Store Merchandiser and Keyholder

_**Store Merchandiser and Keyholder**_

Join a locally owned and operated store to help deliver a positive and consistent shopping experience, with compelling and dynamic value, and a convenient selection of everyday consumer products that combine to meet and exceed our customers' needs.

**Position Summary**:
The Store Merchandiser and Keyholder provides support to the Store Manager in overseeing and carrying out daily retail store operations and ensuring that management and store opening/closing procedures are followed.

**Key Accountabilities**:
The Store Merchandiser and Keyholder is responsible for the following:

- Performing store opening and closing procedures
- Maintaining a high standard of merchandising, product placement, and store signage to create an inviting atmosphere for customers
- Ensuring on-hand inventory counts are performed in a timely and accurate manner
- Supporting ordering of inventory in a timely manner to replenish but also expand inventory selection (for year-round and seasonal orders)
- Supporting communications with existing and potential vendors (e.g., purchase orders, supplier promotions, damaged inventory, etc.)
- Ensuring that established merchandising practices are defined, communicated, and followed
- Supporting sales effectiveness of seasonal areas in the store
- Maintaining the customer checkout area to maximize impulse sales
- Coordinating appropriate signage utilized in the store
- Operating a cash register and processing customer sales
- Overseeing cashiering activities to ensure all company cash handling practices & guidelines are followed at all times by team members
- Overseeing cash on-hand and making Bank runs if required
- Reviewing and verifying daily in-store cash position (over/short, cashier sales, etc.)
- Ensuring that store rules and procedures (e.g., receiving, merchandising, pricing, store maintenance, etc.) are explained, understood and followed by all team members
- Developing, training, and motivating support team members
- Overseeing and supervising all support team members
- Supervising store supplies and expense control
- Serving as a role model for best practice customer service
- Acting as secondary contact person for store security issues
- Support online advertising activities (publishing Facebook ads, responding to customer enquiries, etc.)

**Job Requirements**:

- Minimum 3 years experience in the dollar store industry with previous merchandising experience
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced and high-volume environment
- Ability to efficiently organize time and manage priorities
- Ability to lift and transport merchandise weighing up to 40lbs
- Flexibility with regards to availabilities and work schedules (day, evening, week-end)
- Comfortable using a computer
- Comfortable working with balloons (preferred but not mandatory)
- Experience with OLG lottery sales (preferred but not mandatory)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20-30 per week

**Salary**: $16.00-$18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All customers & employees are required to wear face masks as per COVID government guidelines. Plexiglass is installed at all checkout areas. Hand sanitizing stations have been setup for customers and employees. Employees self-monitor for COVID symptoms.

**Experience**:

- OLG lottery: 1 year (preferred)
- Dollar Store / Discount store: 1 year (required)
- retail: 3 years (required)
- retail merchandising: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person