Retail Image Coordinator

**Join the Pharmasave East Team.** Founded in 1981, Pharmasave is a member-owned and governed cooperative with over 840 independent community pharmacies across Canada. We are focused on providing comprehensive operational support to community-based retail drugstores designed to provide their customers with professional and remarkable service. The Pharmasave East Region Offices support more than 520 stores to ensure the success of their retail business and the Pharmasave Brand.

**Help us be the best community pharmacy in Canada**

When you join Pharmasave, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of being Canada’s Best Community Pharmacy. You also join a community of people who are highly collaborative, engaged, and excited to work with an outstanding group of people both within the Region Office and within our stores. The average length of service for our team is 12 years; join our winning team

**Summary**

This position is a great opportunity for those who may be looking for job growth, enjoy being on the road, enjoy variety in their work week and working with their hands_**.**_

The primary responsibilities include supporting our existing stores in improving and maintaining their overall retail image, As well as, supporting the opening, transition, renovation and/or relocation process for Pharmasave stores **throughout the province of Ontario with occasional travel to the Atlantic Provinces. **This position is primarily Monday to Friday with mínimal evening/weekend requirements.

**Location**

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Strong understanding of retail merchandising
- In collaboration with all departments assist with the successful opening of new stores and/or store renovations
- Create merchandising plans
- Create electronic opening orders and fill-in orders with or without a plan-o-gram
- Organize all shipping arrangements to meet the project time lines
- Coordinate installation and product placement with the store owner
- Liaise with contractors and store owners and coordinate project schedules to meet project timelines
- Ensure communication on project status is documented and timely shared with team
- Receiving; unloading trucks including skids and boxes
- Install signs, displays and shelving
- Use of hand and power tools to perform hands-on set-up
- Merchandising/remerchandising both new and existing stores. Removing all product from shelves, moving shelves and reinstalling
- Provide inventory management and merchandising training to stores
- Demonstrate and train store staff on various retail image/brand best practices. Including, Using pricing tools and merchandising aides, plan-o-grams, stock rotation, maintaining inventory, inclusive of PS Brand products, establishing and following a cleaning/facing schedule
- Set up/install POS system for new stores - relocating (lifting of equipment) required
- Print and place retail labels
- Ensure all health and safety regulations are adhered to
- Ensure Pharmasave standards are adhered to
- Other duties as assigned

**Competencies**:

- Self-motivator a must, comfortable working on a site alone
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong time management skills
- Highly flexible

**Requirements**:

- Retail merchandising experience is preferred
- Extensive travel throughout Ontario with some required overnight stays
- Occasional travel to the Atlantic provinces with some overnight stays
- Valid driver’s license and reliable personal vehicle is required
- Able and comfortable working alone on a regular basis
- Full range of body motion required, while lifting items weighing up to 30lbs (above shoulders, twisting, bending, climbing ladder while balancing items in hands)
- Medium to heavy lifting required; up to 30 lbs. daily. Examples: lifting totes, boxes, products, shelves, interior store sign, store equipment and hand-held tools
- Lifting and installing shelving 4’ in length (weighing up to 11 lbs.)
- Extensive standing while placing products on/off shelving
- Comfortable using hand-held tools
- Working on a site under construction, may be dusty
- MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) experience is preferred

**Salary**

Competitive base salary, bonus, RRSP, comprehensive benefits package and vehicle allowance. Work related expenses including gas and accommodations are reimbursed.

**Benefits**:

- Automobile allowance
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Application question(s):

- Are you flexible to travel throughout Ontario for store set-ups?

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road