Store Manager, Downsview

Mark's; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Store Manager in Toronto to lead customer service and operational excellence. This role involves mentoring the team, ensuring compliance with standards, and facilitating a positive work environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong retail background with exceptional leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years retail experience required.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• High energy, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the team and ensures service standards.
• Demonstrates compliance with visual standards, pricing, and inventory control.
• Leads recruiting and training strategy for the store.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Mentoring

Job description

What you’ll do

Customer Service

Provides leadership to the team, consistently coaches, and follows up to ensure the delivery of the service model standards are provided to each customer.

Enforces delivery of our operating model customer service standards.

Provide exceptional omni-channel experience by offering in-store eCommerce sales and fulfilling eCommerce orders within defined service levels.

Supports the organization in customer acquisition through the promotion of our customer loyalty and credit card programs.

Operations

Demonstrates and follows up on execution of Mark’s visual compliance standards, store maintenance and pricing standards.

Establishes plan and follows up on execution of weekly price changes, promotional set-ups, and department POP as per workbook resulting in 100% system pricing including weekly pricing sweeps.

Responsible to deliver annual corporate shrink targets through team education, enforcement of LP and audit standards and rigid inventory control.

Oversees preparation for annual inventories.

Follows and ensures compliance of all corporate LP, Cash and Audit, and OH&S policies and procedures.

Creates and / or monitors the creation of efficient store weekly scheduling for both sales and support functions.

Training

Provide continuous feedback and coaching to management and team members based on key metrics and observed behaviours through Shift Starters, one on one’s, and performance management coaching programs.

Create development plans and conducts annual appraisals for management team and direct reports; support and coach to improve any performance gaps and conducts ongoing coaching to improve team.

Ensure execution of the customer experience and provides resolution for all customer concerns.

Develops and leads recruiting and hiring strategy for store, maintains a complete team.

Create succession plans through continuous training and development.

Leadership

Acts as a brand ambassador by promoting brands and culture.

Continually motivates team and performance through recognition programs, store contests, customer compliments, etc.

Maintain Mark’s performance management expectations including progressive discipline where necessary.

Follows the disciplinary process consistently and impartially.

Promotes and maintains a positive and motivating work environment (safe, inclusive, and empowering).

What you bring

Proven ability to coach, mentor and develop department team and store team, through setting expectations, communication, coaching, feedback, and ongoing support.

Proven ability to build and manage a daily, weekly plan for the department and store.

Exceptional communication skills and organizational skills

Superior training and mentoring skills

3-5 years retail experience required.

High energy, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed.

Basic computer skills required.

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