Assistant Manager

Job Description

As an Assistant Manager, you will enable operational and sales excellence, ensuring that both our customers and associates have exceptional experiences. You will break down barriers and actively seek meaningful partnerships, using curiosity and a solutions mindset to build relationships and drive business growth. Additionally, you will create an environment focused on high performance, results, and a customer‑first mentality through leading by example and effective coaching. Your responsibilities will include hiring, onboarding, training, and developing our team with a focus on empowerment and growth.

Specifically, you will

• Customer Experience : Lead and coach the team to provide exceptional customer service. Engage with customers, offer tailored products and services, and handle escalated customer situations. Provide leadership and guidance to ensure our customer experience is seamless and focused on longer‑term partnerships, especially with our business customers.
• Sales Leadership : Drive an inspired and recognition approach through your team to enable strong sales‑focused partnerships with our customers. Create an environment through your leadership in which all our Sales Associates can be their best for our customers. Utilize sales and metrics reports to create action plans and achieve business results.
• Team Development : Attract, train, develop, and engage associates. Provide clear and regular coaching and feedback to enable continuous improvement and career‑centered development is ongoing. Manage performance appraisals and career action plans.
• Operational Excellence : Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Asset Protection, Privacy, Policies, and Procedures. Manage inventory, merchandising, and brand standards.
• Communication : Maintain daily communication with the team. Ensure consistency and execution of all sales and customer engagement tools.

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About Us

Staples Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities.

About The Team

At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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