Assistant Manager

Job summary

The assistant manager supports the store manager in overseeing daily operations, including merchandising, financial control, and inventory management. They are also responsible for hiring, training, and evaluating staff while fostering a positive, customer-focused work environment.

Job details

With around thirty stores across Canada, DeSerres is the go-to destination for all creatives and the leading reference for purchasing art supplies. We are looking for an assistant manager for our Eglinton location. Description Du Poste In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the store manager. You will support the team in customer service, human resources management, merchandising, and financial control. Main Responsibilities: Assist in the planning, organization, and management of all operations; Apply the company's business strategies to achieve the sales and profitability objectives; Be involved in the employee hiring process; Be responsible for new employee training, including customer service, product knowledge, sales, and merchandising; Be involved in employee performance evaluations; Through a constant presence on the sales floor, foster a positive work environment that encourages employee engagement; Maintain schedules and adhere to salary budgets; Effectively communicate information to both customers and employees; Perform and supervise in-store inventory management. Qualifications Qualifications : A minimum of 2 years of retail experience or equivalent experience; Strong customer focus; Leadership; Sales skills; Good organizational and time management skills; Excellent communication skills; Varied weekday, weekend, and evening hours. Informations complémentaires Benefits : Group insurance plan and RRSP; Discount on in-store products; Flexible hours and vacations; Friendly and dynamic work environment; Opportunities for advancement.

What you’ll do

The assistant manager supports the store manager in overseeing daily operations, including merchandising, financial control, and inventory management. They are also responsible for hiring, training, and evaluating staff while fostering a positive, customer-focused work environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of retail or equivalent experience and possess strong leadership and communication skills. The role requires availability for varied weekday, weekend, and evening shifts.

Benefits

• Group insurance plan
• RRSP
• Discount on in-store products
• Flexible hours
• Vacations
• Friendly and dynamic work environment
• Opportunities for advancement

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Operations Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Retail management
• Customer service
• Human resources management
• Merchandising
• Financial control
• Inventory management
• Leadership
• Sales skills
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Communication skills
• Employee training
• Performance evaluation
• Hiring
• Planning
• Operations management

Job areas

• Retail
• Management & Leadership
• Customer Service & Support
• Human Resources
• Sales

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