Requisition ID: 185607
Career Group: Pharmacy Careers
Job Category: Retail - Pharmacy
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
City: St. John's
Location: 810 Topsail Road Lawtons
Postal Code: A1E 2C2

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 Lawtons Store Manager will provide and communicate the strategic direction and vision of the store. The Manage 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 also coach and develop the store team to provide superior customer service and shopping experience through execution of strategy, customized for the local market in an engaging working environment, while achieving budgeted financial results. Actively contributes to an environment of employee and customer engagement.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

People Leadership

• Create a coaching and development culture for all store employees which embraces a passion for health and wellness

• Oversee store talent management including succession planning, orientation and training, performance management and compensation. Provide support and feedback to the management team in overall store management.

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

• Responsible to ensure store is adequately staffed at all times.

Financial

• Responsible to ensure efficient operation of the business to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted Key Performance Indicators

• Oversee expenses, review and provide feedback on total store expenses, sales and probability.

• Work with Front Store Manager, Pharmacy Manager and Rehab Manager to identify and capitalize on opportunities within store/market

Customer Offering

• Understand and respond to local market needs and competition

• Ensure superior execution of retail programs and provide feedback and recommendations to appropriate parties.

• Demonstrate warmth, empathy, and compassion towards the customer

• Provide superior customer service to every customer

• 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

• Execute winning conditions

Personal/Professional Development

• Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs and attend training as required

• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends

What you have to offer:

• Above average communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Full knowledge of retail operations and skills throughout the total store
• Working knowledge of SAP and Chainware
• High School Diploma
• Three to five years' experience as a Department or Front Store Manager
• Previous management experience in a retail and/or retail pharmacy setting
• Undergraduate Degree

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

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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.