Merchant

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.

Why is this role important:

The Merchant participates in setting prices and promotional plans for an assigned portfolio within the Home Entertainment and Center of Store category and conducts analysis to determine the effectiveness of both. A strong focus on understanding our customer’s needs and preferences is critical to success in this role. We have a passion for customers/retail industry and are looking for a Merchant who will thrive in a fast paced environment by taking ownership of their portfolio, has a passion for their business and a desire to grow the Home Entertainment category collaboratively.

What you'll do:

• Promotional Planning, analytics and Execution against strategy (promo pricing, forecast and vendor relationship)
• Own the promotional planning process, working with vendors to achieve incremental sales growth and profitability
• Shelf space to sales review via assortment optimization team
• Conduct post-mortem review of category performance – base line sales and promotional sales reviews
• Work with space planning to build and assess planograms changes
• SAP Pricing, Costing, and Assortment and Article Creation
• Preparing weekly distribution for promotions – winter and summer seasonal programs
• Analyze and determine regular shelf price
• Market analytics – understand competitive landscape and manage pricing strategy
• Support negotiations with vendors for in-line business
• Maintain promotional price at store level to ensure store profitability
• Work with Merchandising Operations on store merchandising plans
• Prepare and send out store communications (store training materials, store merchandising standards, product and supply updates)
• Own vendor and Inventory Management and seasonal forecast
• Conduct vendor meetings to discuss assortment, planning and store visits
• Participate in weekly huddles with all locations and provide updates as required
• Coordinate and manage instore pilot programs and report on performance

What you bring:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• 1 to 3 years merchandising or category experience
• Proven ability to contribute to category plans in-line with corporate strategies
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Ability to price, cost, assort items, create articles and upload templates in SAP
• Proven Analytical experience
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel proficiency mandatory)

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.