Category Director, Tabletop, Cookware & Appliances

Category Director, Tabletop, Cookware & Appliances

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Locations: 500 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: R2000474581

Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Founded in 2006, Joe Fresh is a leading source for modern style and accessible design, offering comprehensive lifestyle collections for men, women, and children. Joe Fresh delivers quality and compelling value in categories spanning apparel, accessories, and footwear. Joe Fresh collections are polished and sophisticated, appealing to a broad range of style-savvy consumers. With more than 350 Joe Fresh departments from coast to coast, the Joe Fresh network is more than a great place to shop; it's a great place to work. We're committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness, and inclusivity. We are looking for innovative, hardworking, and collaborative team members for our Joe Fresh team. Join our team in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well.

Role Mandate:

The Category Director is responsible for meeting the financial targets of a category(ies) across all formats and is responsible for working in partnership with the Format Category Teams to build category programs, understand and drive the business end-to-end from strategy to tactics. The Category Director will coach, mentor, and develop their team and provide them direction in planning, vendor management, product assortment, space allocations, pricing, and promotion in support of overall group objectives and all functions that impact financial objectives. The incumbent will liaise with various internal and external stakeholders and teams in order to achieve category objectives, including but not limited to Marketing, Finance, Promotions & Allocations, Brands, Operations & Vendors.

Accountabilities:

Work closely with the Format Category Teams to build category programs and ensure that targets for sales, market share, shrink, and EBIT of a category(ies) are met.

Responsible for weekly Category reports and LE's by category including Other Vendor Income.

Implement product assortment, sales, and buying plans, while advocating for their customers' needs, in order to achieve category targets and review implementation throughout the year, adjusting as required to meet targets.

Work with the control label brand team to develop innovative and differentiated products that grow the brand and help to achieve overall strategy, sales, and market share.

Deliver against control label objectives in order to achieve annual sales, market share, and profit objectives.

Develop and communicate merchandising direction for each retail format for assigned category(ies).

Develop and implement promotions and programs for the assigned category(ies).

Lead weekly store tours.

Coach, develop, and mentor direct reports, including explicit consideration of on-the-job training needs for each colleague, arranging appropriate training, providing timely feedback, and overseeing colleague development.

Collaboratively plan activities and develop strong relationships with the vendor community in order to maximize sales & profit.

Build strong, collaborative relationships and leverage all key stakeholders to invest in their business for growth ahead of market.

Take full ownership of all key decisions and results, has a passion for their business and a desire to develop their team to a similar vision.

Attend and participate in other meetings as required (JBP, Merch Readiness, Blue Print to Sell, IR, etc.).

Other duties as assigned.

Role Requirements:

5-7 years of business experience in marketing, merchandising, or pricing role.

Excellent communicator up, down, and across the enterprise.

Strong Financial Acumen and experience managing P&L statements.

A strong understanding of the market and competitive landscape in order to recognize and capitalize on opportunities.

Proven strength in having a 'customer lens' in all decision-making processes.

Proven ability to develop short and long-term plans in line with corporate strategies.

Progressive and innovative: aggressively seeks out opportunities to improve competitiveness and demonstrates an innovative spirit.

Ability to gather and synthesize customer, competitor, and market insight and information.

Strong data management and analytical skills with strict attention to detail and the ability to develop business insights and effectively communicate them to the business.

Creative problem solver and strategic thinker with a strong work ethic.

Proven ability to deliver results in a high-pressure environment with the ability to set priorities and meet challenging deadlines.

An effective change agent who possesses the influencing skills needed to help the organization adopt new ways of thinking and to embrace more sophisticated business tools.

Ability to coach and mentor direct reports and team with a focus on Colleague Development.

Post-secondary education (university or professionally accredited college) or equivalent experience.

How You'll Succeed:At Joe Fresh, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust, and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change, and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Joe Fresh recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation's evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

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