Assistant Front Store Manager

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.; Markham; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support the Front Store Manager in optimizing store operations and enhancing customer experiences. This mid-senior level part-time position involves leadership, staff management, and ensuring effective service delivery in a community-focused retail environment.

Benefits

Purchase discount program

Flexible scheduling

Competitive pay

Online learning through Academy

Responsibilities

• Assist Front Store Manager in managing human, physical, and financial resources.
• Maintain store standards and improve product flow.
• Help manage labor scheduling and staffing levels.

Skills

Planning

Judgment

Leadership

Time Management

Organization

Job description

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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 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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Retail

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