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Assistant Store Manager - Chatham/Blenheim Region

@ Food Basics

Blenheim, Ontario

Full-time3+ years experience
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Overview

Food Basics is hiring a full-time Assistant Store Manager for its Chatham/Blenheim region stores. The role assists the Store Manager with daily store operations, including sales growth, staffing, merchandising, expense control, safety and customer experience. The salary range is $67,920 to $89,145 annually, based on qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Helps the Store Manager meet sales, profit, shrink and labour targets
  • Implements merchandising programs and ensures planogram-compliant displays
  • Hires, trains and develops a customer-focused staff
  • Ensures the store meets health and safety regulations
  • Maintains relationships with vendors and union representatives

Requirements summary:

  • College or university education
  • 3 to 5 years progressive retail management experience, grocery preferred
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
  • Good business acumen
  • Strong communication, organization and leadership skills
  • Strong time management skills

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Employer posting date
2026-09-28
First seen by our source
2026-10-22
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience3+ years
Management experience3+ years
Manages peopleYes
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingStore
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer moderate
LanguagesEnglish
EducationCollege diploma (required)

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Food Basics

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Full company description

Since 1995, Food Basics has been helping customers save money on their grocery needs by providing Always More for Less. Food Basics operates on three guiding principles: Always Fresh, Always in Stock and Always at Great Prices. Food Basics is the discount banner of Metro Ontario Inc. and currently operates 139 stores across Ontario. Metro Inc. is a food and pharmacy leader in Ontario and Québec.

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  • 5559 Dundas St W, Toronto, Ontario M9B 1B9, CA
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Since 1995, Food Basics has been helping customers save money on their grocery needs by providing Always More for Less. Food Basics operates on three guiding principles: Always Fresh, Always in Stock and Always at Great Prices. Food Basics is the discount banner of Metro Ontario Inc. and currently operates 139 stores across Ontario. Metro Inc. is a food and pharmacy leader in Ontario and Québec.

FieldValue
IndustryRetail
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Organization typePublic Company
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Job description

Position Title: Assistant Store Manager - Chatham/Blenheim Region

Position Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: 49986

Banner: Food Basics

Employment Type: Permanent

The typical salary range for this position is $67 920.00 - $89 145.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.

Looking for Assistant Store Managers in the

Chatham / Bleinheim Region!

Summary

Assists the Store Manager in providing day to day management of the store including growing sales, staffing, merchandising, expense control, providing a safe environment for employees and customers and delivering a superior shopping experience for the customer. Also, the Assistant Store Manager operates the store within established Company policy, government legislation and collective agreements.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Assists the Store Manager to achieve or exceed weekly, period and fiscal year store goals and objectives, including sales, profit, margin targets, shrink targets and labour targets
  • Works with the Store Manager to implement various merchandising programs, procedures and processes designed to maximize the operational efficiencies and profitability of the store
  • Works with Department Managers to establish productivity goals and operational standards.
  • Ensures merchandise is ordered and displayed according to company planograms
  • Ensures the store is maintained in accordance with all health and safety regulations as established by the company and regulatory authorities
  • Provides leadership by hiring, training, directing and developing a staff that is customer focused.
  • Ensures that all actions and events portray a customer friendly shopping environment
  • Actively utilize new technology initiatives ensuring own and staff proficiency
  • Maintains a pulse on competitive activity in the local market area and providing recommendations to Operations to overcome competitive disadvantages
  • Actively participates in store based initiatives designed to enhance community involvement and enhance the store's image as a supporter of community activities
  • Creates and maintains a strong working relationship with vendors and union business representatives
  • Ensures the store is maintained in accordance with all health and safety regulations as established by the company and regulatory authorities

Qualifications

  • College or University education
  • 3 to 5 years progressive management experience in retail (grocery preferred)
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
  • Good business acumen
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Strong time management skills

INDFB

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.

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