Assistant Category Manager

6 months ago

Calgary, Canada Amaranth Foods Full time

At Amaranth, our mission is to create a great customer experience. Our vision is to work with local farmers and producers to provide healthy food for our communities. As we continue to grow within Alberta, Amaranth is excited to welcome new team members that share our passions. All Amaranth retail jobs require ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members at all times. All positions must be performed in accordance with store best practices. Further, Team Members must be prepared and able to perform the duties inherent in other Team Member job descriptions. All positions must strive to support Amaranth's core values and goals.

A successful team member:
**WILL BE**

Passionate about living a holistic lifestyle

Put others first and willing to go above and beyond in the customer experience.

Committed, Flexible and Open to Growth.

Solution Focused and Business Minded.

**Position Title**: Assistant Category Manager - Wellness

**Job Purpose**: The Assistant Category Manager - Wellness is responsible for providing support to the Category Manager - Wellness. The Assistant Category Manager - Wellness will assist with purchasing, inventory management, and database management. The Assistant Category

Manager - Wellness will also provide in-store support with training, merchandising, and in-store

Wellness department schedule coverage.

**Reports to**: Category Manager - Wellness

**Time Requirements**:

- Full-Time Hourly position, up to 40 hrs/week. Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends
- Employee is entitled to a 30 minute unpaid meal break for all shifts longer than 5 consecutive hours
- Position may require regular travel within the City of Calgary, and occasional travel within Alberta and across Canada.

**Duties**:
**Category Manager - Wellness Support**
- Participate in regular Category Manager - Wellness and Wellness Buyer Meetings
- Support with merchandising projects
- Attend store walkthroughs as needed
- Attend vendor meetings as needed
- Assist with promotional buy-ins

**Database Management & Inventory control**
- Assist with new product listings
- Run sales analysis reporting for Supplement and Personal Care Departments
- Promotion program management including tracking profitability
- Assist with inventory management programs including slow sellers, overstock items, and inter-store transfer process
- Assist in Out Of Stock Report Management
- Manage wholesale cost updates and assist with overall departmental pricing strategy
- Conduct regular database maintenance procedures

**Marketing**
- Assist in Wellness Category related in-store marketing projects. i.e. - signage, endcap displays
- Assist with monthly online promotions including blogs and social media platforms content
- Manage in-store promotional endcap communication

**Leadership**
- Coach, mentor, and manage the culture of the Wellness team to align with Amaranth’s mission and values
- Lead by example in daily activities
- Coach and mentor Wellness Department in-store team members

**In-Store Support**
- Provide in-store support on sale days including Customer Appreciation Days and Taste the Savings
- In-store support for sickness coverage, time -off requests or Wellness team vacancies
- In-store support during busy delivery or customer periods
- Training support for new Wellness team members
- Assist with merchandising projects as needed

**Qualifications and Attributes**:

- In-depth knowledge of natural supplements, personal care, organic foods, and other industry related products
- Previous wellness purchasing experience
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Good business acumen and strong quantitative analysis skills
- Willingness to work as part of a team
- High attention to detail
- Working knowledge of MS Office and Gmail and the ability to learn new software
- Experience working in database and inventory systems
- Ability to work in an unstructured and dynamic environment with a flexible attitude
- Ability to think independently, take initiative, prioritize, and complete projects in a timely manner
- A background in small business cash flow management including optimizing gross margin, and inventory values

**Basic Physical Requirements**
- Sit for extended periods of time. Walk, bend and twist body, reach above and below shoulders
- Repetitive use of hands for sorting papers, filing, and typing
- Regular use of computers, keyboards, mouse, filing cabinets, fax and printers
- Use ladders of varying heights up to 12 feet
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs maximum

**Incentives**
- Staff Discount of 30% off all regular priced Amaranth merchandise
- Health First Product Discount - 40% off the regular price of all Health First products
- Staff Purchase Credit of $3.00, for each shift worked. The staff purchase credit cannot be carried over to other shifts or accumulated

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $2

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