Merchant, Hard Discount, Canned

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. 

Join Loblaw Companies Limited as a Merchant in our Hard Discount Division, where we will deliver outstanding products and customer programs to 400 grocery retail stores across Canada. Reporting to the Category Director, we are a diverse and dynamic team that are data-driven and customer centric with a passion for food

If you're exhilarated by the opportunity to sell for one of Canada's leading retailers, apply today 

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. 

• Independently manage end to end planogram design & decision making, and in-store merchandising strategies, working in coordination with Divisional counterparts, 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 while leveraging internal and external programs (Numerator, Neilsen, etc). 

• Drive the financial performance for the category (profit and loss) and enhance the health of the category (market share performance), proactively identifying opportunities for sales, profit, and tonnage growth.  

• Develop and analyze financial models for various proposals, evaluating potential impacts on sales, profit, and tonnage to inform strategic decision-making.

• Build a strong understanding of marketplace retails to set, monitor, and adjust shelf pricing while hitting business guardrails and category strategies.

• 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. 

• Proven ability to innovate, influence others (including influencing up), and collaborate with many complementary teams. 

• Analytical approach and experience using data to make decisions. 

• Ability to work independently and manage the portfolio to deliver on volatile sales & margin expectations.

• Highly skilled in vendor negotiations to drive increased profit, better supply, and lowest cost to serve.

• Exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced retail environment.

• Financial, business and retail knowledge.  Skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SQL 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.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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