Retail Manager, Pickering City Centre

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Job Type: Full-time, 6-Month Contract

Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week

Wage: $24.10 per hour

Do you love chocolate?

Do you love chocolates? As a proud Canadian Chocolatier, we create connection and joy through the power of chocolate and have a great deal of fun doing so. We truly value diversity in our workforce and therefore, welcome applicants of all ethnic groups, genders, races, religions, abilities, and backgrounds.

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Shop Manager to join our new pop-up shop in Pickering City Centre. The Shop Manager is responsible for achieving overall profitability, maintaining efficient shop operations, and providing effective leadership and management to the retail staff. This position serves as a liaison between the shop and the Purdys Support Office and positively supports its policies, programs and initiatives. Your success in this role will come from your ability to lead and coach your team, engage with customers, and drive sales through strong selling behaviours, including product recommendations, upselling, cross-selling, and promoting current campaigns and initiatives. 

This is a full-time, 6-month contract position that requires open availability for all types of shifts (days, evenings, weekends, and holidays). The successful candidate will begin training in Oshawa in early October, with the new shop expected to open in late October.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Use sales drive to achieve profit goals

• Provide Customer Obsessed Service and Sales through leadership by example, training, coaching, managing and scheduling others

• Select quality team members by effectively recruiting, interviewing and hiring

• Train and develop team members to become productive and promotable internal candidates

• Control inventory levels of product and supplies to meet daily requirements.

You will be a good fit if you are:

• Passionate about chocolate and have at least two years of progressive management experience in a fast-paced retail/hospitality environment

• Results-driven with a strong focus on sales and overall shop performance

• Confident coaching, developing and motivating a team

• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Self-motivated and driven for results, enthusiastic about selling a quality product

• Dedicated to providing a great customer experience

• Energetic and enjoy meeting new people.

Get ready to enjoy:

• Extended Health & Dental Plan

• Sick Days

• Profit Sharing

• RRSP matching

• Health Spending Account and Personal Spending Account

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• Employee Gifting Program

• Employee discount

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