Assistant Store Manager

**This position is located in Drummondville, Québec**

**We require all our store associates in Québec to speak French fluently**

**A leadership position in the dynamic retail environment**

You are seeking a challenging opportunity in the field of managing a large retail store ? Our dynamic Réno-Dépôt Drummondville location is seeking for an Assistant Store Director to contibute to the success of a winning team This position offers stimulating challenges, and we are looking for a motivated individual detemined to succeed with us.

Join our team to explore numerous opportunities for developing your potential and pursuing a career that match your ambitions.

**Our expectations**:
The Assistant Store Manager is committed to achieving RONA’s service standards and maximizing sales and gross margin while providing the customers with the best shopping experience possible. As well, the Assistant Store Manager is responsible for providing effective day-to-day management and leadership on the sales floor and is continually interacting with customers and employees. The Assistant Store Manager - Sales encourages professional relationships with our contractor and installs customers and fosters customer loyalty and growth while maintaining a high level of customer service and unity.

**Your role**:

- Clearly outline and communicate sales objectives and expectations to all team members on a daily basis - Motivate and influence sales performance with positive feedback and recognition
- Build strong and lasting relationships with our retail, professional and commercial customers, Outside Sales, DDC, etc
- Lead by example and initiate contact with every customer. Guide customers to departments and provide products and services Service
- Encourage store team to provide excellent customer service to all RONA customers ensuring that they have a unique and consistent customer experience
- Ensures maintenance of RONA’s customer service standards - 10’ Rule etc.
- Demonstrates and encourages RONA values by considering them in every store decision made and by ensuring team members are encouraged to do the same Training and Development - Staff Development and Coaching
- Provides opportunity for training, including vendor demos, and follows up on RONA training programs
- Educates team members on the Contractor Sales department and benefits of a commercial account to the customer and the business; encourage and reward team members for referring contractors to contractor sales
- Ensures team members are fully trained on sales and service techniques Store Operations and Recruitment
- Oversees and maintains RONA’s Store Operational Standards, Commitment to Service and Initiatives.
- Communicates store priorities to manager direct reports and floor staff and plans for implementation and action; follows up as necessary
- Develops, with the Store Manager, the annual operations budget; works with store management team to control expenses through monitoring of labour, inventory and overhead, and other store expenses
- Delegates tasks, initiatives, and follows up to ensure completion

**The qualifications we are looking for**:

- Minimum 3 years in a leadership role - proven ability to lead a team by promoting and sustaining a culture of sales and service through effective communication
- Customer service experience is an asset
- Ability to motivate, train, and coach others to a higher level of success and accountability
- Flexible availability based on store needs (includes evenings and weekends)
- Proficient computer skills and basic math skills
- High sense of urgency and drive; able to set priorities and deliver results within deadlines
- Basic understanding of finance
- Positive attitude and proven ability to lead the team in a culture of sales and service
- Ability to take full control of their responsibilities and initiate and execute
- High energy level that is demonstrated on the sales floor while monitoring and providing direction and leadership for others
- Exemplary listening, communication and interpersonal skills