Associate Buyer

Come play a key role in building the future of Sports & Media Everyone wants to be part of a transformational team - and that’s exactly what we’re building at Rogers Sports & Media. A team that innovates and a team that wins. At Rogers Sports & Media we are committed to creating and growing teams that are digital-first, fast-moving and bold-thinking and are focused on delivering impact with everything they do. Our impressive collection of assets includes media properties, sports teams, sports events & production, venues, e-commerce platforms and a close connection with our Connected Home and Wireless team. Collectively, we touch the lives of 30 million Canadians every month Are you up for the challenge and the fun? If so, consider the following opportunity **Our future is bright** Today's Shopping Choice (TSC) is both a retailer and a media company, operating a daily live TV home shopping service (available in 10 million households, nationally) and a robust e-commerce storefront (tsc.ca). TSC is poised for exponential growth. As shoppers' behaviours change and the retail industry transforms quickly to adapt, TSC finds itself at the sweet spot of opportunity and ability to change. The desire to shop more easily from home combined with the rise in new models of video consumption across digital platforms, presents TSC's unique "story-selling" assets and expertise with a bright future forward. We diligently operate the core business that is, but show up everyday to enthusiastically build the business that it can be. We are smart, brave, and ambitious. We believe in our growth and work together with a sense of purpose and urgency. **We're building a super star team.** We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and transformational Merchandising Team as an Associate Buyer. As we continue to operate our core business while also expanding our foray into new strategies for growth, this role will support our existing retail models while also supporting our rapid transformation to the new. In this role, you will be supporting your category buyer on execution as well as manage all products in your given sub-category with an effort to meeting and exceeding all of your targets. You will work with your vendor base and all internal departments to ensure that the vision for the product is executed. You will ensure that you are constantly aware and ahead of all marketplace trends in your category. This position is a training ground for future buyers. This is an unique opportunity to be at the centre of TSC's bold strategy to transform, and to do it in such as way that we build upon our TV home shopping roots, observe our future with fresh eyes, innovate courageously, and unequivocally deliver an engaging consumer offering with products that they consider "worth buying". **What you will do**: - Oversee omni-channel Home Category sourcing and purchasing - Support your category buyer on execution as well as manage all products in your given sub-category with an effort to meeting and exceeding all of your targets - Be constantly aware of all new product and category innovations utilizing all available revenues (social platform, trade publication, business trend news, competitors etc) and working with the vendor network. - Manage product life cycles and inventory levels to ensure that all targets are met. Manage products to ensure we are "in stock" at all times, review and maintain inventory levels on a constant and regular basis. - Assist as required, the processing purchase order worksheets. This includes the accurate and timely set up of new items. - Work with TV Sales and Programming to ensure that the vision for the show is effectively and accurately communicated to the customer. - Main liaison between cross functional teams - provide cross functional teams (Content, Digital, Marketing, Creatives, customer service, etc) with relevant information in a timely fashion to ensure efficient and seamless process. - Provide direction to Merchandise Assistants to ensure key tasks are completed on-time; item set-up, product data entry and pricing adjustments. - Complete sales analysis reporting for the programs managed on a weekly (or as needed) basis. Ensure all analysis is distributed and then kept on file for future reference. - Manage all marketing initiatives (samples, features/benefits) such as recommendations for monthly mailer, print material, presell, catalogue, price changes, icons. - Other duties as required. **What you will need**: - Passionate, hard-working, dedicated, innovative and forward thinking - 2+ years Retail Buying/Merchandise/Marketing/Business Development experience - Thrive in collaboration, an excellent team player - Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills with both internal and external clients - Equal ability to think and do; proactive - Well-developed negotiation and vendor relationship skills - Innovative and strong creative problem-solving skil