Merchant, Grooming & Oral Care (14 months contract)

Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

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

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 Grooming category and conducts analyzes to determine the effectiveness of both. Has 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 liquor category collaboratively.

What you'll do:

• Promotional Planning and Execution

• Receive flyer schedule and discuss planned promotional details

• Select ad items, perform flyer proof and implement ad changes

• Create forecasts for ad items

• Recommend promotional pricing for ad items

• Conduct post ad performance analysis

• Manage promotional costs with the vendor

• Preparing weekly distribution for promotions

• Analyze and recommend new innovation through vendors and items to discontinue

• Conduct post-mortem review of category performance

• Work with space planning team and assess/rebuild planograms

• Assist with SAP Pricing, Costing, and Assortment and Article Creation

• Analyze and recommend regular shelf price with pricing team

• Review competitive pricing and conduct pricing research to ensure alignment with category strategy, including control brands

• Perform Costing analysis

• Support negotiations with vendors for in-line business

• Work with Merchandising Operations on store merchandising plans

• Prepare and send out store communications (store training materials, store merchandising standards, product and supply updates)

• Vendor and Inventory Management (where required)

• Support screening and review of vendor submissions

• Conduct vendor meetings to discuss assortment, planning and store visits

• Participate with weekly huddles with all locations and provide updates as required

• Screen and review vendor submissions

• Review and action on inventory issues

• Compile market data with Vendor

What you bring:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience

• 1 to 3 years merchandising 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 (specifically Excel)

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.