Category Director, Breakfast

4 weeks ago


Brampton, Canada Loblaw Companies Full time

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Venez faire votre différence dans les communautés à travers le Canada, où l'authenticité, la confiance et l'établissement de liens sont valorisés - alors que nous façonnons l'avenir du commerce de détail au Canada, ensemble. Notre position unique en tant que l'un des plus grands employeurs du pays, celle associée à notre engagement à avoir un impact positif sur la vie de tous les Canadiens, viens offrir à nos collègues une gamme d'opportunités et d'expériences pour aider les Canadiens à Vivre Bien, Vivre Pleinement.

Chez Les Compagnies Loblaw Limitée, nous réussissons grâce à la collaboration, à l'engagement et nous plaçons la barre haute pour nous-mêmes et ceux qui nous entourent. Que vous débutiez votre carrière, que vous réintégriez le marché du travail ou que vous recherchiez un nouvel emploi, votre place est avec nous.

Why is this role important:

Join us as a Category Direction in Loblaw’s Super Market Division to deliver great products and customer programs to more than 450 grocery retail stores across Canada, including Superstore, Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Atlantic Superstore, Dominion, Independent Grocer and Valu Mart. The Category Director is responsible for meeting the financial targets of the breakfast category across all formats and is responsible for working in partnership with the Format Category Teams to build category programs, understand and drive the business end-to-end from strategy to tactics. The Category Director will coach, mentor, and develop their team and provide them direction in planning, vendor management product assortment, space allocations, pricing, and promotion in support of overall group objectives and all functions that impact financial objectives. The incumbent will liaise with various internal and external stakeholders and teams to achieve category objectives, including but not limited to Marketing, Finance, Promotions & Allocations, Brands, Operations & Vendors.

Accountabilities:

Work closely with the Category Teams to build category programs and ensure that targets for sales, market share, shrink and EBIT of a category(ies) are met. Responsible for weekly Category reports and budgets by category including Other Vendor Income. Implement product assortment, sales and buying plans, while advocating for their customers’ needs, to achieve category targets and review implementation throughout the year, adjusting as required to meet targets. Work with control label brand team to develop innovative and differentiated products that grow the brand and help to achieve overall strategy, sales, and market share. Deliver against control label objectives to achieve annual sales, market share and profit objectives. Develop and communicate merchandising direction for each retail format for assigned category(ies). Develop and implement promotions and programs for the assigned category(ies). Lead weekly store tours Coach, develop and mentor direct reports. This includes explicit consideration of on-the-job training needs for each colleague, arranging appropriate training, providing timely feedback, and overseeing colleague development. Note that colleagues are based in Ontario Merchandising office as well in our Calgary office. Collaboratively plan activities and develop strong relationships with the vendor community to maximize sales & profit. Build strong, collaborative relationships and leverage all key stakeholders to invest in their business for growth ahead of market.  Take full ownership of all key decisions and results, has a passion for their business and a desire to develop their team to similar vision Attend and participate in other meetings as required (JBP, Merch Readiness, Blue Print to Sell, IR etc.) Other duties as assigned.

Role Requirements:

5-7 years of business experience in marketing, merchandising, or pricing role 5-7 years of leadership experience, encompassing coaching, mentoring, recruitment, selection, and performance management expertise. Excellent communicator across the enterprise Strong Financial Acumen and experience managing P&L statements A strong understanding of the market and competitive landscape to recognize and capitalize on opportunities Proven strength in having a ‘customer lens’ in all decision-making process Proven ability to develop short- and long-term plans in line with corporate strategies Progressive and innovative: aggressively seeks out opportunities to improve competitiveness and demonstrates an innovative spirit. Ability to gather and synthesize customer, competitor and market insight and information Strong data management and analytical skills with strict attention to detail and the ability to develop business insights and effectively communicate them to the business Creative problem solver and strategic thinker with a strong work ethic Proven ability to deliver results in a high-pressure environment with the ability to set priorities and meet challenging deadlines. An effective change agent who possesses the influencing skills needed to help the organization adopt new ways of thinking and to embrace more sophisticated business tools Ability to coach and mentor direct reports and team with a focus on Colleague Development Post-secondary education (university or professionally accredited college) or equivalent experience

Notre engagement envers la durabilité et l'impact social est un élément essentiel de notre façon de faire des affaires. Nous concentrons notre attention sur les domaines où nous pouvons avoir le plus grand impact. Notre approche de la durabilité et de l'impact social repose sur trois piliers - l'environnement, l'approvisionnement et la communauté.Nous recherchons constamment des moyens de faire preuve de leadership dans ces domaines importants. Nos valeurs ÊTRE – Engagement, Tient à coeur, Respect et Excellence – guident toutes nos prises de décision et prennent vie à travers notre culture bleue. Nous offrons à nos collègues des carrières progressives, une formation complète, de la flexibilité ainsi que les nombreux avantages compétitifs - voici quelques-unes des nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes classés au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs du Canada, au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour la diversité au Canada, au palmarès des employeurs les plus verts au Canada et au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour les jeunes au Canada.

Si vous ne savez pas si votre expérience correspond à toutes les exigences ci-dessus, nous vous encourageons à postuler quand même. Nous recherchons des perspectives de candidatures variées, qui incluent des expériences diverses que nous pouvons ajouter à notre équipe.

Nous nous concentrons depuis longtemps sur la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion, car nous savons que cela fera de notre entreprise un meilleur lieu de travail et de magasinage. Nous nous engageons à créer des environnements accessibles pour nos collègues, candidats et clients. Les demandes d'aménagement en raison d'un handicap (qui peut être visible ou pas, temporaire ou permanent) peuvent être faites à n'importe quel stade de la demande et de l'emploi. Nous encourageons les candidats à faire connaître leurs besoins en matière d'accommodation afin que nous puissions offrir des opportunités équitables.

Veuillez noter :
Les candidats âgés de 18 ans ou plus doivent effectuer une vérification des antécédents criminels. Les détails seront fournis lors du processus d’embauche.



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