(CAN) General Merchandise Team Lead

Walmart Canada Corp; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Canada Corp in Richmond Hill, ON is hiring for a General Merchandise Associate. You will support department leadership, assist customers, promote products, and help with merchandising and store operations.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, directing tasks, maintaining presentation, leading daily huddles, and supporting scheduling, training, and recruiting as needed. The role emphasizes safety, teamwork and delivering excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Providing concise and courteous customer service by greeting customers, assisting with products, locating merchandise and guiding purchase decisions.
• Directing task completion and delegating daily Customer Availability tasks as per priorities from General Merchandise Coach and Store Management.
• Monitoring department presentation and merchandising displays; initiating changes as needed.

Job description

Position Summary

Assists in the leadership of the General Merchandise areas and department processes, respond to problems and inquiries, and develop associates through teaching and training. Ensure a high level of customer service while ensuring task completion.

Plans and executes department activities based on workload and operational functions and assists on the salesfloor as required.

What you'll do

• Providing excellent Customer Service by greeting all customers in a polite and friendly manner, assisting customers by promoting products/services, locating merchandise and making purchase decisions, resolving customer issues and referring concerns where appropriate.
• Assists in providing direction and the co-ordination of task completion as per communicated priorities from the General Merchandise Coach and the Store Management Team. Delegate, assist and follow-up on completion of daily Customer Availability process tasks.
• Assesses the overall presentation of General Merchandise Departments and appearance, noting deficiencies for corrective action and executing merchandising display changes where required.
• Ensures strong communication with associates, leads the daily Team Huddle at the start of each shift and provide the team with updates, set goals, and track productivity.
• Review completed schedules with People Lead.
• Assign Associates to support with coverage and availability tasks in all areas of the store.
• Tours assigned areas with the Coach and team associates to validate and identify training opportunities. Develops associates through teaching and training and provides feedback as needed
• Contributes to a safe, clean and hazard free work environment through adherence to Company policy and procedures, including the completion of safety sweep logs and ensuring displays and fixtures are secure and free of debris.
• Complete GTA/Workday tasks and supports Management.
• Partner with Coach/People Lead to facilitate performance management and growth conversations for Associates. Supports recruiting and hiring new associates.

The minimum rate of pay for this position starts from $20.85.

Le taux horaire minimum pour ce poste débute à 20.85.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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

1070 MAJOR MACKENZIE DR E, UNIT A RICHMOND HILL, ON L4S 1P3, Canada

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