Why is this role important :Reporting to our Director, you'll participate in every aspect of Health and Beauty category sourcing, including vendor relationship and performance management, RFPs, cost negotiations, supply risk management, domestic and offshore sourcing, vendor onboarding and much more. You'll also work closely with cross-functional teams to identify emerging product trends, discover new brands and suppliers, and explore innovation opportunities that bring exciting, relevant products to our shelves across both private label and branded assortments.
What you'll do: - Drive Category Growth: Help shape and execute sourcing strategies that support category objectives, deliver financial targets, and leverage customer insights to identify new opportunities.
- Build Strong Vendor Partnerships: Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, identifying opportunities to drive value, innovation, and long-term growth.
- Negotiate & Deliver Results: Play an active role in vendor negotiations, product costing, and performance management to ensure competitive pricing and strong supplier performance.
- Discover What's Next: Stay ahead of emerging beauty and personal care trends, identify exciting new brands and products, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring innovation to our shelves.
- Support Private Label Innovation: Partner with our Loblaw Brands team and retail divisions to identify product opportunities and support the development and sourcing of our private-label programs.
- Collaborate Across the Business: Work closely with Supply Chain, Replenishment, Transportation, and other internal teams to resolve challenges, improve product availability, and ensure smooth execution.
- Stay Ahead of the Market: Monitor competitors, industry trends, global sourcing opportunities, and product innovation to help keep our Health & Beauty assortment relevant and competitive.
- Own the Details: Support vendor onboarding, product launches, item setup and maintenance, vendor transitions, and day-to-day operational activities that keep the category running smoothly.
What you bring: - A curious approach and positive, self-motivated attitude.
- Post-secondary education in business or sourcing/procurement management; or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years in a dedicated sourcing/procurement or retail merchandising role.
- Ability to innovate, influence others, and collaborate with many diverse teams.
- Analytical approach and experience using data to make decisions.
- Financial, business and retail knowledge.
- Strong relationship management skills and a winsome communication style.
- Skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Teams and comfort working with various software platforms.
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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