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Store Manager
Location
Nipawin, Saskatchewan
Description
Location: Richardson's Home HardwareDate Posted: October 19, 2026
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
Full-Time position available
Salary: Range placement based on
experience and leadership
Richardson's
Home Hardware is a fourth-generation, family-owned store in Nipawin,
Saskatchewan, and a growing, thriving business. We are adding our first-ever
Store Manager to lead the sales floor and our team of about 20 full-time,
part-time and key holder staff. This role sits directly below the Owner-Dealers
and above our key holder team. You will run the daily operation of the store so
the owners can focus on growing the business.
A role we build together. For the first 3–6 months, you will work side by side
with our owners. Responsibilities will be handed over in stages as we establish
together how the role works best in our store. We expect to learn from you as
much as you learn from us. We are prepared to wait for the right candidate. If
you are managing a Home Hardware elsewhere in the country and want a different
pace of life, or you are already in Northeast Saskatchewan and ready to step
up, we would like to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Floor Operations:- Run the daily operation of the sales floor, front to back.
- Be the on-site point of contact for staff and customers.
- Set daily priorities and staff assignments and adjust them as the day
changes.
- Supervise floor staff, key holders and cashiers throughout the day.
- Resolve routine customer issues directly, escalating only what needs an owner.
Team Leadership:- Build and manage the staff schedule, balancing coverage and staff requests.
- Follow up on tasks and department checklists to make sure work is done to
standard.
- Coach staff on the floor, reinforcing training and stores standard.
- Hold staff accountable for performance and conduct, working with our HR Manager
- Take part in hiring decisions alongside our HR Manager.
Receiving, Inventory and Merchandising:- Guide the receiving crew on truck days so unloading and put-away run smoothly.
- Coordinate incoming freight with floor priorities, flyers and resets.
- Oversee inventory accuracy across the store.
- Bring ordering suggestions to the Owner-Dealers based on what you see on the
floor.
- Execute merchandising and floor layout as directed by the owners, based on
flyers and incoming orders.
- Set up flyer and promotional product, displays, bunk ends, stack-outs,
signage and seasonal resets.
- Keep the floor full, faced, clean and correctly signed.
Communication:
- Keep the owners informed through a regular check-in.
- Work alongside an experienced team member who handles returns, POS support,
cashier training and specialty orders.
Qualifications
Required:- 3–5 years of retail management experience, with direct responsibility for
staff and store operations.
- A proven ability to lead, schedule, coach and hold a team accountable.
- Comfort with retail POS, reporting and inventory systems.
- Sound judgment and the confidence to make a decision and stand behind it.
- Genuine customer service instincts — in our store, customers and staff know
each other.
- High school graduation or equivalent.
Strong assets:- Home Hardware experience is highly valued, including familiarity with Home
Hardware's systems and programs.
- Hardware or home improvement retail experience.
- Experience in an independent or family-owned business.
- Small-town or rural retail experience.
Interested in applying?
To apply online, fill out the fields below and attach your resume and application form (optional).
To apply in store, print and fill out the application form, and drop it off in person with your resume and cover letter.
We will accommodate the needs of qualified applicants under the Human Rights Code in all parts of the hiring process.
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