Assistant Manager

Sportchek; City of Spruce Grove; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement programs

Performance incentives

Product discounts

Job summary

PartSource is seeking a retail leader to support a sales-driven store culture and deliver exceptional customer experiences. You will help grow commercial accounts and manage key operations while developing team members in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes coaching, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration with the Commercial sales team, offering career growth within the Canadian Tire family.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of retail management or supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to support the coaching and development of teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience or interest in managing and growing B2B sales.
• High energy, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Support the store manager in fostering a sales-driven culture and ensuring exceptional in-store customer experiences.
• Assist in driving outside sales through commercial accounts and new business development.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with visual standards, pricing, planograms, and inventory control.
• Support the store manager with store maintenance, fleet compliance, accounts payable reconciliations, and scheduling.
• Assist in coaching and developing team members; help set goals, create development plans, and conduct appraisals.
• Lead meetings, resolve customer concerns, manage recruitment and training,

Skills

Retail leadership

Team development

Communication

Organizational skills

B2B sales interest

Tools

POS systems

MS Office

Job description

About Us: PartSource, a proud member of the Canadian Tire Corporation family, specializes in providing top-notch automotive parts for DIY enthusiasts and commercial installers. Our commitment to excellent customer experiences is matched by our dedication to employee growth and satisfaction. Enjoy a dynamic work environment, comprehensive rewards, and opportunities for career advancement.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Competitive Salary & Bonus Program: Your hard work will be rewarded.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health, dental, and more.
• Employee Discounts: Get preferred pricing on automotive parts.
• Fun, Fast-Paced Environment: Work with like-minded automotive enthusiasts.
• Career Growth: Combine your passion for cars with your love of retail.

What You’ll Do

Customer Service Excellence

• Support the store manager in fostering a sales-driven culture and ensuring exceptional in-store customer experiences.
• Assist in driving outside sales through commercial accounts and new business development.

Operations Mastery

• Assist in ensuring compliance with visual standards, pricing, planograms, and inventory control.
• Support the store manager with store maintenance, fleet compliance, accounts payable reconciliations, and scheduling.

Team Development

• Assist in coaching and developing team members; help set goals, create development plans, and conduct appraisals.
• Help lead meetings, resolve customer concerns, manage recruitment and training.

Leadership & Motivation

• Mentor team members and motivate them through recognition programs.
• Foster positive partnerships with the Commercial sales team to drive profitability.
• Maintain performance expectations and assist in implementing disciplinary actions when necessary.

What We’re Looking For

• 2-3 years of retail management or supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to support the coaching and development of teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience or interest in managing and growing B2B sales.
• High energy, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed.
• Fundamental computer skills are a plus.
• Availability to work retail hours (evenings, weekends, holidays).

Key Deliverables

• Support achieving personal and store sales goals.
• Help maintain budget targets for sales, shrink, payroll, and expenses.
• Excel in Store Audits with a 95% achievement rate.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successful candidates will need to complete employment verifications and a criminal background check.

We're always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $$38,200 and $$45,800. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, store size and market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization. We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us At PartSource, we take pride in our staff being true auto parts professionals and car care enthusiasts who share their customers' passion for vehicle maintenance. It's this experience that distinguishes Canadian Tire and its family of companies from the competition. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

We are one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer.

If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here,