Manager Assistant Store - En

Requisition ID: 175530
Career Group: Store Management
Job Category: Retail - Fresh Department
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Antigonish
Location: 0596 Antigonish Sobeys
Postal Code: B2G 2E2
Our family of 134,000 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 1500 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.
All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.
Ready to Make an impact?
Work with the Store Manager to provide/ communicate strategic direction and vision for the store with direct accountability for their designated departments. Ensure operational excellence in retail merchandising, inventory management, and customer relations. Coach and develop Department Managers to provide superior customer service and shopping experiences through execution of strategy, customized for the local market, while achieving budgeted financial results.
Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing
People Leadership

• Manage store operations in the absence of the Store Manager
• Oversee talent management, for designated departments, including recruitment, succession planning, orientation, training, performance management, and compensation
• Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees, with direct accountability for designated departments, which embraces a passion for food
• Work with the Store Manager to communicate operational requirements, operational changes, and store vision throughout the total store

Customer Offering

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

Policy/ Regulatory Adherence

• Ensure that OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained
• Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered

Financial

• Manage training budget for total store if required
• Participate with the Store Manager on plans to deliver budgeted KPI’s for other areas of the store
• Ensure efficient operation of the business to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPIs; with direct accountability for designated departments

Personal/ Professional Development

• Attend training as required
• Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends

Employee Engagement

• Be known as the “employer of choice” by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement

Other Duties

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

What You Have To Offer

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

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. 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 or monitored for accuracy by our organization. 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.
Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.
We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.