Director, E-commerce Merchandising

Requisition ID: 182480 

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers  

Job Category: E-commerce Merchandising  

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

  Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA) 

Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec

City: Montréal, Calgary, Stellarton, Mississauga

Location: Bureau de Montréal-Nord, Calgary Office, Foord St. Office, Tahoe Office  

Postal Code:  

Our family of 131,000 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?

We're looking for a Director, E-commerce Merchandising to spearhead the development and execution of the merchandising strategy for Voila. In this role, you'll lead a team of Category Managers to drive our e-commerce business forward by leveraging market insights, optimizing assortments, and maximizing profitability.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Lead overall e-commerce merchandising strategy

• Utilize market research (including category, competitor, and customer information) to create the e-commerce assortment strategy to deliver the e-commerce P&L.
• Lead development of e-commerce category playbooks in collaboration with merchandising / category management team, including defining category roles and intents, product range, key suppliers, pricing, and promotions, mix and margins, substitutions, and sourcing strategy / supply chain approach.
• Translate e-commerce category playbooks into SKU-level assortment, including shared national SKUs and online-only extended aisle SKUs.
• Work with merchandising / category management teams on supplier standards and onboarding, leveraging national scale in buying and negotiations.
• Work with merchandising services team on SKU-level data requirements.
• Work with forecasting and replenishment team on category budgets and forecasts.
• Work with marketing team on promotions strategy, ad planning process, and site / app placements (including supplier-funded promotions).

Own category management budget

• Manage category performance to deliver the e-commerce P&L, including sales, margin, profit, inventory, and market share.
• Conduct post-buy analysis to inform future buying decisions.
• Communicate and report e-commerce category performance and financial results.
  
   

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of 10 years in Category Management within the E-commerce or Retail sector, with a strong background in purchasing and merchandising.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Deep understanding of the e-commerce and retail landscape, coupled with strategic thinking to anticipate market trends and capitalize on opportunities.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to leverage data insights to drive informed decision-making.
• Experience in SAP is an asset. 
• Knowledge of English is required, as the candidate will be expected to work closely with peers in other provinces in planning, developing and implementing processes and participating in key national strategic projects. The incumbent will also have to supervise members of her team who are based in provinces other than Quebec.

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. 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 or monitored for accuracy by our organization. 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.

Sobeys is 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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