Associate Merchandise Manager - St. Jacobs, Canada - Home Hardware Stores Limited

Home Hardware Stores Limited

Verified Company

St. Jacobs, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We are growing and we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Merchandise team as an

Associate Merchandise Manager. Reporting to the Merchandise Manager, you will be responsible for managing a subset of a Merchandise Manager's product assortment, sales, inventory, margins, and supplier relationships within an assigned category, to deliver on established annual financial plans.

If you have retail industry experience with a strong business acumen and analytical skills, we would love to hear from you

What you'll do:

Work closely with the Merchandise Manager on the development, communication, and execution of category strategies in collaboration with cross functional teams.
Deliver financial metrics assigned to the category including POS, shipments, margin, and other business metrics including but not limited to inventory metrics in conjunction with Supply Chain.
Develop and maintain a productive and profitable national brand and private label assortment in the Dealer Support Centre and through direct to store channels.
Build competitive advantage for HHSL using category knowledge acquired through industry experience, trade shows, store visits, and supplier interactions both domestically and internationally.
Negotiate and build strong relationships with key suppliers to support corporate initiatives.
Provide strong leadership, support, and direction to Merchandise Associate and the collaborative crossfunctional team.
Develop and execute successful promotions and support marketing initiatives.
Support Home Dealer Owners with timely, accurate and valuable category information.

What we're looking for:

Degree in Business.
Retail industry experience and knowledge of Category Management practices is preferred.
Strong business acumen and analytical skills with an entrepreneurial attitude.
Embraces technology with strong computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills, with the ability to balance, prioritize and manage several projects, while meeting deadlines.
Flexible and adaptable; able to operate independently and work effectively as part of a team.
Leadership potential with the ability to manage, motivate and direct a team.
Knowledge of Home Hardware's departments, systems and processes a definite asset.
Ability to work additional or varied hours as required to fulfill the responsibilities of position.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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