Category Manager, Accesories - Toronto, Canada - Fire & Flower

Fire & Flower

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Us:

Fire & Flower is a leading, technology-powered, adult-use cannabis retailer with more than 70 corporate-owned stores in its network. The Company leverages its wholly owned technology development subsidiary, Hifyre Inc., to continually advance its proprietary retail operations model.

Title
Category Manager - Accessories
Reports To
Director, Merchandising
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Category Manager to lead our cannabis accessories business.

This role carries out the organization's Merchandising strategy for the accessories category in Fire & Flower and Friendly Stranger retail cannabis shops across Canada.

This role is responsible for ensuring the best product, price & placement in the competitive retail cannabis space, including promotional planning, forecasting, assortment planning, competitive analysis and delivering to KPI targets.

Additionally, this position will be a part of a best-in-class Merchandising team known for pioneering the retail cannabis space in Canada and contribute to other merchandising-related tasks as needed.

Competencies and Requirements

Proven success working collaboratively, both internally and externally
Proven success in exceeding KPI targets in retail category management
Strong analytical, process & organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and tactically
An eye for upcoming consumer trends and a proven ability to meet those trends.
A creative mindset that can push product development & launch new items with cross channel marketing support.
Effective negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to innovate & operate with varying levels of uncertainty
Passionate & enthusiastic about retail
Knowledge of cannabis & accessory products is an asset

Essential

Responsibilities:

Assortment planning for cannabis accessories including pricing & promotion
Design assortment and pricing strategy by province, banner and category including sales by category
Determine appropriate sku count by category / subcategory and store type (MSC)
Manage vendor relationships
Identify and leverage market and consumer trends
Ensure relevant and compelling assortments to service our customers
Suggest and influence inventory targets by category, province and shop
Competitive analysis
Incorporate shop feedback and communicate with Operations
Forecasting and forecast accuracy
Communicate regularly to relevant crossfunctional departments

Education, Training and Experience

University degree
At least 24 years of relevant experience in retail category management
Strong Microsoft Excel Skills. Proficient with PowerPoint and Word.
Experience in cannabis or cannabis accessories considered an asset
Clean Criminal Record
Working fully remote*Fire & Flower values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Inclusion to us means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths.