Management Trainee - Grocery
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Federated Co-operatives scores B on the Alion truth index.
Who we are:
Co-op does business differently. As a co-operative, we believe in working together to
serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities, and investing in
sustainable growth.
The Opportunity:
Our Management Trainee program helps aspiring leaders build the people, operational,
and business skills needed to manage a department. You will learn through hands-on
experience, coaching, and increasing responsibility. The program is expected to take
approximately 18 months, depending on your progress, performance, and business
needs.
For this opportunity, your development will focus on Grocery. Reporting to the Grocery
Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Grocery operations: Learn ordering, receiving, pricing, promotions, merchandising,
inventory management, stock rotation, shrink control, and department standards.
- Customer experience: Support product availability and customer service while
maintaining effective displays, signage, cleanliness, and promotional execution.
- Team leadership: Help coordinate daily work, train and coach employees, provide
feedback, support scheduling, and build a positive, accountable team.
- Business performance: Learn to use sales, margins, labour, inventory, expenses,
and shrink results to improve department performance.
- Department management: Take on more responsibility for planning, decisions,
people leadership, and daily operations as your capability develops.
Why Co-op:
Our team provides a range of products and services to support our members-owners. Through the work that we do, we help to build, fuel, feed, and grow Western Canadian communities together!
Who you are:
You are interested in building a career in retail management and motivated by the
opportunity to develop both your leadership capability and business knowledge. You bring:
- Previous retail experience, preferably within grocery, food retail, or a related
environment.
- At least one year of supervisory, team lead, or other people leadership experience.
- A genuine interest in developing into a people leadership and management role.
- Strong customer service, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- The ability to learn quickly, take initiative, receive feedback, and apply new
learning.
- The ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and statutory
holidays as required.
You are aligned with Southern Plains Co-op's values and committed to providing
exceptional service to our members, customers, and communities.
What we offer:
We offer competitive compensation, benefits, an employer-contributed pension plan, and
opportunities to grow within the Co-operative Retailing System.
Apply online or submit your application by email to [email protected].