Category Director, Prestige Cosmetics

Lieu:

243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8

Chez Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix, nous innovons en matière de santé et de bien-être au Canada. Des ordonnances aux cliniques sans rendez-vous, en passant par un programme de fidélisation des plus appréciés, nous prenons soin de nos clients et les soutenons grâce à des nouvelles approches tous les jours.

Avec plus de 1 300 magasins détenus et exploités localement d’un océan à l’autre, le réseau de Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix est un milieu de travail et de magasinage formidable.  Nous sommes déterminés à bâtir une équipe talentueuse prônant la collaboration, la générosité et l'inclusion. Joignez-vous à notre équipe et contribuez à créer un avenir sain pour votre carrière et pour tous les Canadiens.

Pourquoi ce role est-il important?

Category Management is at the heart of all we do.  A strategic part of our organization, Category Management at Shoppers drives our front store business with innovative house brands, unique marketing opportunities, powerful supplier relationships, and exclusive brands.  You will apply entrepreneurial, consulting, management and analytical skills on a daily basis, while executing and delivering real outcomes that drive the bottom line.

We are execution and results focused, and reward our people with a chance to learn, try new things, take more responsibility and get things done.

Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing, with over 1,200 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores in each province and three territories.  We are one of the most convenient retailers in Canada, proudly serving Canadians who believe being healthy means looking and feeling good.

What You'll Do:

• Meets with existing and potential vendors to maintain a current knowledge of new product offerings and promotions, assess category performance and growth relative to SDM and competitors, refine current strategies and develop and implement additional strategies to attract and motivate customer purchases, realize maximum profitability, grow market share, and increase customer loyalty.
• Monitors product mix listing to ensure timely acquisition of products, appropriate replenishment, suggest changes in purchasing and provide solutions to minimize the impact of backorders.
• Negotiates with vendors to secure cost effective acquisition costs, unique and competitive promotional opportunities including first to market initiatives and exclusive listings, in addition to securing revenue funding for SDM marketing initiatives (i.e. Optimum, Flyers, Special value) and inside programs.
• Reviews and monitors listing and product changes to ensure accurate and timely processing, protect the integrity of all product related data and ensure all administrative requirements are completed and processed as required.
• Negotiates, schedules and implements timely promotional events to build consumer awareness and generate sales.
• Manages and monitors funds in/out accounts to ensure the revenue and spend accounts balance and accurately reflect the results of the category.
• Liaises with the Planogram team to develop and publish annual updates for all plan-o-grams to ensure the item assortment and shelf presentation remains current and best reflects the anticipated market trends.
• Work with various stakeholders including our social, marketing and digital teams to ensure an omni-channel experience for our customer
• Oversees workloads and provides staff supervision to ensure that work is done accurately, efficiently and complies with policies, procedures and standards as well as best working practices. 
• Provides guidance, motivation, and performance review including hiring and terminating employees, to maintain and enhance competency levels, identify future training requirements and achieve goals to increase performance.
• Direct report – one Category Assistant

What You'll Need:

This position requires an advanced level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects. Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.

• Strong category management expertise, ideally in prestige beauty, skincare, haircare or cosmetics
• Ability to develop and execute long-term category strategies that align with both vendor and corporate goals
• Ability to interpret data and use insights to drive category performance and innovation
• Proven track record of sales, market share and gross margin growth
• Experience with assortment planning, pricing strategies, and promotional optimization
• Deep understanding of retail trends, especially in prestige beauty and consumer behavior
• Experience with joint business planning, co-op marketing, and collaborative innovation
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams including merchandising, marketing, operations, supply chain, and digital
• Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions.  Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.
• Advanced negotiation, persuasive and communication skills to secure favourable category plans.
• Advanced understanding of quality standards relative to merchandising, marketing and promotional practices and procedures.
• Computer skills to produce effective reports, documents and presentations.
• Communicates with clarity, verbally and in one on one or group situations, or over the telephone.
• Post secondary education equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Retail, Marketing, Merchandising or equivalent.
• 7+ years in category management, merchandising, or brand management in retail or CPG
• Experience in prestige beauty highly valued

Why now?

We are currently investing in our teams at Central office, to provide the best support to our Stores and their teams. 

For the buyers and merchants on our Category Manager team, that is taking the form of new initiatives to improve workflow, and promotions optimization.  We are also developing Category Strategy, a planned Centre of Excellence to help deliver a test environment for categories, while continuing to provide measurement and analysis support to help you deliver the best outcomes for your category.

Joining our Category Management team now means you are able to help set the tone, and add your voice to the new initiatives, plans and workflows being built.

And on top of that, every year, Shoppers Drug Mart employees at Central office, and in the stores of our Associate Owners, contribute more time, money and effort to great charitable causes across Canada.

Pourquoi travailler chez Shoppers Drug Mart?

En agissant à titre de consultant qui soutient les clients internes et les pharmaciens-propriétaires affiliés, vous acquerrez une expérience unique au secteur du commerce du détail tout en travaillant pour une marque nationale primée. Vous bénéficierez du Programme d’achat des employés, d’une rémunération concurrentielle et de possibilités d’apprentissage en ligne par l’intermédiaire de Académie.

Prenez en main votre emploi et trouvez d’autres façons de vous soucier de votre travail, de vos collègues, des clients et des membres de la collectivité.

Comment Réussir:

Chez Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix, nous recherchons toujours des personnes formidables pour continuellement renforcer notre culture.  Nous croyons que les gens formidables façonnent nos valeurs, sont authentiques, bâtissent la confiance et créent des liens. 

Si cela vous ressemble et que vous êtes ouvert d’esprit, que vous avez une bonne attitude face aux changements et que vous aimez les défis d’un environnement de travail aux détails dynamiques, postulez aujourd’hui.

Type d'emploi:

Temps plein

Type de Rôle:

Poste régulier

Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix considère que la diversité culturelle du Canada est une source de fierté nationale et un symbole de force. Nous nous sommes donné comme priorité de refléter la diversité croissante du Canada dans les produits que nous vendons, les gens que nous embauchons et notre culture d’entreprise. Des accommodements sont disponibles sur demande pour les postulants et collègues atteints d’un handicap.

En outre, nous croyons que la conformité aux lois consiste à faire ce qu'il faut. Le respect de la loi fait partie de notre Code de conduite; il renforce ce que nos clients et nos parties prenantes attendent de nous.

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