Natural Foods Department Manager
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring exceptional customer service is provided in a courteous manner to maintain our reputation for friendly, effective, and personalized experience.
- To be responsible for the proper ordering for the Natural Foods department, which includes product control and product organizing;
- To actively approach customers in a friendly manner to promote Natural products;
- To recommend and sell Natural Foods and related products and services to customers;
- To maintain the desired level of inventory within the Natural Foods department;
- To hire, train, schedule, direct and supervise department staff;
- To ensure the overall maintenance, safety and sanitation of the department in accordance with Company standards;
- To perform other duties as assigned
The Ideal Candidate Would Possess:
- Exceptional customer service skills;
- The ideal candidate must possess health food experience with the proven ability to manage in a retail food environment;
- A degree in the health sciences field or completion of post-secondary courses and/or graduation from a post-secondary program directly related to the field;
- A designation of a Holistic Nutritionist is required (RHN, CNP, or equivalent);
- Experience in naturopathic medicine with sound knowledge in nutrition, homeopathy and herbal medicine are considered assets;
- Basic knowledge of organic produce, meat and bakery products;
- Flexibility to work a variety of hours, including days, evenings and weekends;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team oriented environment, under pressure;
- Proven organization, communication and interpersonal skills.
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.
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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.