Assistant Mgr-Second SW - #453291

Requisition ID: 190622

Career Group: Store Careers

Job Category: Retail - Grocery

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Ontario

City: Thunder Bay

Location: 4811 Arthur Street Safeway

Postal Code: P7E 5P7

Safeway grocery stores provide an exceptional food shopping experience to consumers from Vancouver, British Columbia to Thunder Bay, Ontario. We are the newest member of Sobeys Inc.’s retail food offering which serves the needs of Canadians with more than 1,600 stores in over 930 communities from coast-to-coast. Whether it's your first job or you're ready for a new challenge, we have a career to fit your life. Our commitment to delivering top quality products and superior service to our customers, and for giving back to the communities we serve has earned us a reputation as an employer of choice for those looking for an exciting career in food retail.

Ready to Make an impact?

This position helps to oversee the implementation of Division Grocery Merchandising programs. Responsible for sales, displays, ordering, inventory control and minimizing out-of-stocks within the department; the overall presentation and profitability of the department, while providing excellence in world-class customer service.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Supervise staff to include scheduling and assigning duties.
• Implement all merchandising program
• Ensure standards of department presentation and operations are met; including cleanliness, inventory control, rotation, ordering and world-class customer service
• Responsible for ordering and inventory control
• Monitor to ensure schematic integrity, as well as 100% compliance on ad item display.
• Ensure proper backroom procedures are being met
• Ensure paperwork, as set by the division, is followed
• Responsible for the sales and profitability of the department
• Resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages
• Hire and train or arrange for the training of new sales staff
• Lead/coach store employees; responsible for ensuring employees provide world-class customer service
• Reduce out-of-stocks
• Perform all other related duties assigned by Store Manager
  
  

What You Have To Offer

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. 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.

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.