Associate

Location:
980A Franklin Blvd, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8R3

We have opportunities for hard working, energetic and reliable people just like you.

**Job Description**:

- Job Description
- Responsibilities:
- The basic function of the Associate Manager position is to directly manage the productivity of all store staff on behalf of the owner/manager to ensure the store is effectively merchandised to maximize sales/profitability. The Associate Store Manager shares responsibility for labor cost and other key financial measures. The Associate Store Manager assumes overall responsibility for operational effectiveness of the store in absence of the owner/manager.- Promote and ensure a consistently high standard of customer service
- Train and motivate staff
- Provide a positive working environment, coach, advise and listen to employee problems/issues
- Prepare, post and change work schedule to schedule staff appropriately to meet the business needs
- Delegate and prioritize workload for staff
- Effectively merchandise advertising and promotional programs to maximize Corporate brand advantage
- Maintain up to date information about market trends and competitor activities
- Coordinate the receiving, handling and storing of product to achieve optimal results
- Maintain Category sets, mixing for profit as required
- Utilizing shipment reports, exclusivity reports and Head Office flash reports, ensure overall store profitability
- Work with Sales representatives to negotiate credits, display merchandising and order levels
- Provide accurate, effective purchasing/ordering for store specifically for Cutter/UPP bookings and seasonal bookings
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels through effective ordering and rotation
- Ensure pricing integrity
- Coordination of employee activities on a daily basis; act as a resource for employees; referring complex issues to the Owner; provide input into the performance management process
- Any other duties that may be required to ensure courteous friendly service, competitively priced products, and a store that meets and maintains the hygiene standards specified
- Receiving, handling and storing of product to achieve optimal results
- Ensure proper product rotation as required
- Maintain store cleanliness to appropriate standards
- Qualifications/Experience:
- Demonstrated understanding of critical success factors for the no frills concept as a discount food store focusing on low price image.
- merchandising to appropriate no frills standards
- maintaining and ordering proper inventories, including being familiar in dealing with direct suppliers and having knowledge of their products
- checking invoices for proper product / pricing / quantities
- maintaining cleanliness to appropriate standards
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated Customer focus
- Ability to manage people
- Ability to work with mínimal functional direction
- Must be able to lift using work safe guidelines
- Open availability with the ability to work varying shifts, including weekends and evenings
- Solid understanding and previous experience with No Frills operations and products
- Demonstrated accountability for entire store in the absence of a manager:

- key carrying / alarm responsibilities
- loss prevention
- health and safety
- Thank you for your interest, however only qualified applicants selected for interview will be contacted.How You’ll Succeed:
At No Frills, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct - it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Employment Type:
Full time

Type of Role:
Regular

No Frills recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.