Assistant Grocery Manager *MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR 5AM/ 11PM SHIFTS. NOT SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS*

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued - as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians provides employees a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Your Independent Grocer, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We have opportunities for hard working, enthusiastic and reliable people just like you.

Purpose: Responsible for supervising all aspects of grocery receiving and stocking and assists in specific category purchasing. Helps to maintain, grow, and run a successful department.

General Responsibilities

• Role model excellent customer service for staff and provide excellent internal service to staff and peers.

• Ensure that department employees provide excellent customer. Financial Practices

• Maintain working knowledge of various reports

• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes and product knowledge to staff. Management Practices

• Communicate productivity, staffing or training issues, system improvement needs, and other relevant information to Department Manager in a timely, thorough and professional way.

• In the absence of the Department Manager, assume full authority and responsibilities of that position.

• Respond to challenging situations in a positive and professional manner including proposing new ideas or better ways of doing things.

• Demonstrate regular, predictable work attendance.

• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to cooperate and communicate with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates and/or outside contacts in a timely and appropriate manner.

• Complete goals in a timely manner, meeting established deadlines.

• Follow health and safety rules.

• Maintain working knowledge of processes and solutions for Store emergencies.

· Acts as Manager on Duty (MOD), when scheduled

Receiving

• Oversee all receiving in the department.

• Maintain functional and efficient receiving policies and procedures assist the receiving team on a regular basis; communicate with all departments to ensure warehouse space is negotiated with respect. • Check products in on receiving days and ensure staff function in accordance with product-check-in procedures.

• Oversee grocery back stock areas.

• Ensure proper receiving by department staff according to established procedures.

Stocking

• Oversee all stocking in the department.

• Ensure shelves/coolers are fully stocked and rotated to ensure freshness and turnover.

• Set stocking priorities for department staff and working members.

Purchasing and Merchandising

• Responsible for ordering specific categories as designated by the Grocery Manager. With respect to the specific categories:

• Minimize out-of-stocks and overstocks and maximize sales and turnover

• Obtain credit where applicable.

• Review invoices for pricing and discount accuracy; ensuring accurate separation of inventory categories and subcategories.

• Plan attractive displays and ensure that sufficient merchandise is ordered to stock displays for period of display; do periodic comparisons with competitors.

• Ensure accurate, up-to-date price labeling of department items and accurate item entry.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars - Environment, Sourcing and Community - and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values - Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence - guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our employees progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits - these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our employees, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

NOTE: The Employer noted in this posting is an independently owned corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “Your Independent Grocer” trademark(s) by Loblaws Inc. Applicants hired by a franchisee will be employees of the franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Loblaws Inc. or its affiliates.