Job Description

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada\'s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.Our family of 128,000 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?Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for passionate new talent to join our team! We are currently looking for a Director Category Management Multicultural.Here\'s where you\'ll be focusing:Lead national category managers

• Develop and design department plan that support the overall banner merchandising strategy, delivering both customer loyalty and sales growth through effective assortment, pricing, promotions, merchandising and use of customer insights
• Coach, train and mentor Category Managers to develop category plans, implement category strategies and manage vendor relationships
• Work with the Category Managers to execute category plans that meet the needs of the banners within each geographic region
• Coordinate and lead quarterly Joint Business Planning meetings between the vendors and the Discount Category Managers
• Inspire product and program innovations from the Category Management teams and the vendors

Develop the department or category group strategy

• Build department/category tactics that support the department/banner strategy
• Responsible to establish category level wholesale and retail margin budgets that meet the targets of the business unit ($800-950M Sales; $180-200M Gross Profit Margin)
• Set performance targets for categories including: sales, promotional mix, shrink
• Manage promotional and category sales mixes to achieve banner format\'s targets for business unit
• Translate strategic category plans into tactical merchandising activities
• Identify opportunities in line with consumer trends and banner strategies
• Communicate category performance to the format\'s operational leadership teams
• Maintain a clear understanding of department programs being executed by competitors
• Ensure a high level of personal and team education on department strategies and tactics being executed in North America and Europe, including the growth of ethnic assortments (as applicable)

Direct the execution of merchandising categories

• Work with their Fresh and Grocery peers to establish quarterly and annual promotional plans
• Ensure the Category Plans align to the banner promotional and pricing strategies
• Support the Category Managers in the Joint Business Plan meetings is accordance with the annual schedule
• Build vendor relationships to enable effective Joint Business Planning and strategic planning
• Conduct regular Category Reviews and Warranty Walks
• Direct interactions with National Merchandising, Quebec and Related Businesses (RB) to create leverage with vendor community
• Coordinate with the Category Management Services group to execute against the Category Plans
• Analyze category performance in the market place and at individual competitors

Empower employees and develop top talent

• Foster an environment for skill development and career progression to develop talent.

What you have to offer:

• 5-7 years in category management and or retail management
• 3-5 years of business experience in category management, merchandising and retail operations
• Strong Negotiation skills
• 5+ years coaching/leading a functional team for financial growth

#LI-DS1#LI-Hybrid#At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better - physically, financially and emotionally.Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

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

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