Centre Store Manager - Franchise

Loblaw Companies Limited; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Canadian retail is seeking a Centre Store Department Manager for its Pembroke location. This role involves managing staff productivity and ensuring exceptional customer service while maintaining operational effectiveness. Candidates with management experience and strong communication skills are encouraged to apply, as they support a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Progressive careers

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to manage people, preferably with management experience.
• Strong communication skills including verbal, written, and active listening.
• Open availability and flexibility to work various shifts.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage the productivity of all centre store staff.
• Train and motivate staff while ensuring a high standard of customer service.
• Maintain inventory levels and ensure pricing integrity.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Building

Customer Focus

Education

Management experience

Job description

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together.Our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians provides employees a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well.

At No Frills, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We have opportunities for hard working, enthusiastic and reliable people just like you.

Position: Centre Store Department Manager

Store:Steven & Julie’s No Frills

Location:1200 Pembroke Street West, Pembroke, ON

Responsibilities:

The basic function of the Centre Store Department Manager position is to directly manage the productivity of all centre store staff and to effectively merchandise to maximize sales/profitability. The Centre Store Department Manager shares responsibility for labour cost and other key financial measures. The Centre Store Department Manager assumes overall responsibility for operational effectiveness of the centre of store departments including employee training, maintaining daily availability, promotional sales bookings, merchandising and scheduling for the centre store departments. Centre Store is comprised of Grocery, Dairy, Frozen, HBA, and Natural Foods. The Centre Store Manager will coordinate with the grocery night crew to ensure successful workflow during both day and night operations.

• Promote and ensure a consistently high standard of customer service
• Train and motivate staff
• Provide a positive working environment, coach, advise and listen to employee problems/issues
• Prepare, post and change work schedule to schedule staff appropriately to meet the business needs
• Delegate and prioritize workload for staff
• Effectively merchandise advertising and promotional programs to maximize Corporate brand advantage
• Maintain up to date information about market trends and competitor activities
• Coordinate the receiving, handling and storing of product to achieve optimal results
• Maintain Category sets, mixing for profit as required
• Utilizing shipment reports, exclusivity reports and Head Office flash reports, ensure overall store profitability
• Work with Sales representatives to negotiate credits, display merchandising and order levels
• Provide accurate, effective purchasing/ordering for centre store departments
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels through effective ordering and rotation
• Ensure pricing integrity
• Coordination of employee activities on a daily basis; act as a resource for employees of centre store
• Any other duties that may be required to ensure courteous friendly service, competitively priced products, and a store that meets and maintains the hygiene standards specified

Qualifications/Experience:

• Ability to manage people - **management experience an asset
• Ability to work with minimal functional direction
• Demonstrated understanding of critical success factors for the nofrills concept as a discount food store focusing on low price image
• Strong communication skills including verbal, written and active listening
• Demonstrated Customer focus and commitment to superior customer service
• Issue management skills (time management; interpersonal skills; conflict management; information gathering skills; problem solving; team building skills to develop collaborative working relationships)
• Open availability and flexibility to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays according to the needs of the business

Thank you for your interest, however only qualified applicants selected for interview will be contacted.

At Steven & Julie’s No Frills, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity or interview, please advise if you require accommodation.

Steven & Julie’s No Frills is an equal opportunity employer.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our employees progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our employees, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

NOTE: The Employer noted in this posting is an independently owned corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “No Frills” trademark(s) by Loblaws Inc. Applicants hired by a franchisee will be employees of the franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Loblaws Inc. or its affiliates.

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