Category Manager
City : Dartmouth, Nova
Category : Corporate Office Careers
Industry : Retail
Employer : Sobeys Inc.
Requisition ID: 181659
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Pharmacy Services
Travel Requirements: 20 - 30%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Dartmouth
Location: Dartmouth Office
Postal Code:
Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Overview
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Key Responsibilities
Drive profitability and attain all financial targets
- Develop and execute forecasts to meet financial targets
- Annual review and management of CORE agreements
- Coordinate retail pricing
- Partner with leadership to drive category performance
- Work with Merchandising and Marketing to develop effective promotions based on merchandising strategies for the banners
- Partner with Pricing, Space Management and Replenishment teams to ensure effective communication within the department
Manage the Product Life Cycle, Pricing and Promotion
- Develop and implement category plans that incorporate strategies for Pricing, Promotion, Placement, Product Life Cycle, and Vendor Relations
- Incorporate customer insight, market analysis, and store and market visits to identify category opportunities
- Manage effective product life cycle (listings, de-listings, innovation, seasonal programs)
- Manage inventory levels
- Maximize category performance through the introduction of new and innovative products
- Develop and manage category/item pricing subject to strategic pricing philosophies loyalty program data
- Determine ad item selection and pricing based on banner financial criteria and event calendar
Vendor Relations
- Manage all vendor interactions
- Optimize vendor investment to deliver on sales targets (marketing and trade spends)Develop productive, proactive and consultative business relationships
- Collaborate with vendors to optimize vendor investment to deliver on sales targets (marketing and trade spends)
- Collaborate with vendors to maximize customer and category insight
Leadership
- Manage direct reports including: selection, orientation, training, performance management, succession planning and compensation
- Create coaching and development culture for all store employees
Skills and Experience Requirements
- An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of retail merchandising management and product performance systems.
- Knowledge of SAP, MS Excel
- Retail operations and/or merchandising experience would be an asset
We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
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We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.