Interim Pharmacy District Manager - Northern NS

Sobeys; Stellarton; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobeys is seeking a dynamic Pharmacy District Manager for a 12-month term. This role will focus on leading pharmacy operations across Northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, ensuring exceptional customer experiences while managing compliance and team development. Ideal candidates will have significant pharmacy experience and a passion for community engagement.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Access to Virtual Health Care Platform

10% in-store discount

Learning and Development Resources

Parental leave top-up

Paid Vacation and Days-off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of Pharmacy experience.
• Full knowledge of Pharmacy store operations and regulations.
• Pharmacy Manager experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Pharmacy Managers and ensure compliance standards.
• Drive customer engagement and team performance.
• Manage district business plans and financial performance.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Customer Service

Compliance

Education

Undergraduate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Requisition ID: 189750
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Pharmacy Operations ON & ATL
Travel Requirements: 20 - 30%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Stellarton
Location: Foord St. Office

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.

Ready to Make an impact?

We are looking for a dynamic Pharmacy leader in an interim role as Pharmacy District Manager for a 12 month term. This role supports pharmacies in Northern NS and Cape Breton.

You will be leading a team of Pharmacy Managers, with various scopes of practice. You will be involved in Long Term Care, Retail and Walk-in Pharmacy sites. Knowledge in each of these settings is considered an asset and will help you be successful in the role.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Drive employee engagement and industry leading customer experience within the district

• Coach, develop and empower teams
• Review employee and customer engagement results, develop overall action plans, and coach according to market insights
• Inspire a positive, customer oriented culture and develop customer service KPIs

Lead Pharmacy Managers and oversee management development

• Lead and execute Pharmacy team life cycle activities including selection, training, performance management, and compensation in conjunction with HR and Operations
• Own succession planning and performance management

Execute district team strategy

• Execute strategy ensuring that it aligns with functional strategy
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success
• Communicate with leader/ team to provide KPI and strategy updates

Execute district external compliance and implementation of industry leading store standards for department

• Own implementation of external compliance including Integrated Health Management and Food Safety and/or Pharmacy regulations within district
• Own the execution of internal programs to drive store, product, labour and customer service standards within district

Drive community involvement and brand advocacy

• Drive implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and district involvement in the community

Own district Income/Profit and Loss and drive performance to meet targets within Department

• Own development of district business plans to drive sales/business growth
• Lead capital projects
• Oversee plan vs. actual performance

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of Pharmacy experience
• Full knowledge of Pharmacy store operations pharmacy regulations
• Full knowledge of business processes tools
• Knowledge of union contracts and franchise business models
• Full knowledge of company policies and procedures
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Pharmacy Manager experience preferred

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability 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.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

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.