Franchise Operator

**Requisition ID**: 186164
**Career Group**: Store Management
**Job Category**: Retail - Administration
**Travel Requirements**: 0 - 10%

**Job Type**: Full-Time

**Country**: Canada (CA)
**Province**: Ontario
**City**: Elmira
**Location**: 3359 Elmira Foodland
**Postal Code**: N3B 3L5

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.

**Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “Foodland** **.” trademark(s) by Sobeys Capital Incorporated (“Sobeys”). Applicants hired by a Franchisee will be employees of the Franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Sobeys or its affiliates.**

**Ready to Make an impact?**:
As a Franchise Store Operator, you will lead all facets of a store operation including the strategic direction, vision, talent management and operational excellence of an overall store location.

**Here’s where you’ll be focusing**:

- The opportunity to operate your own business, with the support of a corporate network
- The ability to encourage and endorse community activities and involvement
- Foster a positive work environment by creating a coaching and development culture that embraces a passion for food
- Lead and create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit
- Adherence to brand standards
- Adherence to provincial Occupational Health & Safety and Food Safety guidelines
- Provide direction and leadership for an entire store location of 50+ employees

**What you have to offer**:

- Proven track record of business success
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Superior leadership and communication skills
- Experience leading and building teams
- Full knowledge of retail operations throughout a total store
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience leading people and teams in a retail environment
- Post-secondary education preferred
- Knowledge and experience that will ensure the efficient operation of a business to achieve all financial targets and key performance indicators

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

**We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.