Category Manager

4 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Canada EightSix Network Inc Full time

Founded in 2020, FIKA Cannabis is a lifestyle brand redefining cannabis retail, including flagship locations in Toronto’s Union Station and Distillery District. Now with over 130+ locations across Canada, The FIKA Company is the home of 7 Canadian retail banners, including FIKA Cannabis, Fire & Flower, Friendly Stranger, Pop’s Cannabis, Ganjika House, Flower Haze and Prairie Records. Providing exceptional service in a variety of welcoming and intuitive store environments, The FIKA Company retail family is the destination for every type of cannabis consumer.

Title

Category Manager – Fire & Flower and Friendly Stranger

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Job Overview

The Category Manager carries out the organization’s Merchandising strategy for our retail cannabis shops. This role is responsible for ensuring the best product, price & placement in the retail cannabis space, including promotional planning, forecasting, assortment planning, competitive analysis and delivering to KPI targets.

Additionally, this position will be a part of a best-in-class Merchandising team known for pioneering the retail cannabis space in Canada and contribute to other merchandising-related tasks as needed.

Competencies and Requirements

  • Proven success working collaboratively with others, both internally and externally
  • Proven success in exceeding KPI targets in retail category management
  • Strong analytical, process & organizational skills
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and tactically
  • An eye for upcoming consumer trends and a proven ability to meet those trends.
  • Demonstrated ability to innovate & operate with varying levels of uncertainty
  • Passionate & enthusiastic about retail
  • Knowledge of cannabis & accessory products is an asset

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Deliver to Sales & Net margin targets by category and province
  • Drive and deliver Market Share targets
  • Negotiate and deliver compelling and relevant national / provincial promotions during key times to drive sales and GP
  • Negotiate regular promotions through vendor partnerships as well as margin-accretive allowances that adhere to the company’s strategic priorities
  • Promotional Planning, including Spark loyalty and other measures to drive traffic, customer engagement and loyalty
  • Assortment planning for cannabis including purchasing & pricing decisions
  • Set assortment and pricing strategy by province, banner and category including sales by category
  • Determine appropriate sku count by category / sub-category and store type (MSC)
  • Identify and leverage market and consumer trends
  • Ensure relevant and compelling assortments to service our customers
  • Suggest and influence inventory targets by category, province and shop
  • Incorporate shop feedback and communicate with Operations
  • Communicate regularly to relevant cross-functional departments
  • Open to Buy Targets, forecasting and forecast accuracy
  • Shop Transfers
  • Product Lifecycle Management - Markdowns / Aged Inventory
  • Competitive analysis

Education, Training and Experience

  • University degree & at least 1-3 years of relevant experience in retail category management
  • Strong Microsoft Excel Skills
  • Proven success in retail category management & exceeding KPI targets
  • Provincial Cannabis Certification

The FIKA Company respects the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Inclusion to us means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

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