Sporting Life is a proudly Canadian sports lifestyle brand, inspiring people to live, enjoy, and enable the sporting life since 1979.
From skiing and running to biking and tennis, we offer the best gear for those who live an active lifestyle.
As part of Sporting Life Group, alongside Golf Town and Team Town, we blend sport and style to help Canadians get outside and keep moving.
Why Work Here?
- Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
- Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
- Team-first culture that celebrates an active, sports lifestyle.
- Fun, fast-paced environment where your passion for sport and style belongs.
- Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
- A salary range of $50,000 - $55,000(dependent on experience), bonus, and opportunities to grow your career in the sports lifestyle.
What You’ll Do;
As the eComm & Warehouse Manager for Sporting Life, you will ensure efficient handling, care, storage, and distribution eComm e orders and in-store warehouse operations
This newly created role is key to driving service standards, leading our instore eComm & Warehouse teams, ensuring accurate, timely fulfilment of all online orders, and achieving Cartons per Hour productivity.
By collaborating within the wider sporting life store network and our Store Support Centre, you will optimize workflow, improve fulfilment and merchandise receiving performance, and support company-wide objectives.
Customer Service
- Sets the standard for exceptional customer service for internal and external customers.
- Ensures high service levels throughout the entire eComm process, from order receipt to shipment.
- Monitors fulfillment performance and ensures timely resolution of customer-impacting issues, aiming for resolution within 24 hours.
- Has ownership and pride for each order shipped by ensuring the merchandise is a ‘new’ condition, free of all security tags and is exactly what the customer ordered.
- Monitors merchandise receiving performance and ensures timely resolution of issues, aiming for merchandise to be on the selling floor in our 24 hour standard.
- Coaches team members on delivering consistent, high quality service.
Operations
- Oversees all order processing, packing, and outbound shipment preparation, ensuring product care, accuracy, and strong visual presentation.
- Organizes, assigns, and monitors incoming eComm fulfillment requests, ensuring all quality and quantity standards are achieved.
- Investigates and resolves quantity or quality discrepancies; ensures appropriate adjustments are completed.
- Maintains efficient order processing and stock areas to ensure accessibility and operational flow.
- Ensures all operational reporting is completed accurately and within required timelines.
- Communicates daily with support teams and reports on productivity, challenges, and workflow improvements.
- Continuously looks for ways to improve fulfillment speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
- Oversees all receiving processes, and outbound shipment preparation, ensuring accuracy, and timely completion.
- Provide oversight and support of all stockrooms, ensuring merchandise is identified, easy to access, and organized.
- Optimize warehouse layout, storage systems, and slotting strategies to maximize space utilization and increase overall product capacity.
- Implement space optimization and capacity planning initiatives to support growing inventory volumes while maintaining efficient workflows.
- Apply lean warehouse principles and continuous improvement practices to enhance operational efficiency and reduce waste.
Leadership
- Leads, motivates, and develops eComm & Warehouse associates through coaching, ongoing feedback, and strong personal example.
- Models standards for customer service, cleanliness, health and safety, dress code, and adherence to company policies.
- Ensures all Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) responsibilities and reporting requirements are followed.
- Builds a positive team culture that emphasizes accountability, teamwork, and strong communication.
Training
- Ensures all eComm staff complete required training within designated timelines.
- Leads or participates in daily huddles and weekly team meetings to reinforce priorities, address challenges, and drive performance.
- Trains staff on new processes, equipment, and best practices as required.
What You’ll Bring;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently while managing, scheduling, and motivating staff.
- Strong multitasking ability in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to lift cartons/bags over 30 lbs as required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build strong working relationships within a team environment.
- Participative yet assertive leadership style; leads through example, coaching, and collaboration.
- Strong sense of urgency when addressing business, customer, or staff needs.
- Proficiency eComm operating platforms, Microsoft D365/Office
AI is used as part of our application review process to assist in screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.
This posting is for an open existing role in our organization.
Sporting Life Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Group Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.
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Who We Are;
Sporting Life is a leading, iconic Canadian sports lifestyle retailer. Since 1979, we've been committed to providing our customers and their families with the best possible experience—and we are continuously working to improve it every day. We offer the best in outdoor apparel and fashion, footwear, equipment and accessories for men, women and kids. The mix of sport and fashion is what makes us unique.
YOU live for the great Canadian outdoors and take pride in living the Sporting Life. You relish in the exhilarating experience of skiing, snowboarding, cycling, running, tennis, hiking and camping and want to inspire our customers to do the same. You believe in the spirit of team, adapting to the ever changing retail environment, being part of constant innovation and working alongside the best leaders, associates and vendors in the business. We are looking for those who live what we sell every day and who celebrate the love of sport and an active way of living.
Sporting life is a member of the Sporting Life Group, a Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited company, and is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town. Operating from coast to coast, both Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town’s fleet of stores inspire Canadians to get outside and live an active lifestyle, whether it’s playing some of Canada’s top golf courses, running through community trails, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of the hills, or any sports activity in between fit for the individual or whole family.
Come work with us! Experience what it’s like to work in a fun and engaging environment where you’ll be challenged and inspired to contribute to both brands and surrounded by like-minded teams who have a passion for the game of golf, are devoted to outdoor and team activities and sports.
