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.

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia

City: Bedford

Location: 0580 Bedford Sobeys

Postal Code: B0P 1E0

Job Type: Full-Time

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 setting

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





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 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 look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this position role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

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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