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The Merchant Assistant has responsibility for the tactical execution of the strategic category business plan. Review and collaborate with the Merchant, the 360 business team & vendor partners during product line reviews. Maintains and manages data accuracy as it relates to article listings, supplier base and marketing activity. Provide a high level of service to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works closely with Merchant and the cross functional 360 business team, focused on implementing the business unit plan to attain category and corporate goals.

• Foster an effective team environment of knowledge sharing and collaboration.

• Develops and maintains effective relationships, while acting as the key point of contact between the Merchant and a variety of internal and external business partners to ensure the resolution of store and vendor issues, aligning with service level agreements

• Supports the departmental financial targets including sales, gross margin (profitability), and inventory for multiple multi-million dollar business categories. Supports decisions on assortment and pricing that will drive these 3 key metrics through coordination and execution.

• Maintains and executes retail pricing in alignment with business strategies, the pricing strategy and the clearance process

• Accountable for effective internal and external department specific communications and problem solving, utilizing the warehouse, My Apron and Canada Communications

• Performing administrative support for Sr. Merchants and Merchants, including scheduling meetings, coordination of reports and responding to correspondence, and provides intermediate functional support to Associate Merchants

• Coordination of special order programs including data validation, book creation, ongoing maintenance and communication between stakeholders (SSC, stores and vendors)

• Coordination of Supplier Partnership Meeting scheduling and financial contracts

• Responsible for article submissions & PIS forms to Advertising and Off Shelf; and downstream approvals of data and imagery accuracy.

• Identify process improvement opportunities and help facilitate solution with cross functional teams.

• Fundamental ability to have strong time management and organizational skills to prioritize work flow.

• Partners with cross functional team on best in class execution and risk identification on core and special programs
  

Competencies:

• Action Oriented

• Manages Conflict

• Drives Engagement

• Collaborates

• Customer Focus

• Drives Results

• Communicates Effectively

Skills:

• Understanding of Consolidated Reset process

• Understanding of the implication of seasonal cycles

• Partnership with vendors to learn about products

• Marketplace Dynamics – understanding the role of new suppliers and products

• Knowledge of article site assortments based on region, store and POG size.

• Understanding of competitor practices and brands

• Understanding of the competition and how they affect the business

• Understanding of THD Strategies, Brand positioning, consumer segments, and differentiators

• Understanding of merchandising impacts on store metrics (labour; safety; sales; GM; inventory; and customer experience

• Excel Intermediate

• SAP Intermediate

• Word, PowerPoint Intermediate

• My Store Tools Intermediate

• Extracts and verifies data

• BI/DSS reporting capability

• Working knowledge of processes and procedures in Marketing, Finance, Forecast/Replenishment, Advertising, Operations, Visual and Merchandise Planning

• Facilitation of multiple projects at one time with each cross functional team

• Assist in Consolidated Reset process with Merchant and vendors

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Reports to Sr Merchant/ Divisional Product Merchant

Travel Requirements:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary

Hybrid Work:

• Flex

Working Conditions:

• Office

Minimum Education:

• Not applicable

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• Experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• Not applicable

Certifications:

• Not applicable

Other Requirements/Assets:

• Excel Intermediate
• SAP Intermediate
• Word, PowerPoint Intermediate