(CAN) Co-Manager

Walmart; Sault Ste. Marie; On-site; CAD 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is seeking a Store Manager-in-training to support store operations, lead Associates to deliver friendly service, and drive profitable store sales. This role offers a path toward becoming a Store Manager as you develop professionally.

You will help manage budgets, analyze sales data, and implement programs while maintaining strong customer service and community involvement in a Canadian retail environment.

Qualifications

• Age - 16 or older

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable store sales through achievement of sales and profit goals, budget management and sales forecasts.
• Analyze and utilize sales/financial reports, economic trends and community needs to identify market changes while controlling expenditures.
• Communicates sales results to associates and guides interpretation of results.
• Create operational plans; delegate and provide direction to Managers and Associates; ensure optimal store conditions and pricing.
• Implement new store programs, monitor inventory and replenishment, and address inventory flow problems.
• Execute and monitor asset protection and safety controls; ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Serve customers as an ambassador for the store, address feedback and resolve issues to create a positive shopping experience.
• Support community initiatives and develop relationships with community groups.
• Lead and develop Assistant Managers; identify high-potential associates and provide training and growth opportunities.

Job description

Position Summary…

To support the Store Manager in the management of store operations according to Company guidelines and lead Associates to ensure friendly, helpful service and drive profitable store sales. Plays an active role in their own professional development, along the path to becoming a Store Manager.

What you’ll do…

1. As a member of the Store Management Team drives profitable sales through achievement of sales and profit goals, budget management and sales forecasts. Proactively analyzes and utilizes sales/financial reports, economic trends and community needs to identify and respond to market changes while controlling expenditures. Communicates sales results associates and guides interpretation of results

2. Creates, with the support of the Store Manager, operational plans; prioritizes, delegates and provides clear direction to Managers and Associates. Ensures optimal store conditions through effective merchandise presentation, accurate and competitive pricing and store standards within Company policies and guidelines. Implements new store programs according to Company direction, while evaluating effectiveness, monitoring perpetual inventory and replenishment, identifying problems with inventory flow and taking appropriate corrective action

3. Executes and monitors asset protection and safety controls; maintains quality assurance standards; oversees safety and operational reviews while ensuring compliance with Walmart policies and procedures and with established safety, security, sales, financial and record keeping procedures and practices. Anticipates and proactively responds to compliance issues, including Total Loss control.

4. Serves Customers as an ambassador for their store by greeting customers, seeking their feedback and ensuring customer needs, complaints, and issues are resolved within Company guidelines to create a positive shopping experience. Models, enforces, and provides direction to associates on friendly and helpful customer service approaches and techniques

5. Supports store initiatives to serve the community by participating in and supporting community events and developing relationships with key community groups. Participates in company-sponsored programs, events, and sustainability efforts for associates and customers to emphasize the store’s role as an integral part of the community.

6. Leads and develops Assistant Managers. Drives engagement, recognizes and rewards accomplishments and provides opportunities for professional growth. Identifies high-potential associates, providing training and development to increase capability. It is the expectation of the business that a Co-Manager can progress to and act as Store Manager in the near term.

7. Demonstrates Company values by holding Assistant Managers accountable through timely, honest, specific and respectful performance feedback and corrective action. Builds and manages relationships with supporting functions within the store and district (e.g. District HR Managers, etc.).

8. Adapts to constant changes in the technological landscape of the retail environment. Oversees the effective implementation of digital applications in the store, handles the training of the management team with respect to new OMNI processes and customers’ requirements.

The pay range for this position is $68,300.00 - $81,082.50. Pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 68,300.00 à 81,082.50. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

Minimum Qualifications…

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Age - 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications…

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

446 GREAT NORTHERN RD, SAULT STE MARIE ONTARIO, ON P6B 4Z9, Canada

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