Retail Area Manager in Training

Overview:

We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Area Manager in Training to join our team. This is a unique opportunity designed to provide hands-on leadership experience in preparation for a future Area Manager role.

As an Area Manager in Training, you will take full ownership of your assigned store, overseeing daily operations, team development, and profitability. In addition to managing your own location, you will actively support the performance of up to five(05) additional stores within your region. Working closely with the Area Manager, you'll contribute to operational success across multiple sites while gaining hands-on experience in multi-unit leadership. This dual responsibility is designed to accelerate your growth and prepare you for a future Area Manager role through real-time exposure, mentorship, and strategic involvement.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of operations for your assigned home store, including sales performance, staff development, customer experience, and profitability.
• Working closely with Area Manager, you will actively support the performance of up to five(05) additional stores within your region.
• In addition to managing your own location, you will actively support the performance of up to five additional stores within your region.
• Promote clear communication, understanding, and belief in the company's mission and goals. Inspire and coach all employees to work toward a unified objective.
• Own monthly and weekly revenue and profit projections, ensuring alignment with business targets.
• Oversee Store Managers to ensure staff scheduling aligns with daily and weekly revenue expectations.
• Review monthly sales objectives and develop actionable strategies to meet or exceed targets.
• Provide timely and effective guidance to Store Managers and direct reports to ensure operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of growth by supporting direct reports in their roles, enhancing engagement and driving top performance.
• Build strong, positive working relationships with staff and partners to support overall company performance.
• Lead training initiatives that support organizational goals and employee development.
• Enforce all company safety policies and procedures consistently across all locations.
• Respond promptly to store-level emergencies, ensuring resolution or escalation through appropriate channels.
• Identify deficiencies across stores and provide actionable solutions and coaching to improve performance.
• Take ownership of store and job profitability by identifying improvement areas and implementing strategic initiatives.
• Maintain strong working relationships across all levels of the organization to support the company's mission.
• Attend store-level and head office meetings as required to stay aligned with company priorities.
• Participate in regular leadership training and development activities designed to prepare you for advancement to an Area Manager position.
• Attends Store and Head office meetings as required
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support business needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B. S.) from four-year college or university; or five to seven years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years in the retail Industry in a multi-unit role.
• CannSell Certification and Clean police record check.
• Cannabis Retail Store Manager license from AGCO an asset.
• To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, e-mail software and use of the Internet.
• The candidate must be well spoken and possess the ability to speak clearly and confidently in all business settings. The ability to conduct and reside over meetings.
• Excellent Business Math skills. The ability to read, understand and calculate math calculations such as discounts, interest rates, percentages etc. Ability to apply concepts of basic math and written skills.
• The ability to delegate, set expectations and monitor progress of all direct reports.
• Motivate, inspire, provide, and accept feedback to and from employees.
• The prioritization skills necessary to use time effectively and set action plans to achieve business targets.
• The individual takes responsibility for subordinates' activities, be available to staff, provides regular performance feedback, develops subordinates' skills, and encourages growth.
• To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, e-mail software and use of the Internet.
• The candidate must be well spoken and have the ability to speak clearly and confidently in all business settings. The ability to conduct and reside over meetings.
• The prioritization skills necessary to use time effectively and set action plans to achieve business targets.
• The individual takes responsibility for subordinates' activities, makes self available to staff, provides regular performance feedback, develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth
• Regional Travel is an essential requirement in this position.

About Us:

High Tide Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world's most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count⁷. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

• Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 200+ current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
• Retail Innovation: Fastendr is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
• Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including , , , and
• E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including , , , and

CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through , , and

Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant.

Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz name.

High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada's Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas' Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.

To discover the full impact of High Tide, visit For investment performance, don't miss the High Tide profile pages on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.