Associate Category Manager

3 weeks ago


Markham, Ontario, Canada PET VALU Full time

About the Role

The Associate Category Manager will play a key role in the managing of private brands and national brands of specified pet supplies categories across all Pet Retail Brands banners. This position will assist with increasing sales, profits, and inventory turns, while working closely with peers in Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of merchandise strategy around division and company directives
  • Communicate strategies to internal and external partners
  • Participate in the planning, execution, and delivery of annual category reviews
  • Support efforts to ensure product assortment, sales, margins, and buying plans are aligned to budgets
  • Ensure pricing strategies support financial objectives
  • Assist with negotiating product costs and promotional programs
  • Develop strong vendor relationships with key suppliers
  • Manage product life cycle, assisting with exit strategy and aged inventory
  • Provide support with store and warehouse inventory levels with Supply Chain
  • Ensure planograms are maintained and updated
  • Stay up-to-date with market trends and implement into category strategy
  • Grow market share

Planning & Financial Budget

  • Responsible for following and adhering to the annual category merchandising plan and financial budget
  • Adhere to guidelines for department and category POS sales, wholesale sales, gross margin, and inventory

Category Reviews & New Products

  • Complete category reviews for branded or private brand pet supplies
  • Assist with new item evaluation and selection, and delisting decisions
  • Assist with product launch planning to maximize initial sales and store penetration
  • Ensure recommendations are in-line with Company and market specific objectives
  • Assist with managing seasonal timelines
  • Complete annual marketing and promotional plans for each vendor
  • Participate in negotiation meetings for store promotions and flyer items with vendors

Pricing Strategy & Execution

  • Actively researches competitive retail pricing across all banners in line with category role
  • Monitors wholesale pricing for categories
  • Supports pricing strategies to ensure compliance with financial objectives

Vendor Negotiation

  • Participate in negotiations with hardline vendors regarding all day-to-day issues that arise
  • Assist in the review and renewal of existing vendor contracts

Requirements

  • 4-year bachelor's degree
  • 3+ years Retail Associate/Assistant Category Manager/Buyer, ideally in the retail categories: mass retailers, pet, grocery, children's, housewares, hard goods, etc.
  • 3+ years of experience in systems/reporting, intermediate to high level of knowledge in Excel, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, queries
  • Thorough knowledge of retail purchasing dynamics (category management, seasonality, life cycle, margin requirements, negotiating, clearance programs, store sales improvements, item introductions, budgeting, promotional planning, and planogramming)

What We're Looking For

  • Results-oriented with a proven track record
  • Hard-working, independent, and accountable
  • Co-operative and collaborative


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