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PetSmart Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Join PetSmart as a Retail Store Manager PetSmart does Anything for Pets and Everything for You - JOIN OUR TEAM! About Life At PetSmart Benefits That Benefit You Paid bi-weekly Health benefits: medical, dental, vision 401k Tuition assistance Associate discounts and perks Paid time off for full-time associates Career pathing Development opportunities Job Summary PetSmarts Store Leader has leadership oversight of the safety of people and pets, pet parent experience, operational execution, financial outcomes, and all human resource functions within all areas of the store. Essential Responsibilities People Leadership: Responsible for employment decisions such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and terminating. Builds an open-door culture in the store by engaging and listening to associates. Accountable for creating and posting the schedule for the entire store after receiving input from Experience and Process Leader. Facilitates the associate experience and supports associate development. Delegates effectively and empowers others to succeed; challenges others to reach their full potential and encourages them to retain ownership for their results. Cascades information to associates and adjusts team priorities to meet goals and commitments. Ensures continued alignment and responds effectively to a changing environment. Address and administer associate complaints and grievances. Recognizes and celebrates associates driving overall associate engagement. Accountable to ensuring all associate reviews are delivered on time. Overall Store Experience: Leads the associate and pet parent experience at all levels and ensures pets in our care are safe and healthy. Accountable for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted over the telephone, in person or online, and responding to general and escalated pet parent concerns. Builds a store environment that is focused on consistently delivering an exceptional, positive in-store pet parent and associate experience. Evaluates operations and seeks opportunities to continuously improve processes and services. Collaborates and partners with the Store Leadership team to ensure efficient and effective outcomes of in-store and community events. Maintains store standards and leads a culture of empowerment by ensuring compliance with our policies and procedures (P&Ps) and code of ethics for themselves and their team. Responsible for conducting monthly Core and Services Walks to validate proper execution of policies and procedures. Prioritizes and ensures a safe environment for our associates, pets, and pet parents. Ensures compliance with all inventory management tools to guarantee appropriate levels of in-stock are available to all pet parents. Communicates business and financial objectives to other leaders within the store. Responsible for reviewing in-store cameras to assess safety practices, associate behaviors and assess risk. Responsible for taking immediate action and reports when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed. Shared responsibility with store opening and closing procedures to ensure we uphold our brand promise. Business Management: Deliver corporate strategy and profitability goals by executing the direction set leadership. Responsible for analyzing, root cause and responding to a variety of reporting in all areas of the store. Identifies and drives opportunities to grow the business, recognizes business successes and holds associates accountable in achieving store P&L expectations. Manages expenses such as labor and supplies and any other relevant store metrics. Leverages home office partners and resources to submit and follow up on store related work orders and purchase card allocation. Creates and posts schedules for the entire store. Accountable for processing payroll weekly and managing labor within a budget. Executes daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and paperwork as required by the Company. Accountable to run store related errands to support store needs. Qualifications 4-6 years of retail leadership or experience in a customer-focused environment. Full time availability required, flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed Proficiency in computer applications. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY Typically oversees the Experience Leader and Process Leader, up to six lead associates and ten to seventy non-leader associates. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as a wet environment with an abundance of pet hair. PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr