Assistant Manager

Are you passionate about fair trade, have excellent customer service skills and enjoy working with volunteers? Then we have the position for you!

Apply for our Assistant Manager Position with a cover letter and resume by email to villagesbrandon@gmail.com or in person at 829 Rosser Avenue. Include information about why you love fair trade and what your favourite fair trade item is!

Starting wage is $15.50 an hour, 24 hours per week, with pro-rated holiday and sick time benefits. Must be available Saturdays, some flexibility will be given on weekday hours for the right candidate.

Closing date is August 23rdat 4pm. We thank all that do apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Assistant Manager Job Description

Order all food products, manage inventory levels, check expiry dates and mark down or remove inventory
Create food purchase orders
Print price tags
Write products descriptions for new food items for the webstore
Assist with taking photos for the webstore
Assist with organizing and packing webstore orders as assigned by the manager
Create purchase orders for craft items as assigned by the manager
Assist with preparations for offsite sales
Operate smaller offsite sales in partnership with volunteers and the manager
Assist with organizing all in store events (teas, customer appreciation day, world fair trade day, etc)
Record daily sales records
Pay all invoices and complete assigned bookkeeping
Ensure that the store is clean and tidy
Problem solve any technical issues and liaise with Lightspeed as needed
Order all store packaging supplies and monitor levels
Create visually pleasing displays
Assist customers and share stories of our artisan partners and fair trade
Receive orders, affix price tags to products and put them away
Develop presentations for community groups, faith groups and school and present them as requested
Complete all other tasks as assigned by the manager