Store Manager

**Helping customers make real food for real life.**

M&M Food Market is a food retailer unlike any other; we don’t just sell products, we offer meal solutions and a unique shopping experience that helps to make customer’s everyday lives a little easier. We’ve been helping customers make delicious meals and entertain with ease for nearly 40 years

As a **Store Manager** with M&M Food Market, you will be a brand ambassador and team leader within our stores. With guidance from the store owners, you’ll oversee all aspects of our retail operations - from training and coaching a knowledgeable team of Meal Advisors, to executing on strategic sales and merchandising initiatives, inventory management, as well as implementing plans to meet or exceed store targets. You’ll set the standard of success within our stores It’s no easy feat, but every day you come in to work you’ll take pride in knowing that you're making a real difference for your team members and your customers.

**THE JOB**:
Responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

- Establishing a rapport with potential and current customers, and positively promoting the M&M Food Market brand within the store community
- Overseeing the operational functions of the store including inventory control, scheduling (filling/covering shifts when staff call in) and staff supervision, as well as receiving deliveries, overseeing tasting events, and month end functions (i.e. inventory)
- Maintaining a successful team of store staff by training employees, as well as coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees through monitoring
- Achieving the store’s financial objectives by working with the Store Owner to identify store targets, analyzing store expenses/variances, and initiating any corrective actions
- Controlling all activities related to inventory control (i.e., merchandising of product, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, rotating stock, accepting product and balancing inventory)
- Utilizing the point of sale system for sales and reporting in order to make effective decisions and monitor store results
- Training staff and enforcing all corporate policies to maintain brand compliance
- Organizing general maintenance and cleaning activities of the store

**THE PERSON**:

- Has a proven track record of managing a team and building a great working relationship with both employees and customers
- Is an exceptional communicator and has professional/polished interpersonal skills to successfully interact with all types of people
- Is highly organized and shows initiative in planning and implementing ideas and programs with mínimal supervision
- Must have strong business-building, brand marketing and sales experience
- Is comfortable using MS Office software and a Point of Sale system, as well as reading/understanding reports, invoices, etc.
- Can meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting/carrying boxes weighing up to 40 lbs, standing for extended periods of time, and working within a freezer environment.
- Someone who likes food, knows food and cooks food

This is a full-time positing working 40 hours per week with a requirement to work most Saturdays. Generally, the work week will be Tuesday to Saturday for this position, with a mix of opening and closing shifts.

If you are interested in working with us, please submit a resume and cover letter detailing how your experience is a fit for our position.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay: $42,000.00-$46,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Retail management: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-04-01