Assistant Front Store Manager

Shoppers Drug Mart; La Prairie; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount program

Flexible schedules

Online learning through Academy

Job summary

Pharmaprix in La Prairie is seeking an assistant to the Front Store Manager to help run the store's operations, human resources and finances, ensuring the customer remains at the center of every decision.

You will assist with inventory flow, scheduling, staff development and engagement, while upholding store standards and delivering competitive service in a community pharmacy setting.

Qualifications

• Planning and decision making for store operations
• Inventory management planning and preparation
• Leadership and mentorship of staff
• Time management to prioritize changing initiatives
• Effective organization and planning of tasks
• Coaching and motivating staff to meet targets
• Strong communication with management and team
• Understanding business and financial implications of store actions
• Relationship building with internal and external partners

Responsibilities

• Maintain Store Standards to optimize customer experience and profitability
• Assist FSM with labour scheduling and use Workforce Management tools
• Ensure adequate staffing to operate the business
• Assist with hiring in conjunction with FSM (excluding Pharmacy)
• Drive store culture and engagement through core values

Skills

Planning

Decision making

Leadership

Time management

Organizational skills

Staff mentoring

Communication

Budgeting

Interpersonal skills

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
• Efficient time management skills
• Able to prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives
• Effective organization and planning skills

EXPERIENCE:

• Previous retail management 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 Pharmaprix store or community pharmacy?

Work for a local business owner while having the support of a strong retail 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.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

Associate Owners in the Pharmaprix 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.

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