District Operator-Prairies District 1
Requisition ID: 187226
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Operations Prairies
Travel Requirements: 10 - 20%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Saskatchewan
City: Saskatoon
Location: Store Office - SK
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.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Execute safety practices in collaboration with Integrated Health Management and Food Safety teams
- Collaborate regularly with Manager Operations team, Merchandising, Customer Engagement/Experience to establish merchandising and customer experience strategies
- Collaborate regularly with Operations Standards and Planning (Business Development) on Franchisee relations
- Partner with Human Resources, Learning & Development, Change and other lines of business to support effectively lead people and their development
- Collaborate and liaise with all lines of business that effect retail to drive effective programs and processes
Drive employee engagement and industry leading customer experience within the district
- Coach, develop and empower their teams
- Review employee and customer engagement results and develop overall action plans, and coach according to market insights
- Inspire a positive, customer oriented culture and develop customer service KPIs
Lead Store Leadership teams and oversee store management development
- Oversee stores life cycle including selection, training, performance management, and compensation
- Own succession planning performance
Own district team strategy
- Build strategy that aligns with functional strategy
- Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success
- Communicate with leader/ team to provide KPI and strategy updates
Lead district external compliance and implementation of industry leading store standards
- Own implementation of external compliance including Integrated Health Management and Food Safety regulations
- Own the execution of internal programs to drive store, product, labour and customer service standards
Oversee community involvement and brand advocacy within
- Drive implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and district involvement in the community
Own district Income/ Profit & Loss and drive performance to meet targets
- Own development of district business plans to drive sales/ business growth
- Lead capital projects
- Oversee plan vs. actual performance
What you have to offer:
- Full knowledge of store operations
- Full knowledge of business processes tools
- Knowledgeable of union contracts and franchise business models
- Full knowledge of company policies and procedures
- Proficient use of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a store manager or equivalent work experience
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability 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.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
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.