Assistant Store Manager- Yard And Fleet

Assistant Store Manager
- Yard and Fleet
Are you looking to grow your career and knowledge in a fast paced, friendly, safety-oriented environment? Are you up for the challenge of elevating the customer experience through providing the best solution as a trusted partner for our customers?
Here at Kent, we know our success is based on the effective leadership of our teams. Each of our retail locations has unique needs to best serve both its clients and staff, and we empower our managers to manage multiple aspects of their businesses as if it were their own. Assistant Store Managers are responsible for all operations throughout the store, which includes maintaining safety standards, delivering financial results, merchandising, providing a first-class customer service experience, and developing their people
This position will be for our Kent Fredericton South Store located at - 809 Bishop Drive Fredericton New Brunswick
What you will do:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to customer needs and willingness to build sincere relationships
- Engage and motivate team members with energy/optimism, through company vision and effectively promote leadership at all levels
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results and implement process improvements
- Communicate with honesty and integrity, and create the space for others to do the same
- Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure
- Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships
What you bring:
- 5 years retail management experience
- Experience in managing yard and fleet departments
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Ability to leverage technology for project management, analysis and solving problems (including Microsoft Office Suite)
- Openness to continuous improvement and responsibility for independent learning
- Flexible schedule based on retail needs
What we offer:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, RRSP Matching, and PTO benefits
- An opportunity to bring your unique personality and join our creative and fun store teams
- Continuous learning through a tailored development plan
- Growth and development opportunities through Kent and the greater J.D. Irving, Limited Organization
- A safe work environment
- Wellness program
- Scholarship and Bursaries
- Employee and Family Assistance Plan
- Employee discount
Company Profile:
Kent is the largest retail building supply chain in Atlantic Canada. Our mission is to be the best source of home improvement products through superior service, quality products and everyday great prices. We protect our customers and staff by hiring and training associates committed to our safety values.
We employ over 3700 people and work hard to increase our market share through strategic investment in training and technology. In addition to our retail stores, we operate truss manufacturing facilities and a wholesale drywall company. We are a member of the Independent Lumber Dealers Co-operative which ensures our great product selection and pricing.