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Stock Associate-Retail
@ Roots
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Overview
Roots is hiring a temporary Stock Associate for retail apparel to manage the store's inventory flow, including receiving, replenishment, backroom organization and training a core stock team. The role may require overnight shifts. The posting asks for 2+ years of management experience, preferably in retail apparel.
Responsibilities:
- Process merchandise receipts and maintain inventory procedures
- Keep backroom and sales floor stocked and organized
- Manage supply orders and inventory compliance items
- Recruit, train and develop stock associates
- Support physical inventory, visual merchandising and events
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years of management experience, preferably in retail apparel
- Excellent presentation skills in a retail environment
- Upbeat, friendly and passionate attitude
- Ability to understand customer needs
- Ability to build buy-in for ideas and decisions
- Willingness to work overnight shifts
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Retail |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Management experience | 2+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Schedule | overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
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Roots
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Full company description
Established in 1973, Roots is Canada’s leading lifestyle brand known around the world for its premium leather goods, apparel and accessories, with more than 120 retail locations in Canada and the United States, and more than 100 in Asia. Roots is not only a brand, we are a culture and lifestyle inspired by the open air. We are a team of people who share values focused on quality and integrity. We celebrate our heritage and authenticity and are proud of what we stand for. Our employees share this passion and seek opportunities to stretch their boundaries, learn new experiences and continue to grow their Roots. Fondée en 1973, Roots la principale marque canadienne axée sur le « style de vie » et elle est reconnue dans le monde entier pour ses articles en cuir, ses vêtements sport et ses accessoires de qualité. Elle possède plus de 120 points de vente au Canada et aux États-Unis, et plus de 100 en Asie. Roots est bien plus qu’une simple marque, elle constitue une culture et un style de vie dont l’inspiration provient des grands espaces. Nous formons une équipe dont les valeurs sont fondées sur la qualité et l’intégrité. Nous rendons hommage à notre héritage et notre authenticité, et sommes fiers de ce que nous représentons. Nos employés sont animés par cette même passion et repoussent constamment leurs limites afin de vivre de nouvelles expériences et de s’épanouir.
- LinkedIn followers
- 41,280
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,379
- Reported office locations
- 1400 Castlefield Ave, Toronto, ON M6B 4C4, CA
- Business categories
- Fashion
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores
- Retail and wholesale
- Other recorded names
- Roots
- Specialties
- retail
- clothing
- handbags
- shoes
- leather
- and sweats
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Established in 1973, Roots is Canada’s leading lifestyle brand known around the world for its premium leather goods, apparel and accessories, with more than 120 retail locations in Canada and the United States, and more than 100 in Asia. Roots is not only a brand, we are a culture and lifestyle inspired by the open air. We are a team of people who share values focused on quality and integrity. We celebrate our…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail Apparel and Fashion |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1973 |
| Specialties | retailclothinghandbagsshoesleatherand sweats |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 99 |
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WHY JOIN ROOTS?
Roots is not only a brand, it’s a culture and lifestyle. We look for dynamic individuals who are not only interested in retail and fashion, but who enjoy challenges and share our vision for a safer, cleaner, healthier planet. In addition to our customers, an intrinsic part of our success has always been the people who work here. Roots is a company in which you can grow and benefit from the great opportunities often available. All members of our team are encouraged to ‘spread their roots’.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR?
The Stock Associate is a vital role in maintaining the operational integrity of the store. The main objective of this position is to manage the inventory flow systems in the store. In addition, the Stock Manager will be accountable for training and developing a core stock team. Please note, this role may require overnight shifts.
To be successful, you’ll need to possess:
- 2+ years in a management experience preferably in retail apparel
- Excellent presentation skills in a retail environment
- Upbeat, optimistic, passionate and friendly
- Ability to understand the needs of the customer
- Ability to build buy-in to an idea, a decision, an action, a product, or a service
THE IMPACT YOU'LL HAVE
This is an opportunity to shape our company’s future by:
- Own the timely processing and appropriate prioritization of merchandise receipts and continuously seeks to improve systems, processes and methods
- Own the organization of the backroom to company standards, updating as seasonally appropriate.
- Own the efficient replenishment processes that maintain a full and abundant sales floor with all styles, colours and sizes represented.
- Proactively monitors, communicates and reacts to department changes/issues such as high/low sell-through, replenishment/overstock needs etc.
- Own the execution of inventory based procedures including damages, transfers, receiving, WebIM Work List maintenance, Leather Repair Logs and other compliance related items.
- Own the supply order process
- Own recruitment and development cycle of stock associates including interviewing, onboarding, assessment/accountability, succession planning and recognition
- Support the physical inventory process and cycle count process and implementation of store strategies to reduce shrink such as security tagging.
- Support execution of visual merchandising flips and maintenance of the presentation standards of a flagship location.
- Support all event preparation and execution
- Support housekeeping and maintenance of both the sales floor and stock room
- Keep current on our product and service updates.
- Be a team player and contribute to the stores’ success.
- Adhere to all Loss Prevention policies as per guidelines and policies.(WAS)
- Support managing the Sales floor and sales team (MOD) when needed. Directed by Store Manager.
SOUND LIKE YOU? APPLY NOW!
We’d like to thank everyone who applies, but we can only contact applicants who are most qualified.
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