Category Manager – Food

2 months ago


Winnipeg, Canada The North West Company Full time

Your Role:

  • As the Category Manager, you are the subject matter expert for your Category and build plans around category products, promotion and placement to drive financial performance.
  • You will build and maintain strong relationship with suppliers to secure the most favorable terms, costs, product and quality of goods for NWC and our customers.
  • Developing a connection with the remote communities, we serve through in-community work experience to create customer-centered business plans.
  • Using data, market information and our consumer behavior, find innovative ways to drive performance in your category and monitor performance.
  • Develop plans with measurable objectives that includes advertising, in-store specials and special buys.
  • Set the initial sales, gross profit, and inventory forecasts used in developing the final operating budget and develop plans to achieve annual budgets
  • Work with Merchandising Services to monitor and recommend pricing, stock levels that deliver on category performance.
  • Provide advice to Operations on category opportunities.
  • Provide leadership and management of initiatives to the department’s Category Assistant

Desired Skills & Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience is required in at least one or more of the following areas: Category management, Item file maintenance, Merchandise planning, Pricing, Replenishment planning, Marketing/Promotions/Operations Retail Management or retail stores support
  • A post-secondary education (Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or certification) in a related field is an asset
  • Experience leading and managing employee(s) is an asset.
  • Solid experience with MS Office Suite products and intermediate knowledge of Excel
  • Must have demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills and financial analysis capabilities is required;
  • Previous Operating Statement (P&L) accountability is an asset.
  • Ability to set priorities and manage priorities of the team;
  • Strong problem solving skills;
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Location: Gibraltar House, 77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB
Reports to: Senior Category Manager, Center Store

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