Specialty Food Manager - Red River Co-op at Grant Park Food Store

The Opportunity:

Red River Co-op is recruiting for the position of Specialty Food Manager to lead our new in-store coffee shop opening at the Grant Park Food Store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This exciting opportunity allows you to play a key role in launching and shaping a new customer offering from the ground up. Reporting to the Store Manager, the Specialty Food Manager adds value to our Co-operative by providing leadership and direction for all aspects of coffee shop operations. Essential responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Provide leadership and direction in the execution of financial results and store budget objectives in the areas of sales, margins, expenses and profits. 

• Ensure standards of department presentation and operations are met, including cleanliness and sanitation, merchandising, inventory control, purchasing, and the delivery of world-class customer service.

• Provide leadership in the area of employee relations, including hiring, training, development, performance management, discipline, and administration of co-op policies. 

• Build and maintain a strong culture of employee and customer engagement within the department. 

A full responsibility list will be provided to candidates selected for interviews.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• A minimum of 2 years of retail management experience, or non-management retail experience performing at a high level (department assistant or higher).

• Sound knowledge of department financial operations. 

• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a special skill of motivating staff to achieve strong operating results. 

• Current Food Handler Certificate is considered an asset.

Red River Co-op welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process by contacting the Human Resources Division at (204) 631-4600, or [email protected], or in person at 10 Prairie Way in Winnipeg.