Produce - Assistant Manager Produce

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.

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise partners operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an Impact?

The assistant department manager is responsible for supervising staff and ensuring the smooth operation of the department’s daily activities in the manager’s absence, including merchandising, inventory and loss management, standards compliance and customer service.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Carry out day-to-day management activities within the department in collaboration with the department manager.

• Provide team members with the necessary feedback to ensure their professional development and achieve established objectives.

• Adhere to the banner’s standards and maintain its image.

• Work with production and customer service clerks.

• Ensure that the customer service provided is exceptional.

• In collaboration with the manager, oversee the management of inventory, price lists, merchandising and wage-based productivity in accordance with established standards to ensure business readiness.

• Apply policies and procedures, comply with government health guidelines and occupational health and safety standards, and ensure they are consistently applied and adhered to by all department employees.

• Organize and participate in training sessions and motivate team members.

• Create a work environment that promotes trust and communication within your team.

• Manage loss prevention (waste, theft, loss of inventory, breakage) in collaboration with the department manager.

• Adhere to department budgets.

• Perform any other related duties.

What you have to offer:

• You have a high school diploma; a college diploma would be an asset.

• You have at least two years of years of experience in a retail environment or in the applicable department.

• Any management experience is a valuable asset.

• You are customer service-oriented.

• You foster communication and team spirit.

• You have strong technical skills and abilities in the applicable department.

• You stand out for your leadership, energy and creativity.

• Flexible work hours and ability to work overtime

• Short-term exposure to chemicals and cleaning products

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time

• Ability to lift up to 20 kg

• Short-term exposure to cold temperatures

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Total Rewards
We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
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