Manager Assistant Store

Sobeys; Burlington; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Assistant Store Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing customer experiences and fostering a positive work environment. In this dynamic position, you will collaborate with the Store Operator to implement strategic initiatives tailored to the local market, ensuring operational excellence and community engagement. Your leadership will inspire a team dedicated to delivering exceptional service while achieving financial targets. With a commitment to employee development and a culture that values collaboration, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the retail sector.

Benefits

Health and Dental Coverage

Life Insurance

Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance

Access to Virtual Health Care

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Retirement and Savings Plan

10% In-store Discount

Learning and Development Resources

Parental Leave Top-up

Paid Vacation and Days-off

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a Department Manager in retail.
• Full knowledge of retail operations and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support store operations and manage budgets, labor costs, and inventory.
• Lead recruitment, training, and development of store employees.

Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Retail Operations

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Requisition ID: 188893
Career Group: Store Management
Job Category: Retail - Administration
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Burlington
Location: 3742 Burlington Sobeys

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.

Ready to Make an impact?

The Assistant Store Manager works with the Store Operator to provide and communicate strategic direction and vision that has been customized for the local market as well as, to coach, motivate, and develop Department Managers to foster customer loyalty, fulfil customer needs, and actively contribute to a total store environment of employee and customer engagement. They support the fiscal operation of the store and will manage budgets, labour costs, inventory control, product presentation, and merchandising while adhering to all protocols, procedures, policies and other programs and initiatives.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

People Leadership

• Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees that embraces a passion for food
• Oversee recruitment, succession planning, orientation, training, performance management and compensation, as required
• Manage store operations in the absence of the Store Operator
• Work with the Store Operator to communicate operational requirements, operational changes, and store vision throughout the total store

Customer Offering

• Understand and respond to local market needs and competition
• Ensure superior execution of the retail commercial programs and provide feedback and recommendations to appropriate parties
• Role model, coach, and reinforce customer service expectations
• Ensure community presence by working with store management and community partners to host/ support community events
• Create a shopping experience that engages your customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit

Policy/Regulatory Adherence

• Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered to by store employees
• Ensure that Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained

Financial

• Support the Store Operator to plan and execute efficient operation of the business to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPIs
• Manage training budget for total store as required

Personal/ Professional Development

• Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs
• Attend training as required
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends
• Keeps up to date on local competitor activity, industry trends and makes recommendations on internal pricing, promotions, and product policies

Employee Engagement

• Be known as the “employer of choice” by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement
• Initiate, support, participate, and lead community and charitable events and activities.

Other Duties

• Order equipment and EMR
• Coordinate maintenance of store equipment and repairs as requested by the company

What you have to offer:

• Above average oral and written communication skills
• Full knowledge of retail operations and skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite
• Working Knowledge of SAP
• High School Diploma
• Three to five years experience as a Department Manager

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.