Assistant Front Store Manager, Hourly Full Time Day

Shoppers Drug Mart; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purchase discount program

Flexible and varied schedules

Online learning through Academy

Job summary

Shoppers Drug Mart, a locally owned operation within a national brand, seeks an experienced store leader to back the Front Store Manager. You’ll help manage human, physical and financial resources, and focus on moving inventory from backroom to the sales floor to meet store objectives.

You will partner with the management team to maintain standards, optimize staffing and drive customer satisfaction while supporting growth and community service.

Qualifications

• Experience leading retail teams and coaching staff.
• Ability to plan, schedule and manage inventory and costs.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Front Store Manager in managing store resources and achieving objectives.
• Improve product flow from backroom to sales floor and optimize customer experience.
• Assist with labour scheduling and workforce management to maximize productivity.
• Ensure staffing levels support effective store operation and customer service.
• Collaborate with management to uphold store standards and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Retail management

Planning & scheduling

Budget control

Time management

Prioritization

Organization

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 judgement 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.

Benefits

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.

EEO Statement

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.