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General store manager

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 to 44 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Tasks

  • Direct and control daily operations
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Manage staff and assign duties
  • Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales
  • Determine merchandise and services to be sold
  • Implement price and credits policies
  • Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale
  • Develop and implement marketing strategies
  • Plan budgets and monitor revenues and expenses
  • Determine staffing requirements
  • Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
  • Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
  • Oversee payroll administration
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Supervise office and volunteer staff
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Negotiate arrangements with suppliers for food and other supplies
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • MS Office
  • Determine type of services to be offered and implement operational procedures
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

  • 5-10 people
  • Food and beverage servers

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Electronic scheduler
  • Accounting software
  • Word processing software
  • Inventory control software
  • Electronic mail
  • Spreadsheet
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • MS Outlook

Cuisine specialties

  • Japanese cuisine

Area of work experience

  • Restaurant

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Adaptability
  • Efficiency
  • Goal-oriented
  • Hardworking
  • Outgoing
  • Positive attitude
  • Quick learner
  • Time management
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Patience
  • Ability to multitask
  • Dependability

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Night
  • On call
  • To be determined
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Gratuities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
  • Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
  • Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities