**Job Title:** Franchise Operator (R) **Requisition ID:** 193815 **Career Group:** Store Management **Job Category:** Retail - Administration **Travel Requirements:** 0 - 10% **Job Type:** Full-Time **Country:** Canada (CA) **Province:** Ontario **City:** Lower Sackville **Location:** 3658 Cobequid Road FreshCo **Postal Code:** B4C 2N1 Looking for an exciting and fulfilling place to work? You've come to the right place! We love working with ambitious people who love food as much as we do. Whether it's your first job or you're ready for a new challenge, we have a career to fit your life. Launched in 2010, FreshCo's commitment to delivering top quality products with lower prices and superior service to customers makes FreshCo stores a great place to work. Today, FreshCo and its franchise partners proudly operate 142 stores across Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated corporation (“Franchisee”) which is licensed to use the “FreshCo.” trademark(s) by Sobeys Capital Incorporated (“Sobeys”). Applicants hired by a Franchisee will be employees of the Franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Sobeys or its affiliates. **Ready to Make an impact?** At FreshCo, we're passionate about lowering food prices. We're always on the lookout to make sure you can feed your family with good food regardless of your budget. Launched in 2010, FreshCo’ s commitment has always been to provide the best low-price grocery shopping experience by offering quality fresh food at low prices, in a bright, easy-to-navigate store and friendly teammates. Today, FreshCo and its franchise partners proudly operate 154 stores across Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. **Please note that this opportunity is for a role as a Franchise Operator of an independently owned and operated franchise store location (who would not be an employee of Sobeys and/or FreshCo).** **Here’s where you’ll be focusing:** + The opportunity to operate your own business, with the support of a corporate network + The ability to encourage and endorse community activities and involvement + Foster a positive work environment by creating a coaching and development culture that embraces a passion for food + Lead and create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit + Adherence to brand standards + Adherence to provincial Occupational Health & Safety and Food Safety guidelines + Provide direction and leadership for an entire store location of 50+ employees **What you have to offer:** + A minimum of 5 - 10 years grocery retail experience, most recently with 3 - 5 years at a Store Managerial or head office senior management/store operations level. + Community focused individual with the demonstrated ability to build and cultivate long lasting relationships with local community groups. + People focused manager with an emphasis on development and coaching of staff for high performance. + Strong "entrepreneurial" flair with priority placed on growing the business. + Sophisticated and high-level business acumen committed to long term planning for increased business growth. + Excellent merchandising and marketing knowledge with previous success executing programs to drive sales. + Demonstrated strong financial background, with capability to understand and interpret the P&L and to make positive impact on sales, shrink, labour and budgets. + People-oriented leadership skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively and lead a team through business change. *An initial investment will be required as a Franchise Owner/Operator. This will be discussed and disclosed to the successful candidate. **Proficiency with the following:** + Four wall accountabilities + Category reviews and planograms execution + Cost of goods analysis and inventory control + Cash office operations (including but not limited to cash lane operations, cash reconciliation, accounts receivable/payable) + Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word) \#INDFCO FreshCo. and its franchise partners offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role, location, and store ownership. Some websites share job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by the store owner/operator. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process. We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams. Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.