3707 - Store Leader

Career Group:

Store Management Job Category:

Retail - Administration Job Type:

Full-Time Country:

Canada (CA) Province:

Ontario City:

Brampton Location:

3707 North Park Sobeys Postal Code:

L6S 3Y5

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 128,000 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? The Store Manager will provide and communicate the strategic direction and vision for the store. The Store Managr will manage all facets of store operations and ensure operational excellence in retail merchandising, inventory management, employee engagement, and customer engagement and relations. The Store Manager will coach and develop the store team to provide superior customer service and shopping experiences achieved through execution of strategy, customized for the local market in an engaging working environment, while achieving budgeted financial results.

Provides direction and leadership for store where volume is $10M in annual sales or higher

Here’s where you’ll be focusing: People Leadership

Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees which embraces a passion for food

Oversee total store talent management including recruitment, succession planning, orientation, training, performance management, and compensation

Ensure the communication of operational requirements/ changes and store vision to total store

Customer Offering

Understand and respond to local market needs and competition

Ensure superior execution of the retail commercial program and provide feedback and recommendations to appropriate parties

Role model, coach, and reinforce customer service expectations on a daily basis for all staff

Ensure community presence by working with store management and community partners to host/ support community events

Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit

Execute winning conditions as required

Policy/ Regulatory Adherence

Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered

Responsible for ensuring that OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained

Financial

Participate with local store marketing to identify and capitalize on opportunities within store/ market

Responsible to ensure efficient operation of the business to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPI’s

Personal/ Professional Development

Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs and attend training as required

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

Coordinate maintenance of store equipment and repairs

As requested by the company

What you have to offer:

Above average oral and written communication skills

Full knowledge of retail operations and skills throughout the total store

Proficient use of the Microsoft Office Suite

Working knowledge of SAP

High School Diploma

Three to five years experience as a Department Manager

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment 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.

Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

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.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.

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