Associate Merchant, Fragrance

Job Type: Full Time

Function: Merchandising

Address: 160 Bloor Street East, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON

Working Model: Hybrid

Belong to Something Beautiful

At Sephora Canada, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

Ready for a career glow-up? As the Associate Merchant, you will be responsible for achieving the financial and strategic goals of the assigned portfolio of brands - sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, and stock turnover. You will develop and implement the department objectives, brand strategies, client needs, and visual presentation within the category. You will execute merchandising and brand strategy, establish, and maintain excellent relationships with vendors, negotiate and manage assortments and seasonal products, manage compliance with the government standards, and maintain consistency with the company strategy.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and execute the overall strategy for growth with new product introductions and strategic expansion of current brands
• Develop, manage and nurture brand relationships across multiple brands and vendors
• Develop and manage assortments, plan promotions, launches, animations for brands within the portfolio, and negotiate training support, co-op funding, RTVs, and sampling
• Analyze and manage all elements of a category to identify areas of opportunity
• Source and develop new brands that fill an important need gap within the category
• Interpret and communicate management direction to direct report within the business unit to ensure that each initiative is developed within the desired timeline
• Manage fixture/planogram planning and implementation with internal partners
• Collaborates with internal partners on promotions, launches, animations, and other marketing activities
• Communicate brand training needs to brands and education team
• Manage brand fill rate and P.O. fulfillment with the inventory management team
• Commit to the development of direct report through active listening, observing & coaching
• Foster a work environment that embodies the Sephora values
• Ensure accurate assortments are posted on Stores Intranet and communicate with the stores when needed to fully support them
• Follow-up of Health Canada regulations and product registration process to aid in the management of new product registration to determine compliance

What You'll Bring:

• You have 4 years' experience in buying/merchandising or planning
• You love product, understand consumer trends and behaviour, and inspire fearlessness in everything that you do
• You have a Bachelor's degree or college diploma in retail management or a related field
• You're curious, a go-getter, take ownership and responsibility for your work
• You love tackling problems and using your analytical skills to find solutions.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit, thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and relish in working collaboratively with cross-functional groups.
• You've mastered the art of negotiation
• You're technically savvy and have experience using merchant systems
• You understand the Canadian marketplace and corresponding vendor organization

What You'll Get:

• Caring Community. You'll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating, doing the right things, and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path. Your career glow-up starts here with access to opportunities that will challenge, stretch, and develop your skills. You'll have access to the global community of luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) for endless career opportunities.
• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you'll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) your individual voice is a part of.

Rewards as Unique as You Are:

Eligibility requirements apply to certain benefits and may vary depending on job classification and length of employment.

• Wealth. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary, bonus potential, RRSP matching.
• Health. Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family's needs with medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. Access to our Well- program to support your mental, financial, physical, and social well-being.
• Balance. You'll be trusted to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with a hybrid work schedule, vacation and flex days, and maternity/paternity leave.
• Growth. A career glow-up is built into every role, with access to training and development, as well as tuition reimbursement.
• Perks. Think you've tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for gratis, and flash sale discounts on LVMH brands.
• Support. Tap into volunteer and donation matching, Employee Assistance Program, and free mental health resources with 24/7 access to Dialogue.

Join us and Belong to Something Beautiful.

Sephora Canada strongly believes in equal opportunity when it comes to employment and advancement. Our goal is to be inclusive, diverse, and representative of the communities where we work while creating an environment where every person can belong, grow, and build a beautiful career. This commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, and/or any other diversity dimensions. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (visible or otherwise), other protected characteristics or other reasonable circumstances can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People team.

As part of our commitment to transparency and efficiency, we would like to inform you that we utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening and evaluation of applications.