Category Assistant

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Category Assistant- Prestige Cosmetics and Beauty

We are a leader in retail and pharmacy. Well-known and convenient, with an extensive store network servicing the needs of Canadians.

We are a Canadian success story of 50 years, created by recognizing needs, building relationships and focusing on doing what’s needed for our patients and customers.

We help ensure Shoppers remains a leader in retail and pharmacy, innovating new product and service offerings on a national and provincial stage, setting strategy, taking smart risks and responsibility for our recommendations, and getting things done.

Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing, with over 1,200 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores in each province and three territories. We are one of the most convenient retailers in Canada, proudly serving Canadians who believe being healthy means looking and feeling good.

We are hiring a Category Assistant-Prestige Cosmetics

Reporting directly to the Category Director, the incumbent supports all product and financial processes associated with category management and assists in the general administration and management of categories and suppliers.

Duties:

• Enters, maintains and monitors all critical information including key sales and financial data to prepare and analyze weekly sales reports.
• Completes all required forms including article on-boarding forms, vendor profiles and cost change information to ensure all required documentation is complete and accurate.
• Enters, maintains and monitors all critical products listing information to ensure details are accurate and updated as necessary.
• Prepares and submits worksheets for flyers, various merchandising plans and seasonal spreadsheets to include accurate estimates, sales, deal and retail information.
• Proofs and edits flyer and other seasonal marketing initiatives to ensure accuracy and make adjustments as required.
• Provides support to Marketing Call Centre to resolve issues or concerns in a timely and efficient manner.
• Prepares and distributes communications for stores to ensure category information or updates are provided in a timely manner.
• Monitors and liaises with relevant departments including, Digital, Marketing, Planogram, Logistics, Inventory and Promotions to resolve issues or concerns in an efficient and timely manner.
• Gathers and compiles data/info from multiple vendors to prepare worksheets for submission for all seasonal programs
• Liaises with vendor community to ensure on-time delivery of all required materials to drive the category sales and growth
• Works closely with Digital team to ensure on-time execution and product delivery of new brands and items online

Skills and Experience:

This position requires an advanced level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects. Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.

• Requires an understanding of inter-related work processes to be able to adapt to differing assignments
• Provides routine information to coordinate the assignments and work procedures of others
• Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with vendors and colleagues including senior management
• Draws on a number of known options to solve problems and to develop improvements
• Computer skills to produce effective spreadsheets, reports, documents, and presentations, as required.
• Database management
• Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions. Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.
• Communicates with clarity, verbally and in one on one or group situations, or over the telephone.
• Communicates well in writing by composing clear documents; facility with editing and/or proof-reading is required
• Knowledge of category management and merchandising practices and principles
• Working knowledge of SAP considered an asset
• Curiosity about the Beauty industry and key trends

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.