Category Assistant

1 week ago

Burnaby, Canada Sungiven Foods Canada Full time

Sungiven Foods Canada Inc. is a Specialty Neighbourhood Grocery with carefully selected private brand products. We pride ourselves as a provider of healthy daily meals. Our products are Natural, Less Processed and contains Fewer Additives for families who love cooking.

If you’re a food lover with a passion for do your business, we would love to hear from you. We can teach/train the rest.

The Category Assistant will report directly to the Category Manager and is responsible for achieving sales and profit objectives for a specific merchandise category or categories. This responsibility includes the development and successful implementation of buying strategies, merchandise programs and marketing plans.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Strong researching skills
- Prepare and collect all information in order to process purchase agreements and contracts
- Forecast and maintain inventory levels, and analyse retail prices for the merchandise
- Implement buying strategies, merchandise programs and marketing plans
- Analysis of retail prices in coordination with the team and Operation Team, as well as the implementation and continuous monitoring of the grocery landscape
- Help manage vendor and brand selection, develop strong vendor relationships, monitor industry trends, evaluate competition, and attend major markets and conduct competitive shops
- Assist in developing the merchandising strategy, and assist with sales analysis
- Maintain record/filing system for P.O. and documentation
- Work closely with marketing team to execute the advertising strategy
- Interview Vendors, and review the quotations provided, including pricing, delivery, and quality with owners before awarding vendor contract
- Be accountable for the integrity of product information, such as packaging and product development
- Oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintain adequate stock levels
- Work with operations to understand current market trends to determine the quality and type of merchandise to purchase
- Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
- Perform other duties as assigned by senior management team

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- University Degree or Diploma in a related field such as, but not limited to, Food Science, Food Nutrition, Marketing.
- With above 2 years working experience of merchandising or buyer in retail industry.
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbally
- Ability to speak conversational Mandarin or Cantonese is an asset

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

Pay: $37,000.00-$43,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burnaby, BC V5J 3J1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-02-15

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