with customers..

Front-desk agent

Checks in guests, members or patients and takes payments..

Pharmacist or pharmacy technician

Dispenses and checks lots and expiry..

Clinician or practitioner

Provides treatment; the POS handles payments and consumables..

Teacher or event organiser

Runs classes or events and collects small fees..

Farmer, fisher or producer

Sells harvests by weight and often on credit..

Weighbridge or scale operator

Weighs loads and produces tickets..

Production operator

Makes goods from recipes or bills of materials..

Quality officer

Checks batches, lots and recalls..

Project manager

Tracks job budgets, progress invoices and subcontractors..

Site foreman or storekeeper

Issues materials to sites and records labour..

Route or van driver

Sells and delivers from a van with stock on board..

Guide or travel agent

Sells tours and manages group bookings..

Cash-office or vault custodian

Holds and counts large cash for several drawers..

Loss-prevention officer

Looks for shrink and abuse in voids, discounts and counts..

Catalog or data steward

Keeps product data clean..

Treasurer

Keeps group or organisational funds with two-person counts..

Agent or intermediary

Collects fees, top-ups or premiums for another party and earns a commission..

Franchise operator

Runs a unit under a franchisor's price list and rules..

Volunteer cashier

Occasional helper with little training..

Trainee or apprentice

Learning the work, needs practice mode and limited rights..