Assistant Manager Grocery-FT

Sobeys; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in British Columbia seeks a Full-Time employee to enhance the shopping experience and support employee development. Responsibilities include outstanding leadership, customer service, and maintaining compliance with company standards. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant retail experience. This role offers a competitive rewards package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Virtual Health Care Access

10% in-store discount

Learning and Development Resources

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Exposure to store operations
• Understanding of financial reports and budgets

Responsibilities

• Support a coaching and development culture for all employees
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership as a role model
• Create a shopping experience that engages customers
• Provide superior customer service
• Order and merchandise products as per company standards
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment

Skills

Ability to work independently

Above average oral and written skills

Good work ethic

Ability to multi-task

Education

High School Diploma

12 months of retail store experience

Job description

Overview

Requisition ID: 190182
Career Group: Store Careers
Job Category: Retail - Grocery
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $19.00-$26.00

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: British Columbia
City: Mill Bay
Location: 9452 Mill Bay Thrifty
Postal Code: V0R 2P0

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Responsibilities

• Support a coaching and development culture for all employees, which embraces a passion for food
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership, while serving as a role model
• Assist in managing employees including: selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation
• Communicate operational requirements/changes to department employees
• Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs
• Demonstrate growth in product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends
• Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standards
• Monitor the implementation of all corporate policies, initiatives, and Standard Operating Procedures, including timely and accurate submission of all relevant documentation as required
• Ensure OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained
• Assist the Department Manager in achieving financial targets and maximizing sales and margins, including forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control
• Support with managing the department budget
• Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required
• Supports an environment of employee engagement
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements
• Other duties as required

What you have to offer

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Above average skills (both oral and written)
• Good work ethic and ability to multi task

Exposure to store operations

Qualifications

• Education and Working Experience
• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 12 months of retail store experience, in applicable department
• Exposure to reading and analyzing financial reports, and budgets

Total Rewards

• We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.