Assistant Category Manager

1 month ago


Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Backstage Full time
Job Title: Assistant Category Manager

Embark on a challenging career with Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian company, where your skills contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Category Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing product, placement, pricing, and promotion strategies for items within their categories, consistent with each banner strategy.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute customer-relevant strategies to meet customer needs in their category.
  • Review and analyze margins, deals, retail savings, pricing reference articles, forecasts, units of measure, cost, pages, and sales sets for accuracy.
  • Work with the Category Manager to plan all promotional activity across various categories, including entering all promotions into the promotional tool and reviewing and analyzing margins, deals, retail savings, pricing reference articles, forecasts, units of measure, cost, pages, and sales sets for accuracy.
  • Communicate with the Replenishment Team regarding inventory management.
  • Review competitive price checks and take appropriate action on weekly price change reports.
  • Assist with the resolution of pricing issues.
  • Review vendor submissions and new article listing reports.
  • Work with the Food Experience Team and Customer Experience Team on new product launches, including reviewing nutritional information on all new products and ingredients to ensure accuracy and working with the procurement team to ensure stock on ingredients.
  • Partner with the Replenishment Team on inventory management.
  • Develop a deep understanding of designated categories, market trends, and consumer behaviors.
  • Review the Agency Business report daily and review discrepancies with the Category Manager.
  • Assist in ad creation and ad proofing processes.
  • Respond to requests to meet customer needs.
  • Identify opportunities and expedite category plans with operational support.
  • Review underperforming categories.
  • Work with the Category Manager in the development and management of merchandising programs.
  • Work with the Category Manager in managing the seasonal process.
Requirements:
  • Ability to leverage technology (SAP, Microsoft Office suite) to review and analyze large volumes of data.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the business (oral and written).
  • Ability to work in a team environment, as well as individually.
  • Ability to negotiate.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Previous experience working in the retail industry; grocery industry preferred.
What We Offer:

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience, and skills as well as internal equity and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.



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