Merchant, Hard Discount, Bakery

2 weeks ago

Brampton, Canada Loblaw Full time

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued - as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

**What You'll Do**:

- Set and achieve goals, working united with various colleagues in merchandising, operations, control brands, supply chain, loyalty, e-commerce, marketing, media, and other divisions.
- Build positive relationships with category vendors and external partners.
- Lead promotional programs from end-to-end, including product selection and forecasting, financial impact analysis, pricing decisions, vendor engagement, flyer, and digital content, and evaluate program success.
- Use data and analytics to build strategic plans that best serve customers, and that achieve intended financial outcomes.
- Support the Category Director in assortment optimization analysis, planogram design and in-store merchandising strategies, working in coordination with Associate Merchants, Space Planners, and Supply Chain colleagues.
- Research the competitive landscape and understand industry benchmarking standards on pricing, assortment, merchandising, promotional activity and more.
- Provide support by handling the financial performance for the category (profit and loss) and driven health of the category (market share performance.)
- Lead and assist vendor program meetings and product costing debates. Play an active role in leading vendors’ financial performance and product assortment.
- Evaluate new product and/or platform innovation and work with our control brand team on product innovation and program development for our private labels.

**What You'll Need**:

- Post-secondary education or equivalent experience.
- A curious and bold approach.
- At least one year’s experience as a merchant/buyer, in retail sales, or merchandising.
- Ability to innovate, influence others, and collaborate with many complementary teams.
- Analytical approach and experience using data to make decisions.
- Financial, business and retail knowledge. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Teams and confidence working with various software platforms.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars - Environment, Sourcing and Community - and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values - Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence - guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits - these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

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