Category Assistant (12 Month Contract)

Shoppers Drug Mart•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$52,000 - CA$71,500•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Category Director, the Category Assistant supports all product and financial processes associated with category management and assists in the general administration and management of categories and suppliers. The Category Assistant maintains the data for the flyers and all supporting documents, data retrieval and analysis for planograms, reviews, supplier meetings.

Requirements

This position requires a demonstrated 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.
One to three years of general business or merchandising experience.
Post-secondary education with courses in business, merchandising or equivalent.
Requires an understanding of inter-related work processes to be able to adapt to differing assignments.
Understands the interdependent system co-ordination between SDM systems and processes.
Provides routine information to coordinate the assignments and work procedures of others.
Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with vendors and colleagues including senior management.
Draws on a number of known options to solve problems and to develop improvements.
Computer skills to produce effective, spreadsheets, reports, documents and presentations, as required. Database management.
Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions.
Communicates with clarity, verbally, via e-mail, in one on one or group situations, or over the telephone
Knowledge of category management and merchandising practices and principles.

Responsibilities

Enters, maintains and monitors all critical information including key sales and financial data to prepare and analyze weekly sales reports.
Prepare end of season postmortem, share sales and sell through data to all vendors.
Works to ensure all data is maintained accurately across SDM SAP and CPMS systems.
Prepares and submits worksheets for flyers, various merchandising plans and seasonal spreadsheets to include accurate estimates, sales, deal, retail and shelf-life information.
Proofs and edits flyer and other seasonal marketing initiatives to ensure accuracy and make adjustments as required.
Liaises with vendor community to ensure on-time delivery of all required materials to drive the category sales and growth.
Provides support to Marketing Call Centre to resolve issues or concerns in a timely and efficient manner.
Liaises with vendor community to ensure on-time delivery of all required materials to drive the category sales and growth.
Prepares and distributes communications for stores to ensure category information or updates are provided in a timely manner.
Manages samples for all seasonal programs.
Monitors and liaises with relevant departments including, Marketing, Planogram, Logistics, Inventory and Promotions to resolve issues or concerns in an efficient and timely manner.