To empower our talent pool, and to keep up with our unparalleled investment in Western Canada. We are current looking for a District Manager based out of Vancouver to join our Western Canada team.

The District Manager is responsible for achieving sales, market share and P&L targets in a group of assigned stores in one format within a region by executing centrally developed merchandising programs, applying established processes and standards, by managing labour productivity and by ensuring customer satisfaction standards are met or exceeded.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned stores by implementing centrally developed standards including control standards (inventory, health & safety, product recalls, food safety, compliance), central services, merchandising and operational standards (hours of operation, backroom processes, customer service, maintenance, receiving, etc.).
• Provide assistance to stores in the execution of merchandising and operational standards.
• Achieve inline, promotional and seasonal inventory and shrink targets for the assigned stores.
• Implement initiatives designed to increase employee engagement, drive blue culture, improve labour productivity and improve recruitment and retention experience.
• Provide input into annual operating budgets, monitor and manage within approved limits, ensuring key targets in the P&L and cost containment are met for the assigned stores.
• Authorizes capital expenditures within established limits
• Provide input into and execute decisions regarding store openings, closures, expansion, rationalization, mix of formats, etc. throughout the region.
• Provide input to the VP regarding format and business unit strategy, budget, product assortment and other matters.
• Monitor the competitive environment in the assigned district and propose market-focused responses.

Skills, Experience & Education:

Passion for Food

• An understanding of our core offerings, fresh products, assortment and local sourcing.
• The ability to understand key seasonal trends and insights to drive profitability sales
• Keep up to date on food trends, seasonal transitions with a focus on the diversity of cultures within the communities that we trade.

Business acumen

• Retail operations experience

• Hospitality experience in the food industry
• Show and demonstrate capabilities and understanding of financial planning and budgeting
• Driven to improve on processes and driven to find efficiencies
• Entrepreneur minded with sales, profit and bottom-line focus
• Results driven is a fact paced energetic environment

• Be curious, open minded with a passion of continuous learning.

CORE values and culture

• Leads with integrity with a focus on winning with a collaborative approach
• Values diversity and inclusion within his/her/their team
• Promotes a team atmosphere while embracing difference in ideas and open to feedback

• Experience in leadership/senior management roles

Community support

• Focused on improving the communities where we trade.
• Supporting local charities and community centers
• Reduce waste through process improvements, packaging and cost controls

What you'll need:

• Exceptional customer service skills and a talent for building customer loyalty.
• The ability to lead, coach and motivate colleagues.
• Strong financial acumen to deliver outstanding business results.
• A commitment to delivering consistent results every day.
• 10+ years of retail store or related management experience

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l'embauche :

$130,000.00 - $180,000.00 / 130.000,00$ - 180.000,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate's experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L'expérience et les connaissances d'un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu'un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d'emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L'entreprise utilise l'intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d'évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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