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Job Profile: Associate Merchant

Reports to: Senior Category Manager


Role Mandate:
The Associate Merchant supports the attainment of category objectives by providing a wide range of activities focusing on the execution of promotional plans and pricing, inventory management, O & A activities and reporting

Accountabilities:

Assortment and Promotional Execution
• Execute and complete new item set-up and item discontinuation process
• Key all promos into Item Selection Allocation Tool (ISAT) and run integrity reports
• Perform flyer proofing
• Collaborate with Planogram resources to communicate to communicate assortment changes

Pricing and Inventory Management
• Resolve scan log and error log issues
• Work with Supply Chain for distribution of replacement products
• Action code-dated items

Billings
• Prepare for and attend internal Over & Above (O&A) meetings
• Input regular O&As into systems
• Track O&As and follow up with vendors on auto and manual O&As
• Review vendor audits

Reporting and Analysis
• Run pre-existing reports
• Create adhoc reports and provide analysis upon request from core category management (CM) group and / or from cross-functional teams
• Review prior week's performance
• Review and action gross profit exception report

• Post secondary education or equivalent experience
• Proven ability to contribute to category plans in-line with corporate strategies
• Ability to gather and synthesize customer and market insight
• Good communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• Proficient with MS Office (specifically Excel)
• Previous retail experience is preferred

Here are just some of the things Loblaw Colleagues enjoy:
• 10% Colleague Discount Program on eligible products sold at Loblaw stores
• Ongoing career development through in-house training programs, tuition assistance and support for professional designations
• Sharing in the growth of Loblaw with our Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Corporate rate fitness club memberships for colleagues as well as eligible family members
• Helping you help others with our Volunteer Grant Program