Natural Foods Manager - Contract

Location:

700 Lawrence Ave. West, North York, Ontario, M6A 3B4

Friendly & Energetic, with a passion for food and commitment to our customers. If this describes you, we’d like to hear from you!

Why is this Role Important?

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To recommend and sell Natural Foods and related products and services to customers;
• To maintain the desired level of inventory within the Natural Foods department;
• To perform other duties as assigned.
• To ensure the overall maintenance, safety and sanitation of the department in accordance with Company standards;
• To hire, train, schedule, direct and supervise department staff;
• To actively approach customers in a friendly manner to promote Natural products;
• Ensuring exceptional customer service is provided in a courteous manner to maintain our reputation for friendly, effective, and personalized experience.
• To be responsible for the proper ordering for the Natural Foods department, which includes product control and product organizing;

The Ideal Candidate Would Possess:

• Due to the nature of this role you must be a registered Holistic Nutritionist
• A degree in the health sciences field or completion of post secondary courses and/or graduation from a post secondary program directly related to the field;
• Proven organization, communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ideal candidate must possess health food experience with the proven ability to manage in a retail food environment;
• Flexibility to work a variety of hours, including days, evenings and weekends;
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Experience in naturopathic medicine with sound knowledge in nutrition, homeopathy and herbal medicine are considered assets;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team oriented environment, under pressure;
• Basic knowledge of organic produce, meat and bakery products;

How You’ll Succeed:

At Fortinos we attribute our success to preserving our core values: super fresh foods, well‐trained staff, store cleanliness and above all, superior, friendly customer service. If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

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NOTE: The Employer noted in this posting is an independently owned corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “FORTINOS” trademark(s) by Loblaw Inc. If an applicant is hired by the Franchisee, then his/her employer will be the Franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Loblaws Inc. or its affiliates.

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