Assistant Front Store Manager

Shoppers Drug Mart; Brampton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated individual to assist in managing store operations. This role focuses on optimizing product flow and enhancing customer experience while ensuring compliance with human resources standards. You'll work closely with the Front Store Manager to drive store profitability and engage a diverse team. With a commitment to community service and employee development, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact while benefiting from competitive pay and flexible schedules. Join a supportive environment that values diversity and encourages personal ownership of your work.

Benefits

Purchase discount program

Flexible schedules

Online learning through Academy

Qualifications

• Strong planning and decision-making skills to manage store operations effectively.
• Ability to lead and mentor staff while ensuring compliance with HR standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist Front Store Manager in managing resources to achieve store objectives.
• Maintain store standards to enhance customer experience and profitability.

Skills

Planning

Judgment and Decision Making

Interpersonal Skills

Coaching

Communication Skills

Business Acumen

Financial Acumen

Job description

Join a locally owned and operated store to help deliver health, beauty and convenience services in your community, and keep the customer at the centre of everything you do.

Why this role is important?

SUMMARY:

To assist the Front Store Manager (FSM) in managing the human, physical and financial resources of the store and in ensuring that store objectives are achieved by focusing on improving product flow from the backroom to the sales floor.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

OPERATIONS:

Maintains Store Standards to optimize customer experience, drive customer traffic, and positively impact store profitability

Works with Management Team to ensure Store Standards are in effect 100% of the time, including the backroom

To help manage in conjunction with the FSM, labour scheduling and leverages Work Force Management (WFM) to maximize labour productivity

Ensures staffing levels are adequate to effectively operate the business

HUMAN RESOURCES:

Complies with Human Resources Standards

To help with hiring in conjunction with the FSM, Hires and/or supports hiring for all departments, excluding Pharmacy

Maintains wage administration within SLPH guidelines

Drives Blue Culture, engagement, and leads and motivates staff through leading by our Core Values

QUALIFICATIONS:

Planning, Judgement and Decision Making

Planning and preparation for Inventory Management

Use judgment and decision-making skills to control expenses

Provides effective leadership and ongoing mentorship and ensures development of all staff

Able to prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives

Effective organization and planning skills

EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated ability to drive the business, led by example and support corporate programs

Works effectively with management team

Superior interpersonal, coaching and communication skills

Business and financial acumen

Relationship builder with key internal and external agencies

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Why work in a Shoppers Drug Mart store?

Each store has an Associate-Owner, so you will work for a local business owner while having the support of a national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, flexible and varied schedules, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your patients, co-workers, customers and community.

Associate Owners in the Shoppers Drug Mart network recognize Canada's diversity as an opportunity to better serve their communities, and strive to reflect the nation’s evolving diversity in the products they sell, the people they hire, and the culture they create in their stores. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

About the company

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario.