Hardware Manager

What you’ll do:
Reporting to the Farm & Ranch Manager, the Hardware Manager is responsible for merchandising and displays, ordering, receiving, margin control, and overall management of the Hardware department at the Virden Farm & Ranch. The Hardware Manager effectively and efficiently guides the direction of the Hardware department to drive the growth of revenue and productivity, along with promoting high customer satisfaction. The Hardware Manager ensures the integration of retail goals as they pertain to the department and manages required administrative needs.

Why it matters:
Our team provides a range of products and services to support our member-owners. Through the work that we do, we help to build, fuel, feed and grow Western Canadian communities together.

Who you are:
We are looking for applicants who have:
• 3 – 6 years in a retail environment with 2-3 years of Supervisory or Lead experience
• Post secondary education preferred
• Experienced in developing relationships with external and internal customers and stakeholders
• Experience with coaching and providing feedback to team members
• Ability to control operational costs, maximize operational efficiency, and improve sales and growth margin.
Our Team Members receive competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package and an employer-contributed pension plan. We encourage our Team Members to take advantage of learning opportunities, to grow and develop and to foster a culture of teamwork and innovation.

At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we’re working to create a workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We support and provide an environment that allows all to bring their whole selves to work.