Buyer, Merchandising

Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Canadian company Groupe Marcelle is a leader in the cosmetics industry. With the highest standards of quality and excellence, Groupe Marcelle develops, manufactures, and distributes care and makeup products and accessories with a portfolio of four brands: Marcelle, Watier, Annabelle and CW Beggs and Sons.
At Groupe Marcelle we believe in an environment where passion can be expressed, creative minds lead to exceptional innovation, audacity and focus are a pillar of great success and acts of empowerment, collaboration and humanity are widely encouraged. Because our purpose is to “Cultivate beauty in the world”, we strive to care for you, people and the environment. We are looking for professionals who will exemplify these values and bring energy and commitment to results.
Join a company with more than 300 employees in the cosmetics field and play a key role in the organization.
Groupe Marcelle is currently looking for a for a Buyer, Merchandising for a permanent full-time position.
The merchandising buyer is responsible to lead, deliver and source merchandising items within project scope and budget. The merchandising buyer is also responsible to negotiate with suppliers in contract and cost while providing strong cost analysts and recommendations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Workplace: 5600, Côte-de-Liesse Road, Montreal, Quebec in hybrid mode (three (3) times a week at the office).
- Growing company.
- A dynamic team of professionals.
- Benefits: Competitive base salary and generous benefits package (including flexible hours, medical and dental insurance, pension plan, bonus and holiday vacation).
- Employee discounts on all Marcelle Group products.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE
- Update and maintaining purchasing data in JDE, PO creation
- Manage import/export coordination
- Build and maintain strong partnership with third parties
- Research and source new suppliers
- Evaluate and negotiate with suppliers to secure best price, quality and service
- Provide cost analysts and recommendations for all fixture replenishment or development
- Fulfill replenishment needs by evaluating JDE reports and predict future needs
- Fulfill yearly standard costs variance reasoning
- Review and renew contracts
- In collaboration with brand team, lead and coordinate artwork process from briefing, approvals, printer production to delivery
- In collaboration with the brand team, lead and coordinate fixture process from briefing, CAD drawings, prototyping, production to delivery
- Build and maintain strong relationships with multi-disciplinary teams
- Work closely with Category Management and Marketing to ensuring technical feasibility of launches
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
- Maintain accurate inventory of merchandising components
- Evaluate suppliers on key KPI’s

WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU IF YOU HAVE
- Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related field required
- Minimum 2-3 years experience in a similar position
- Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel and industry standard purchase order
- Able to thrive in a high-stress and fast-paced environment
- Outstanding communication abilities & organizational skills
- Bilingual in both French and English
- Experience in ERP system

AND IF YOU ARE
- Bilingual, English, and French, both oral and written, as you will be communicating with suppliers all around the world.
- Able to plan, prioritize, and organize.
- A multi-tasker, adaptable to constant changes and production deadlines, and agile.
- Detailed oriented and responsive to customers’ needs.
- A critical-thinker, proactive, go-getter, energetic, and solution oriented.

The task and responsibilities listed above are summaries and indicatives.
TO APPLY
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Groupe Marcelle wants to offer equal employment opportunities to all. It invites women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Aboriginals, and persons with disabilities to apply. Groupe Marcelle is also committed to pursuing the integration of diversity and making it a source of enrichment and pride for all its employees.
The use of the masculine gender in this document refers to both men and women.