Department Manager, Visual Merchandising, Yorkdale Mall
About the role
What You'll Do Customer Service
- Ensure a high level of customer service by delivering the Five Star Solution customer service model.
- Provide exceptional product merchandising, maintenance, and organization.
- Support the customer experience through timely processing and movement of inventory to the salesfloor.
- Execute and maintain inventory accuracy processes and initiatives.
Operations
- Implement, communicate, and ensure compliance with all operating procedures, processes, and policies.
- Lead store inventory movement and sell-through replenishment systems.
- Assist in preparation and execution of annual inventories.
- Follow and ensure compliance of all corporate LP, Cash, Audit, and OH&S policies and procedures.
- Validate schedules for department and monitor payroll daily to ensure payroll plans are met.
- Responsible to assist in delivering annual corporate shrink targets through team education and enforcement of LP and audit standards, and inventory controls.
- Complete opening and closing duties as part of manager on duty responsibilities.
Training
- Coach and develop store team, through setting expectations, communication, feedback, and ongoing support.
- Create development plans for staff; support and coach to improve any performance gaps and conduct ongoing coaching to improve team.
- Communicate in a clear and concise manner to team, lead effective huddles, meetings and coaching sessions.
- Complete and hold team accountable to complete required Triangle Learning Academy training within timeframes.
- Lead in execution of Visual Presentation.
Leadership
- Act as brand ambassador, promoting our stores, programs, brands, and people internally and externally.
- Effectively problem solve, delegate and follow-up on tasks assigned to team members.
- Follow the disciplinary process consistently and impartially.
- Promote and maintain a positive and motivating work environment (safe, inclusive, and empowering).
What You Bring
- Business Savvy – you have a customer focused mindset and can plan, execute, and drive sales.
- Leaders – you lead by example and have a passion for coaching, developing, and inspiring your team.
- Culture and brand ambassadors – you love the work and take pride in our brand.
- If you’re a proven retail manager with a passion for people, our industry, and driving an exceptional customer experience, then this is definitely the place to be.
- Minimum of 2 years in a retail environment, preferably at a supervisory level.
- A proven track record of business growth and exceptional customer service skills.
- Demonstrated interest in or involvement in sports or the sporting goods industry an asset.
About Us At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Sport Chek
Find what moves you.
At Sport Chek, we believe that sport is whatever moves you. It shouldn’t be bound by rulebooks or live within set lines and lanes. It’s not limited to what happens on the court, rink, field or track. Because it’s not just about what you’re doing, but how you’re feeling. Alive. Exhilarated. Renewed. Sport is more than its traditional definitions. It has the power to shape your style, your relationships, your mind, and ultimately, it’s part of who you are.
Sport Chek is Canada’s health and wellness destination for looking well, feeling well, and performing well. Our role is to help motivate Canadians to get moving and help them achieve their wellness goals. As Canada’s leading health and wellness destination, Sport Chek understands better than anyone the role sports and activity play in the lives of Canadians. We want to inspire our customers to live an active lifestyle by making sports and activity more fun, approachable and inclusive.
With over 190 stores across Canada, Sport Chek is the destination for FGL Sports, providing customers with both brand name and private brand products.
Department Manager, Visual Merchandising, Yorkdale Mall
About the role
What You'll Do Customer Service
- Ensure a high level of customer service by delivering the Five Star Solution customer service model.
- Provide exceptional product merchandising, maintenance, and organization.
- Support the customer experience through timely processing and movement of inventory to the salesfloor.
- Execute and maintain inventory accuracy processes and initiatives.
Operations
- Implement, communicate, and ensure compliance with all operating procedures, processes, and policies.
- Lead store inventory movement and sell-through replenishment systems.
- Assist in preparation and execution of annual inventories.
- Follow and ensure compliance of all corporate LP, Cash, Audit, and OH&S policies and procedures.
- Validate schedules for department and monitor payroll daily to ensure payroll plans are met.
- Responsible to assist in delivering annual corporate shrink targets through team education and enforcement of LP and audit standards, and inventory controls.
- Complete opening and closing duties as part of manager on duty responsibilities.
Training
- Coach and develop store team, through setting expectations, communication, feedback, and ongoing support.
- Create development plans for staff; support and coach to improve any performance gaps and conduct ongoing coaching to improve team.
- Communicate in a clear and concise manner to team, lead effective huddles, meetings and coaching sessions.
- Complete and hold team accountable to complete required Triangle Learning Academy training within timeframes.
- Lead in execution of Visual Presentation.
Leadership
- Act as brand ambassador, promoting our stores, programs, brands, and people internally and externally.
- Effectively problem solve, delegate and follow-up on tasks assigned to team members.
- Follow the disciplinary process consistently and impartially.
- Promote and maintain a positive and motivating work environment (safe, inclusive, and empowering).
What You Bring
- Business Savvy – you have a customer focused mindset and can plan, execute, and drive sales.
- Leaders – you lead by example and have a passion for coaching, developing, and inspiring your team.
- Culture and brand ambassadors – you love the work and take pride in our brand.
- If you’re a proven retail manager with a passion for people, our industry, and driving an exceptional customer experience, then this is definitely the place to be.
- Minimum of 2 years in a retail environment, preferably at a supervisory level.
- A proven track record of business growth and exceptional customer service skills.
- Demonstrated interest in or involvement in sports or the sporting goods industry an asset.
About Us At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Sport Chek
Find what moves you.
At Sport Chek, we believe that sport is whatever moves you. It shouldn’t be bound by rulebooks or live within set lines and lanes. It’s not limited to what happens on the court, rink, field or track. Because it’s not just about what you’re doing, but how you’re feeling. Alive. Exhilarated. Renewed. Sport is more than its traditional definitions. It has the power to shape your style, your relationships, your mind, and ultimately, it’s part of who you are.
Sport Chek is Canada’s health and wellness destination for looking well, feeling well, and performing well. Our role is to help motivate Canadians to get moving and help them achieve their wellness goals. As Canada’s leading health and wellness destination, Sport Chek understands better than anyone the role sports and activity play in the lives of Canadians. We want to inspire our customers to live an active lifestyle by making sports and activity more fun, approachable and inclusive.
With over 190 stores across Canada, Sport Chek is the destination for FGL Sports, providing customers with both brand name and private brand products.