The assistant department manager is responsible for supervising staff and ensuring the smooth operation of the department’s daily activities in the manager’s absence, including merchandising, inventory and loss management, standards compliance and customer service.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Carry out day-to-day management activities within the department in collaboration with the department manager.
- Provide team members with the necessary feedback to ensure their professional development and achieve established objectives.
- Adhere to the banner’s standards and maintain its image.
- Work with production and customer service clerks.
- Ensure that the customer service provided is exceptional.
- In collaboration with the manager, oversee the management of inventory, price lists, merchandising and wage-based productivity in accordance with established standards to ensure business readiness.
- Apply policies and procedures, comply with government health guidelines and occupational health and safety standards, and ensure they are consistently applied and adhered to by all department employees.
- Organize and participate in training sessions and motivate team members.
- Create a work setting that promotes trust and communication within your team.
- Manage loss prevention (waste, theft, loss of inventory, breakage) in collaboration with the department manager.
- Adhere to department budgets.
- Perform any other related duties.
What you have to offer:
- You have a high school diploma; a college diploma would be an asset.
- You have at least two years of experience in a retail environment or in the applicable department.
- Any management experience is a valuable asset.
- You are customer-service oriented.
- You foster communication and team spirit.
- You have strong technical skills and abilities in the applicable department.
- You stand out for your leadership, energy and creativity.
- Flexible work hours and ability to work overtime
- Short-term exposure to chemicals and cleaning products
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift up to 20kg
- Short-term exposure to cold temperatures
📌 Produce - Assistant Manager Produce (Saskatoon)
🏢 Safeway Liquor
📍 Saskatoon
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