VP, Promotions, Pricing & In-Store Merchandising

VP, Promotions, Pricing & In-Store Merchandising page is loaded VP, Promotions, Pricing & In-Store Merchandising Apply locations 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R2000319371 Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

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Location: 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8 At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day.

Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.

We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.

We’re looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®.

Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.

Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, Merchandising, the incumbent oversees, guides and manages the Promotions, Pricing and In-Store Merchandising departments to ensure sales and gross margin targets for the front store are achieved.

The incumbent develops and establishes sales and margin objectives, all promotional activity including flyers, special values, display, seasonal etc., everyday pricing strategy and execution.

Dimensions: Team 25 people Primary Responsibilities: Manages all components of the flyer program including budget, financial performance, sales forecast, planning, and weekly event planning Oversees flyer production, flyer layout, item selection, flyer themes and category allocation Supports promotional forecasting for the Front Store business, and works in collaboration with Loyalty & Marketing teams on planning weekly events to achieve financial metrics Manages internal rebate spend across advertised items, in-store promotional activity and discontinued Corporate Brand products Sets, monitors and maintains regular pricing strategies for ecomm and stores to align with department objectives and targets Monitors and analyzes the performance of the Everyday Pricing strategies to identify areas of opportunity and ensure maximum competitiveness Approves, reviews, analyzes and establishes in-store merchandising standards for store execution.

Establishes strategy and guidelines for all Merchandising displays and seasonal programs to ensure achievement of financial plans including sales, store margin and residual inventory Partners with Category Management Team on assortment and new products to ensure promotional plans, regular pricing strategies and instore merchandising programs support category strategy Works closely with Front Store Planning team to deliver on reporting and insight deliverables across sales, margin and marketshare for all Front store categories Collaborates with Store Operations and Supply Chain on key initiatives, store communication and solving key issues that arise Provides regular updates to National Operations on priorities, Front Store performance and new initiatives Supports ad hoc projects or analysis that arise related to business issues or regional reviews Oversees workloads and provides staff supervision to ensure that work is done accurately, efficiently and complies with policies, procedures and standards as well as best working practices Provides guidance, motivation, and performance review including hiring and terminating employees, to maintain and enhance competency levels, identify future training requirements and achieve goals to increase performance Manages, evaluates, develops and implements departmental budgets, merchandising tactics and strategies to maximise efficiency and adapt to changes in the marketplace to ensure market share growth.

Develops and establishes short and long term departmental goals, objectives policies and operating procedures Requirements: This position requires a superior level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects.

Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.

Post secondary equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Retail Merchandising, or related field.

MBA is an asset.

10-15 years experience in retail merchandising, business, marketing or equivalent experience.

Requires extensive knowledge and skill in multiple disciplines to be able to integrate them effectively and a capacity to understand and interpret conflicting goals and needs of diverse groups.

Organizes a diverse function or integrated units by developing plans and setting directions.

Develops new techniques and innovative approaches to further continuous improvements.

Decisions are complex in nature involving multiple elements, factors and interests to develop new models and processes to meet future needs within a framework of corporate policy, general direction, multiple needs and legislated compliance.

Adaptable to set and prioritize work with multiple exceptions.

Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.

Communicates with clarity, verbally and in one on one or group situations, or over the telephone.

Communicates well in writing by composing clear documents; facility with editing and/or proof-reading is required.

Computer skills to create and interpret reports, documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Business acumen
– superior knowledge of retail operations, merchandising, promotional and relationship management principles and practices.

Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community.

Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture.

We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Employment Type: Full time Type of Role: Regular We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment.

We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note: Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check.

Details will be provided through the application process.

Similar Jobs (1) Merchandising Crew Associate locations 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 16 Days Ago Loblaw Companies LimitedisCanada’sfood and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder ofChoice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust.Loblawprovides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services.

With nearly 2,500 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations,Loblaw, its franchisees, and Associate-owners employ approximately 200,000 full
– and part-time employees, making it one ofCanada’slargest private sector employers.

Loblaw’spurpose – Live Life Well® – puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the companies’ stores.Loblawis positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways: convenient locations; more than 1,050 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty; full-service pharmacies at more than 1,300 Shoppers Drug Mart® and Pharmaprix® locations and more than 500Loblawlocations; PC Financial® financial services; affordable Joe Fresh® fashion and family apparel; and three ofCanada’stop consumer brands in Life Brand®, no name® and President’s Choice®.

We are always looking for talented people to join our team.

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