Assistant Store Manager

J.D. Irving, Limited; Grand Falls Regional Municipality; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Canada is seeking an experienced Assistant Store Manager. The role involves overseeing operations, ensuring safety standards, and providing exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of retail management experience, strong communication skills, and be bilingual in French and English. This position requires a flexible schedule and a commitment to building strong relationships with customers and team members.

Qualifications

• 5 years retail management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual in French and English.
• Flexible schedule based on retail needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety standards and deliver financial results.
• Engage and motivate team members with energy and optimism.
• Innovate to achieve great results and process improvements.
• Build sincere relationships with customers.
• Create a space for honest communication.

Skills

Retail management experience

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Technology proficiency

Bilingual French/English

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Here at Kent, we know our success is based on the fearless leadership of our teams. Each of our retail locations has unique needs to best serve both its clients and staff, and we empower our Managers to manage multiple aspects of their businesses as if it was their own. Assistant Store Managers are responsible for all operations throughout the store, which includes maintaining safety standards, delivering financial results, merchandising, providing a first-class customer service experience, and developing their people.

Qualifications

• 5 years retail management experience
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to leverage technology for project management, analysis and solving problems (including Microsoft Office Suite)
• Openness to continuous improvement and responsibility for independent learning
• Flexible schedule based on retail needs
• Bilingual French/ English
• Mobile in the Acadian Peninsula region

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate sensitivity to customer needs and willingness to build sincere relationships

• Engage and motivate team members with energy/optimism, through company vision and effectively promote leadership at all levels

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results and implement process improvements

• Communicate with honesty and integrity, and create the space for others to do the same

• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure

• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships