Produce manager - retail

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 45 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Supermarket/grocery store

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
  • Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale
  • Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
  • Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
  • Stock shelves and display areas
  • Sell merchandise
  • Order merchandise
  • Maintain stock rotation
  • Establish work schedules
  • Authorize return of merchandise
  • Assign sales workers to duties
  • Order stock
  • Scan items
  • Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Record incoming stock

Supervision

  • 5-10 people

Area of specialization

  • Retail store

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Adaptability
  • Analytical
  • Efficiency
  • Energetic
  • Goal-oriented
  • Hardworking
  • Positive attitude
  • Quick learner
  • Time management
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Maturity
  • Patience
  • Resourcefulness
  • Ability to multitask
  • Initiative
  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Punctuality

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
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