Director, E-commerce Merchandising - Montreal-nord, Canada - Sobeys

Sobeys

Verified Company

Montreal-nord, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID:182480

Career Group:
Corporate Office Careers

Job Category:
E-commerce Merchandising

Travel Requirements:0 - 10%

Job Type:
Full-Time

Country:
Canada (CA)

Province:
Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec

City:
Montréal, Calgary, Stellarton, Mississauga

Location:
Bureau de Montréal-Nord, Calgary Office, Foord St. Office, Tahoe Office

Postal Code:

Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers.

Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country.

With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?:

We're looking for a Director, E-commerce Merchandising to spearhead the development and execution of the merchandising strategy for Voila.

In this role, you'll lead a team of Category Managers to drive our e-commerce business forward by leveraging market insights, optimizing assortments, and maximizing profitability.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

Lead overall ecommerce merchandising strategy_
Utilize market research (including category, competitor, and customer information) to create the ecommerce assortment strategy to deliver the ecommerce P&L.
Lead development of ecommerce category playbooks in collaboration with merchandising / category management team, including defining category roles and intents, product range, key suppliers, pricing, and promotions, mix and margins, substitutions, and sourcing strategy / supply chain approach.
Translate ecommerce category playbooks into SKUlevel assortment, including shared national SKUs and onlineonly extended aisle SKUs.
Work with merchandising / category management teams on supplier standards and onboarding, leveraging national scale in buying and negotiations.
Work with merchandising services team on SKUlevel data requirements.
Work with forecasting and replenishment team on category budgets and forecasts.
Work with marketing team on promotions strategy, ad planning process, and site / app placements (including supplierfunded promotions).
Own category management budget_
Manage category performance to deliver the ecommerce P&L, including sales, margin, profit, inventory, and market share.
Conduct postbuy analysis to inform future buying decisions.
Communicate and report ecommerce category performance and financial results.

What you have to offer:

Minimum of 10 years in Category Management within the Ecommerce or Retail sector, with a strong background in purchasing and merchandising.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead highperforming teams.
Deep understanding of the ecommerce and retail landscape, coupled with strategic thinking to anticipate market trends and capitalize on opportunities.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and problemsolving skills.
Ability to leverage data insights to drive informed decisionmaking.
Experience in SAP is an asset.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

**We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.