Category Manager, Cosmetics & Personal Care

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products.

Pattison Food Group Ltd. is a certified Great Place to Work and consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time

Category Manager, Cosmetics & Personal Care to join our Merchandising team in Langley, BC.

Reporting to the General Manager, Health & Wellness, you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for the category. In this role, you will be focused on creating growth through product mix, promotional strategies, building supplier relationships, leveraging market innovation that enhances customer experience, while delivering on financial objectives.

You will be responsible for

• Developing and preparing on-going category management and product mix plans.
• Negotiating with external/internal suppliers and manages suppliers’ funding and costing agreements.
• Analyzing the performance of product mix plans while pro-actively managing the introduction/discontinuation/optimization of the product mix within assigned categories.
• Ensuring regular and promotional pricing strategies for assigned categories are delivered with a focus on gaining a competitive advantage.
• Implementing changes with a focus on gaining a competitive advantage and following up and resolving key pricing issues.
• Recommending and developing effective plans/merchandising strategies for the promotion of assigned categories via various marketing venues and partnering with key stakeholders to ensure effective communication and implementation of plans.
• Managing the approved budget with a focus on achieving established financial targets.
• Communicating environmental, legislative and product integrity standards to key stakeholders (e.g. Suppliers) and ensuring that new lines reflect environmental/legislative compliance/product integrity.
• Responding to customer issues with a focus on satisfying and resolving the issues/concerns.
• Visiting competition, trade shows/industry events and recommending/implementing innovative and profitable merchandising ideas and solutions.

You have

• Post-secondary education in Business Administration or relevant discipline is an asset.
• A minimum of 5 years of retail sales experience including development, procurement, pricing, and merchandising of products.
• Knowledge and application/interpretation of consumer/marketing and buying principles, financial information (e.g. Budgets, P/L statements), systems, applications, and databases (e.g. Excel, Seagate).
• Proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Experience with project management.

You are

• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in negotiation with demonstrated relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Analytical with problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Focused on achieving goals and “winning” with strong profit orientation.
• Able to challenge the status quo, look for new opportunities, and take risks.
• Able to work within a team environment.

What we offer

In addition to a highly competitive salary , we offer a great range of benefits , a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression.

If you’re looking to join a team that puts people first, you’re in the right place. Apply online today!

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Compensation Details

$90,415.00 - $120,554.00

The compensation offered for this position will take into consideration location, education, skills, experience and other factors.