Requisition ID: 186257
Career Group: Store Careers
Job Category: Retail - Front End
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Elmsdale
Location: 0660 Elmsdale Sobeys

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?

Responsible to support the front end manager in the overall operation of the front end department including providing management and leadership to Front End staff . Ensure operational excellence in retail merchandising, inventory management, and customer relations. Work closely with the Front End Manager to coach and develop the team to provide superior customer service and shopping experiences through execution of strategy, customized for the local market 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 department employees, which embraces a passion for food
• Manage department personnel which includes scheduling, recruitment, performance management and training
• Responsible for ensuring the communication of operational requirements/changes to front-end department employees

Customer Offering

• Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales and profit
• Provide customer service to meet customer needs
• Merchandises front end racks and fixtures along with ordering of product
• Order and maintain inventory
• Process and resolve customer concerns and requests
• Execute winning conditions
• Execute SMART Initiatives

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

• Perform department administrative duties as required
• Responsible for ensuring efficient operation of the department to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPIs
• Balance cash office according to company policies and procedures
• Perform negative tracking procedures through Navistor
• Identify and correct cash discrepancies
• Perform payroll functions
• Personal/ Professional Development
• Thoroughly understand all relevant company programs, 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

• Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement
• As requested by company

What you have to offer:

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Above average communication skills (oral and written)
• Full knowledge of department operations and skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Full knowledge of total store operations and skills
• High school diploma
• Minimum of 18 months of experience working in the front-end department

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.