Assistant Store Manager - Ottawa, Canada - Royal Distributing

Royal Distributing

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About Us

We're Royal Distributing, and we've been a leader in the Canadian powersports industry for the past 30 years.

We provide our customers with quality products and top service to keep them riding their snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, dirt bikes and more.

We're embarking on the next phase of our growth, and we want you to join us

The Opportunity

As an Assistant Store Manager, you are responsible for managing the appearance, merchandising, customer experience, and personnel within your retail location.

Your focus is to ensure that our all associates are providing top-notch service to our customers, and that the store is fully stocked, tidy and well-merchandised.

You achieve this by coaching, training, and providing feedback to personnel on overall product knowledge, merchandising, and customer experience.

You are relied upon as a problem-solver for any questions team members or customers bring forward and are viewed as an expert when it comes to the inventory system, the products we sell, or any store processes and procedures.

It is your responsibility to train and educate all store personnel to be well-versed in multiple powersports by ensuring that they have both the product and mechanical knowledge to correctly advise customers on the parts and products they require.

Responsibilities:

Merchandise products by creating impactful, valuedriven presentations that drive sales (i.e. endcaps, floor stacks, etc.).
Ensure that wait times at the parts counter, phones, customer service desk or cash are minimized by allocating staff and assisting where required.
Ensure Sales and Customer Experience targets are met and surpassed
Maintain and lead training materials for all store personnel through company LMS
Oversee the store's appearance to ensure the store is clean, tidy, well stocked, and accessible for customers.
Lead and ensure the accurate execution of planograms, floor displays and seasonal flips.
Ensure pricing on the floor is accurate and labelled to standard and carry out any price changes related to clearance items, catalogue changeovers, or pricing updates.
Oversee all signage within the retail location, ensuring all information is accurate and relevant to current products and promotions.
Provide reoccurring training and testing for new and existing staff, ensuring personnel are competent in all areas of relevant training manuals.
Identify and execute operational efficiencies within the sales floor's processes and practices.
Coach team members on performance by delivering feedback and training on best practices.
Foster an engaging work environment for team members, and a fun and exciting store environment for customers.
Build positive team relations, demonstrate ethical behavior, and maintain all safety guidelines.
Assist with the recruitment process, including shortlisting, prescreening, and interviewing.
Complete the appropriate opening and closing procedures for the store.

Qualifications:

4+ years of retail leadership experience.
Strong mechanical knowledge of powersports is considered an asset.
Ability to adapt to a fastpaced and everchanging environment with constant shifting priorities.
Ability to complete assigned work and projects on time within a fast, everchanging environment.
Exceptional customer service and problemsolving abilities.
Organizational skills and the ability to multitask are essential.
Proficiency in computer use.
Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

This position requires team members to stand for extended periods, climb a ladder and to move and handle boxes of merchandise (weighing up to 30 pounds) throughout the store.
This position reports to the Store Manager
Steel toe, green patch work boots are required.

Company

Royal Distributing

Location

Ottawa - Retail Location

Opening Date

Nov 29, 2023