Assistant Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmaprix Full time

**Location**:
243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

**Why this role is important?**

Assistant Category Manager - Wellwise

Wellwise by Shoppers

Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing, with over 1,200 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores in each province and three territories. We are one of the most convenient retailers in Canada, proudly serving Canadians who believe being healthy means looking and feeling good.

Wellwise by Shoppers is a division of Shoppers Drug Mart. We are the leading provider of everyday living solutions, helping Canadians enjoy an independent, active and healthy lifestyle. We provide a wide range of everyday living products and services through trusted, caring experts to meet your family’s changing health needs.

Wellwise is a new retail experience from Shoppers Drug Mart, created for Canadians who want to take charge of the way they age. Our purpose is to empower Canadians to age with strength, determination and passion. Wellwise offers a wide range of products and services to help people stay active and well.

**What You'll Do**:

- Reporting to the Senior Category Manager you will assist in driving innovation through negotiation with new and current vendors to explore revenue opportunities, secure lowest costs, exclusivity, first-to-market opportunities and new merchandise concepts.
- Help develop and monitor category strategies and performance to achieve sales and gross margin targets and makes adjustments as necessary.
- Meet with existing and potential vendors to maintain current knowledge of new product offerings and promotions, assess category performance and growth, refine current strategies and develop and implement additional strategies to attract and motivate customer purchases, realize maximum profitability, grow market share, and increase customer loyalty.
- Assist Senior Category Manager in negotiating the annual planning process with each supplier to build a comprehensive category plan and achieve overall category targets.
- Help develop planogram updates to ensure the item assortment and shelf presentation remains current and best reflects the anticipated market trends.
- Help to monitor product mix listing to ensure timely acquisition of products, appropriate replenishment, suggest changes in purchasing and provide solutions to minimize the impact of backorders and maximizes sales and inventory turns.
- Reviews and monitors listing and product changes to ensure accurate and timely processing, protect the integrity of all product related data and ensure all administrative requirements are completed and processed as required.
- Report to Senior Category Manager funds in/out accounts to ensure the revenue and spend accounts balance and accurately reflect the results of the category.
- Analyze key financial and operational metrics to determine the success of individual programs and products and identifying potential issues, opportunities and improvements.
- Review weekly, period and YTD sales and margin reports and completes ongoing analysis to maximize category opportunities
- Conducts store visits with Senior Category Manager to competitive stores to gain learnings on category assortments and sales

**What You'll Need**:

- Post-secondary education equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Retail, Marketing, Merchandising or related field.
- Greater than 2 years of category management, retail or merchandising experience.

**COMPETENCIES**:

- Advanced level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects.
- Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.
- Intermediate negotiation, persuasive and communication skills to secure favorable category plans.
- Self-motivated and demonstrated initiative.
- Able to work and excel in a fast-paced work environment
- Provides solutions by using imaginative approaches where constructive thinking and innovation are required.
- Utilizes decision making skills to achieve specific organizational objectives with consideration given to their impact on other work groups.
- Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions. Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.
- Understanding of quality standards relative to merchandising, marketing and promotional practices and procedures.
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