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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead new category identification and launch, leveraging market insights, customer needs, and competitive intelligence to size opportunities and bring differentiated product assortments to market.
- Own end‑to‑end category strategy and execution across brick‑and‑mortar, ensuring relevant go‑to‑market plans and flawless execution from concept to launch.
- Develop and manage strategic assortments, actively managing the product lifecycle to drive sales, margin, and market differentiation.
- Drive financial performance, including sales, margin, pricing competitiveness, inventory productivity, and forecast accuracy, while maximizing ROI and inventory turnover.
- Build and manage strong vendor partnerships, leading negotiations, managing funding and promotional support, and collaborating on innovation, assortment growth, and market trends.
- Partner cross‑functionally with Marketing, Digital, Supply Chain, Space Planning, Operations, to deliver effective promotions, merchandising strategies, and an optimized customer experience in‑store.
- Partner with peer Category Managers to support the transition of successful new‑to‑business products to base category portfolios once pilots meet established hurdle rates for viability, ensuring continuity, scalability, and sustained performance.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Post secondary degree/diploma with a focus on retail management, merchandising and purchasing or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of category management experience, preferably with a national retail chain or five years in the Staples Buyer Development Program.
- Ability to foresee market trends and changes in order to make effective buying decisions.
- Participate in special projects.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Associate discount
- Health and Dental benefits
- RRSP/DPSP
- Performance bonuses
- Learning & Development programs
- And more...
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Hard Skills & Tools
category managementproduct lifecycle managementfinancial performance analysisvendor negotiationpromotional support managementmarket trend analysisassortment strategy developmentinventory managementgo-to-market strategysales forecasting
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationstrategic thinkingcommunicationnegotiationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcustomer focusproject managementadaptability
Certifications
post secondary degree in retail managementdiploma in merchandisingdiploma in purchasing