Job Description

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 131,000 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 1,600 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.Ready to Make an impact?Coach and develop the store team to provide superior customer service and shopping experiences while achieving budgeted financial results. Actively work on individual development and enhancement while assisting with all store operations. Order Product Leads and the Grocery Merchandising Team and take an active role in opening and closing the store. Responsible, with Store Manager, for all physical inventories.Here\'s where you\'ll be focusing:

• Create a coaching and development culture, for all department employees, that embraces a passion for food
• Oversee store talent management including recruitment, succession planning, orientation, training, and performance management
• Manage store operations
• Understand and respond to local market needs and competition
• Role model, coach, and reinforce customer service expectations on a daily basis for all staff
• Create a shopping experience that engages your customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit
• Execution of winning conditions
• Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered
• Ensure that OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained
• Ensure efficient operation of the business in order to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPI\'s with direct accountability for designated departments
• Participate with Store Manager on plans to deliver budgeted KPI\'s for other areas of the store
• Manage training budget for total store if required
• Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs
• Attend training as required
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends
• Be known as the \xe2\x80\x9cemployer of choice\xe2\x80\x9d by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement
• Assist with the ordering of equipment and EMR
• Coordinate maintenance of store equipment and repairs
• As requested by the company

What you have to offer:

• High school diploma
• One to three years experience as a department manager
• Above average oral and written skills
• Full knowledge of departmental operations and skills (total store)
• Knowledge of Microsoft office suite

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.

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