- Lead Giant Tiger's Grocery merchandising strategy to strengthen its Hard Discount and lowest-price position
- Lead the evolution toward a simpler, more productive grocery assortment
- Make disciplined SKU decisions based on customer traffic, sales, profit and inventory productivity
- Develop pricing and promotional strategies
- Partner with Private Label to identify assortment opportunities and grow the private label business
- Develop strategies that earn franchise owners' support using commercial judgment, data and store insight
- Partner with Supply Chain, Replenishment, Marketing, Merchandising Financial Planning and Store Operations
- Provide demand forecasts and commercial insights supporting inventory planning, product availability and inventory turns
- Build strategic vendor relationships and negotiate competitive commercial terms
- Lead, coach and develop a team of merchandising leaders
- Report to the Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant

Requirements

- 10+ years of progressive experience in grocery, food merchandising or a related retail workplace
- 5+ years of experience leading merchandising or category teams, including leading and developing other leaders
- Strong grocery/fresh merchandising experience with accountability for assortment, pricing, category performance and profitability
- Strong commercial mindset and ability to identify products that drive customer traffic, sales and profit
- Experience simplifying or rationalizing assortments while protecting customer value and business performance
- Ability to translate merchandising strategy into clear priorities and day-to-day execution
- Experience influencing store operators, franchisees or other independent business partners
- Ability to work effectively with Supply Chain, Marketing, Operations, Finance and merchandising teams




- Strong vendor management and negotiation experience
- University Undergraduate degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field and 10 years' experience in the retail industry OR 15 years' experience in the retail industry
- Experience within Hard Discount, value or limited-assortment retail environment is an asset
- Private label merchandising experience is an asset
- Experience across fresh and ambient grocery categories is an asset
- Experience within a franchise retail environment is an asset
- Bilingual in FR and EN is an asset
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada and maintain authorization for the duration of employment
- Moderate travel required, including regular travel to the Giant Tiger Home Office, stores, and vendors

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in grocery merchandising, with a strong focus on assortment management, pricing strategies, and vendor negotiations. Proven ability to lead and develop teams while driving commercial success and customer engagement in a retail environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Grocery Merchandising Experience
- Team Leadership and Development
- Vendor Management and Negotiation
- Commercial Mindset
- Bilingual in French and English

Hard Skills

- SKU Decision Making
- Pricing Strategy Development
- Demand Forecasting
- Assortment Simplification
- Category Performance Accountability
- Private Label Merchandising
- Inventory Planning
- Sales and Profit Analysis
- Retail Industry Experience
- Franchise Retail Experience

Soft Skills

- Influencing Store Operators
- Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams
- Commercial Judgment

Industry Keywords

- Hard Discount Retail
- Limited-Assortment Retail
- Fresh Grocery Categories
- Ambient Grocery Categories
- Merchandising Financial Planning

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📌 Head of Grocery (Ottawa)
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📍 Ottawa