Buyer, Joe Fresh (13 Month Contract)

Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Founded in 2006, Joe Fresh is a leading source for modern style and accessible design, offering comprehensive lifestyle collections for men, women and children. Joe Fresh delivers quality and compelling value in categories spanning in apparel, accessories, and footwear. Joe Fresh collections are polished and sophisticated, with a focus on essential designs that appeal to a broad range of style-savvy consumers. With more than 350 Joe Fresh departments from coast to coast, the Joe fresh network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness, and inclusivity. We are looking for innovative, hardworking, and collaborative team members for our Joe Fresh team. Join our team in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct - it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Why is this role important:
The Buyer, reporting to the Sr. Buyer, Category, strategizes, develops, and implements category assortment as determined by established sales. They will also work in tandem with cross-functional specialist teams to achieve various deliverables that work in accordance of providing our customers exceptional value.

What you'll do:

• Financials: Accountable for achieving Omni-channel P&L and GMROI for assigned category, including proactive management to ensure forecasts, sales, grow profit and inventory targets are met or exceeded. Conduct post-buy assortment, financial analysis to included end-to-end erosion, and develop action plan to communicate to both management & cross-functional teams

• Strategy: Develop & implement category, assortment, marketing and merchandising strategies that support the overarching category goals, and always ensuring that plan is supported with a customer-centric focus, data & analytics and market share data. A focus on vendor and SKU optimization help drive the strategy

• Negotiations: Develop and manage relationships with both internal and external partners, the ability to gain agreement and negotiate effective solution solutions.

• Marketing: Drive Go-to-Market strategies involving developing seasonal plans, forecasting and implementing promotional activities

• Design & Merchandising: Collaborate in setting merchandising direction for different retail formats in efforts to improve sales productivity while maintaining execution excellence

• Lead: Provide coaching, and direction to the Category Team including feedback and collaboration

• Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging

What you bring:

• 5 years minimum Buying experience required (experience with private label an asset, leading a team also an asset)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or equivalent

• Proven ability to deliver results including demonstrated P&L management skills

• Broad retail experience including working knowledge of cross functional areas/processes and their inter-relationships.

• Strong Customer Orientation

• Results driven, critical thinking and ability to influence others

• Strong analytical, business and financial skill

How You’ll Succeed:
At Joe Fresh, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Joe Fresh recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.