What You'll Do:Set and achieve goals, working united with various colleagues in merchandising, operations, control brands, supply chain, loyalty, e‑commerce, marketing, media, and other divisions.Build positive relationships with category vendors and external partners.Lead promotional programs from end‑to‑end, including product selection and forecasting, financial impact analysis, pricing decisions, vendor engagement, flyer and digital content, and evaluate program success.Use data and analytics to build strategic plans that best serve customers and achieve intended financial outcomes.Support the Category Director in assortment optimization analysis, planogram design and in‑store merchandising strategies, working in coordination with Associate Merchants, Space Planners, and Supply Chain colleagues.Research the competitive landscape and understand industry benchmarking standards on pricing, assortment, merchandising, promotional activity and more.Provide support by handling the financial performance for the category (profit and loss) and driving health of the category (market share performance).Lead and assist vendor program meetings and product costing debates.



Play an active role in leading vendors’ financial performance and product assortment.Evaluate current product and/or platform innovation and work with the control brand team on product innovation and program development for our private labels.What You'll Need:Post‑secondary education or equivalent experience.A curious and bold approach.At least one year’s experience as a merchant/buyer, in retail sales, or merchandising.Ability to innovate, influence others, and collaborate with many complementary teams.Analytical approach and experience using data to make decisions.Financial, business and retail knowledge. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and confidence working with various software platforms.Hiring Range / Salary$68,000.00 - $93,500.00 per year.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.Legal & InclusionWe 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.Background CheckCandidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Merchant, Biscuits, Cookies, Crackers & Rte - $68,000 - $93,500 A Year (Winnipeg)
🏢 Loblaw Companies
📍 Winnipeg