Bulk Department Manager
Overall Mandate:
To ensure the efficient functioning of the Bulk Food department, providing customers with the best quality produce, ensuring courteous and timely customer service.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To direct and supervise all Bulk Foods staff to secure efficient and courteous customer service
- To respond immediately to any customer inquiries, requests and complaints, ensuring courteous customer relations at all times;
- To maximize sales and gross profit, ensuring sales’ goals and budgets are met;
- Responsible for ordering, receiving, inventory and display of merchandise
- To hire all part-time staff and train new employees
- To schedule all Bulk Foods clerks ensuring the strict control of wage costs;
- To interpret and administer Company policy and ensure compliance with the union contract
- To ensure the maintenance of equipment as well as the safety and sanitation of the department;
- To ensure that Food Safety and Government Legislation and Regulations are maintained at all times; and
- Other duties as assigned
The Ideal Candidate Would Possess:
- Flexibility to work a variety of hours which include days, evenings, night shifts, and weekends;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure
- Physical manual labour required, must be able to lift up to 50lbs working within safety guidelines, and able to stand for long periods of time
- Knowledge of Elvis, BDR Receiving, Telxon, EDI ordering processes, and Kronos
- Knowledge of Word and Excel an asset;
- Three to five years’ experience in the retail industry and fresh food industry an asset;
- Prior management experience a definite asset;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Minimum Grade 12 Diploma
How You’ll Succeed:
At Fortinos, we attribute our success to preserving our core values: super fresh foods, well‐trained staff, store cleanliness and above all, superior, friendly customer service. If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
If you are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity or interview, please advise if you require accommodation.
NOTE: The Employer noted in this posting is an independently owned corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “FORTINOS” trademark(s) by Loblaws Inc. Applicants hired by a franchisee will be employees of the franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Loblaws Inc. or its affiliates.