assistant category manager.

Ready to make a massive impact with one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers? We are looking for an analytical, detail-oriented Assistant Category Manager to help drive merchandising strategy, optimize product performance, and deliver exceptional value to millions of shoppers across our national retail banners.

If you thrive on turning data into action and love fast-paced retail, this high-visibility role puts you at the heart of our promotional campaigns, vendor partnerships, and seasonal planning.

This is a 6 month role located in Mississauga, Ontario.

Advantages
- Ability to work in a growing and dynamic team
- Work for one of Canada's Top 100 employers

Responsibilities
Merchandising Execution: Accountable for executing product, pricing, placement, and promotion strategies tailored to specific retail banners.
Data Analysis & Financials: Review and analyze margins, deal structures, retail savings, cost accuracy, forecasts, and sales data using tools like SAP and Excel.
Promotional & Ad Management: Input promotions into planning systems, validate flyers, proof ad content, and partner with Marketing to build weekly and seasonal "shop-in-shop" features.

Inventory & Replenishment Coordination: Partner directly with the Replenishment Team to manage inventory flow, address stock needs, and resolve daily agency discrepancies. Pricing & Competitive Intelligence: Conduct weekly price check reviews, implement action items from competitive price reports, and resolve pricing issues.
Category Strategy & Support: Assist Category Managers with seasonal planning, vendor listing submissions, underperforming category reviews, and overall program execution.

Qualifications
Experience in retail merchandising (grocery sector experience preferred).
Strong analytical skills (proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP) to navigate and analyze large datasets.
Proven ability to negotiate, communicate across all levels of the business, and manage execution accuracy.

Summary
If this sounds like you, apply TODAY!

Please note: Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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