Assistant manager

@ Jean Coutu

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Sherbrooke, Quebec

Temporary

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Overview

Jean Coutu is hiring a temporary assistant manager to supervise store staff, support customer service, and help run the store's daily operations. The role includes hiring input, performance evaluations, schedule planning and training, and requires 35 or more hours per week with very good French. Management experience is an asset, and training is provided for candidates from the industry.

Responsibilities:

Améliorer continuellement le service à la clientèle
Planifier, répartir et superviser le travail des employés
Participer au recrutement, aux évaluations et à l'horaire
Assurer l'ouverture, la fermeture et la propreté du magasin
Former les employés sous sa responsabilité

Requirements summary:

Très bonne connaissance du français
Expérience en gestion de commerce de détail, un atout
Expérience reconnue dans l'industrie, formation fournie
Esprit d'équipe, autonomie et dynamisme
Aime le contact avec la clientèle

Tools & skills

Process improvement Customer service Opening and closing procedures Leadership

Source and dates

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Employer posting date: 2026-05-13
First seen by our source: 2026-10-16
Source record updated: 2026-10-16

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Job details

Seniority	Entry level
Department	Retail
Manages people	Yes
Hours per week	35
Travel	air: none · ground: none
Work setting	Store
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical moderate · computer low
Languages	French
Perks mentioned	Flexible hours

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Jean Coutu

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Full company description

Fondé en 1969, le réseau Jean Coutu figure parmi les noms les plus réputés dans l’industrie canadienne de la vente au détail en pharmacie et compte un réseau de plus de 420 établissements franchisés au Québec, au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Ontario sous les bannières PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Santé et PJC Santé Beauté. Pour en savoir davantage, visitez jeancoutu.com.

LinkedIn followers: 34,011
People associated on LinkedIn: 6,289
Reported office locations: 245 Rue Jean-Coutu, Varennes, Quebec J3X 0E1, CA
Other recorded names: Jean Coutu
Profile identifies a recruitment agency: No

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Field	Value
Industry	Retail
Company size	10,001+ employees
Headquarters	Varennes, Quebec
Organization type	Privately Held
Open jobs on Jobsy	880
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Job description

Within your team, your essential role will be:

to see to continuous improvement of customer service;
plan, distribute and supervise the work to be done by employees under your responsibility;
to carry out, in collaboration with the management team, various management tasks such as hiring, performance evaluations or planning team's schedules;
to see to the opening and closing and to ensure that the store is well run and clean;
to contribute, in collaboration with the management team, to maintain a commercial image that respects the Jean Coutu Group standards;
to see to the training of employees under your responsibility.

If you don't have management experience:

but you have a proven track record in our industry... We will train you;
if you have experience in retail management, this is a solid asset!

The passionate person we are looking for is…

engaging, autonomous, and dynamic in nature;
a team player;
friendly and loves to be in contact with customers!

Number of hours per week:

35 hours or more

French language: Very good knowledge

We would like to offer you:

a fun and collaborative work environment;
the opportunity to put your positive leadership into action;
flexible hours to allow for a better work/life balance;
competitive salary and benefits package;