Manager Non-Food

Requisition ID:  185701 
Career Group:  Store Management 
Job Category:  Retail - General Merchandise 
Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%
Job Type:  Full-Time
Pay Rate:  -  
 
Country: Canada (CA) 
Province: Nova Scotia  
City: Dartmouth
Location: 0772 Tacoma Sobeys
Postal Code: B2W 3E5
 
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 for the overall operation of the non-food department including sale/ profitability, productivity, and supervision of employees. Ensure operational excellence in retail merchandising, inventory management, and customer relations. 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. Promote 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 total non-food department employees

• Manage store operations (as required)

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
• Receive non-food orders

• Merchandise non-food department

• Maintain shelf tags

• Execute winning conditions

• Execute SMART Initiatives

Policy/ Regulatory Adherence

• Ensure all applicable company policies and procedures are communicated and adhered to.

• 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

• Manage department budget

• Responsible to ensure efficient operation of the department to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted KPI

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:

• 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 seafood department
 

 

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally. 

 

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 are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.