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Vaughan, ON

Category Manager, Produce

Vaughan, Ontario (view on map)

Posted 16 days ago

Job Description

We are looking for a Category Manager, Produce who is passionate about food and enjoys working in a fast paced, customer service centric, team environment!

Do you have experience as a Category Manager?

Do you have a passion for Produce?

Why not join us?

Position: Category Manager, Produce

Job Overview:

Responsible for category strategy development and execution, product selection, vendor negotiations, pricing strategy, advertising, in-store features and event planning. Responsible for achieving the budgeted sales and margins for the category. Analyzes data such as demographics and consumer research information. Analyzes categories and makes decisions based on consumers’ needs, with an eye on becoming “Food Experts”.

Accountabilities:

• Develop tactical plans and programs including category positioning, mix and pricing.
• Provide input for advertising and in-store promotions, space management, pricing strategy, service and inventory levels
• Transfer business knowledge to store department managers and team members
• Assist in developing annual budgets
• Manage income from Marketing Board
• Communicate with Marketing, Merchandising and Operations groups
• Communicate with I.T.
• Perform special projects
• Manage vendor relationships
• Negotiation with vendors
• Review, analyze and monitor vendor/contract performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve matters with vendors regarding return of products, over-shipments, changes, etc.
• Source new vendors

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• University Degree in Business
• Minimum 3 years purchasing and inventory management experience
• Specific purchasing experience in food retail
• Ability to develop and implement tactical plans
• Execllent understanding of vendor and customer relationship management
• Understanding of marketing fundamentals as they apply to the business
• Excellent financial skills
• Proficient in Microsoft word, excel, power point
• Creative and analytical approach to problem solving, including the ability to take abstract concepts and develop them into tactical programs
• Result-oriented self-starter with ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders across business units
• Strong customer-service orientation
• Excellent negotiation skills
• System thinking and continual process improvement skills
• Excellent analytical, and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written business communication skills

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a standard office environment with participation in meetings.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities with regular deadlines
• Travel to stores and warehouse locations required

Longo’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.

If you require accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Coordinator at:

Email: hrdept@longos.com