Ready to Make an Impact?
The Production Area Leader is responsible for consistently delivering an exceptional customer experience. This role supports the Store Leader in overseeing store management activities to maximize results. In partnership with the Store Leader, the Production Area Leader establishes objectives, clearly communicates expectations to the management team, drives team engagement, and helps ensure consistency in people management practices.
Here’s how you’ll make an impact:

Lead and manage all production activities for meat, fish and seafood, deli, prepared foods, cut fruits and vegetables, and bakery products to achieve sales objectives.
Provide strategic direction and vision for the production function.
Take ownership of sales forecasts and weekly plans for the production team and ensure they are kept up to date.
Review and ensure the completion of transfers between departments and review weekly expenses to support department profitability.
Implement loss-prevention strategies.
Facilitate the transfer of product and service knowledge to teammates within Production and other store departments so they are better equipped to answer customer questions.
Share knowledge of Production as well as products and services offered by other departments,



answer customer questions, and help customers make informed choices.
Use available reports to identify inventory opportunities and take appropriate action to optimize inventory levels.
Provide strategic direction and vision for the production function.
Take responsibility for training and onboarding team members, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to perform their roles to expected standards, including coaching and motivating teammates through change.
Ensure the management team is trained and equipped to train their own teams.
Identify development opportunities for Production teammates both within and across teams.

What you bring to the table:

Strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
Demonstrated leadership in people management, delegation, and conflict resolution.
Knowledge of inventory requirements for production departments.
Robust coaching and mentoring skills.
Effective organization and time-management skills.
Sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
Ability to analyze financial and statistical information to make informed decisions.
Ability to read planograms and merchandising sequences.

📌 Management - Area Leader Production (Toronto)
🏢 Sobeys
📍 Toronto