Why is this role important: The Merchant participates in setting prices and promotional plans for an assigned portfolio within the Haircare & Skincare 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:- Analyze and recommend new NG items and items to discontinue
- Conduct post-mortem review of category performance
- Work with space planning team and assess/rebuild planograms
- SAP Pricing, Costing, and Assortment and Article Creation
- 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 determine regular shelf price
- Review competitive pricing
- Conduct pricing research to ensure alignment with category strategy, including control brands
- Perform Costing analysis
- 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)
- Vendor and Inventory Management (where required)
- Screen and review 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
- Conduct vendor meetings to discuss assortment, planning and store visits
- Review and action on inventory issues
- Compile market data with Vendor
- Coordinate in-store tastings 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)
Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l'embauche :
$68,000.00 - $93,500.00 / 68.000,00$ - 93.500,00$ (per year / par an)
A candidate's experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L'expérience et les connaissances d'un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu'un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d'emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L'entreprise utilise l'intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d'évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.
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