Adjoint(e) au/à la gérant(e) de catégorie
- Laval, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Join our team to achieve your full career potential!
We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine! Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.
As the Assistant to the Category Manager, you will contribute to Laura’s success by supporting the Category Manager at every level of the merchandise buying process, consistent with division strategy. You will work on daily activities such as analysis, preparation of reports, and procuring merchandise alongside the Category Manager.
How will you support the team?
- Assist the Category Manager in managing OTB by class/supplier on an on-going basis.
- Provide Category Manager with monthly and, upon request, seasonal analysis of the business for planning purposes.
- Create Storyboards.
- Create Purchase Orders and execute modifications (i.e. cost adjustments).
- Follow up on repeats for the Category Manager in a timely manner (i.e. inquiries about availability, discount and deliveries).
- Follow-up and maintain professional relationship with vendors.
- Execute Re-SKU’s and recalls.
- Review the Style Cards or V-listing weekly to monitor performance of each style and recommend action to Category Manager (i.e. repeats, fit issues, quality issues).
- Follow up on delivery and shipping of orders and reports to Category Manager any delay or merchandise issue.
- Communicate with the Quality Assurance and Fit Departments as required on any quality control issues and approvals.
- Support store requests (missing UPC codes, special orders, etc.).
- Call vendors/stores/Distribution Centre for samples for Marketing and Product Knowledge material and prepare/organize all swatches, books and samples.
The people who thrive with us have:
- Related industry or equivalent experience
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Good knowledge of merchandising systems.
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organization skills
- Strong communication skills.
Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!
Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.
We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com.
We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.
At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.
Read the full bilingual original
Joignez-vous à notre équipe pour réaliser votre plein potentiel professionnel!
Nous sommes des gens proactifs qui ont une façon de penser et de travailler qui sort des sentiers battus et qui ne reculent devant rien pour faire briller les marques emblématiques Laura et Melanie Lyne! Entreprise privée située à Laval, au Québec, avec une vision centrée sur l'innovation et l'optimisation des expériences employés et clients, nous continuons à aider des générations de femmes canadiennes à se sentir bien et à leur avantage.
À titre d’adjoint(e) à l'acheteur(euse), vous contribuerez au succès de Laura en assistant le gérant de catégorie dans toutes les étapes du processus d’achat de la marchandise conformément à la stratégie de la division. Vous exercerez des activités quotidiennes comme l’analyse, la préparation de rapports et l’approvisionnement en marchandise avec le gérant de catégorie.
Comment allez-vous soutenir l’équipe?
- Assister le gérant de catégorie dans la gestion du droit aux achats (budget disponible) par classe/fournisseur sur une base régulière.
- Fournir au gérant de catégorie des analyses mensuelles et, sur demande, des analyses saisonnières des ventes à des fins de planification.
- Créer les « Storyboards ».
- Créer les bons de commande et effectuer les modifications (ex.: ajustement des coûts).
- Effectuer un suivi sur les modèles renouvelés en temps opportun pour le gérant de catégorie (ex. : demandes sur la disponibilité, l’escompte et les livraisons).
- Maintenir une relation professionnelle avec les fournisseurs et procéder à des suivis.
- Assigner les nouveaux numéros de SKU et effectuer les rappels.
- Passer en revue les « Style Cards » ou les « V-listings » hebdomadairement pour suivre le rendement de chaque modèle et recommander des mesures au gérant de catégorie (ex. : modèles renouvelés, problèmes d’ajustement ou de qualité).
- Effectuer un suivi sur la livraison et l’expédition des commandes, et signaler au gérant de catégorie tout retard de livraison ou problème avec la marchandise.
- Communiquer avec les services de l’assurance qualité et de l’essayage, au besoin, au sujet du contrôle de la qualité et des approbations.
- Répondre rapidement à toutes les demandes des magasins (ex. : nº de CUP manquant, commande spéciale, etc.).
- Appeler les fournisseurs, les magasins et le centre de distribution pour obtenir des échantillons pour le service du marketing et du matériel sur la connaissance du produit.
- Préparer et organiser tous les échantillons de tissu et de marchandise ainsi que les cahiers d’information.
Les personnes qui s’épanouissent chez nous ont :
- Expérience connexe dans l’industrie ou expérience équivalente
- Bonne connaissance de Microsoft Office (Excel, Word et Outlook)
- Bonne connaissance des systèmes de marchandisage
- Excellentes aptitudes en communication
- Bon sens de l’organisation
- Capacité à communiquer en anglais avec les fournisseurs à l’extérieur de la province
Ne manquez pas cette occasion de vous joindre à une équipe exceptionnelle!
Laura Canada est une entreprise familiale iconique qui exploite Laura et Melanie Lyne, deux grandes bannières de vêtements pour femmes. Établie à Laval, au Québec, Laura Canada conçoit, produit, commercialise et distribue des vêtements de qualité partout au Canada.
Nous sommes fiers d’employer plus de 2 000 collègues dévoués et d’exploiter plus de 140 magasins ainsi que laura.ca et melanielyne.com.
Notre succès repose sur l’engagement inconditionnel de notre équipe à offrir une expérience client exceptionnelle tout en incarnant nos valeurs d’intégrité, de respect, d’esprit d’équipe, de performance et de passion.
Chez Laura Canada, l’expérience client exceptionnelle est motivée par notre engagement à offrir une expérience exceptionnelle à nos employés.
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Join our team to achieve your full career potential!
We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine! Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.
As the Assistant to the Category Manager, you will contribute to Laura’s success by supporting the Category Manager at every level of the merchandise buying process, consistent with division strategy. You will work on daily activities such as analysis, preparation of reports, and procuring merchandise alongside the Category Manager.
How will you support the team?
- Assist the Category Manager in managing OTB by class/supplier on an on-going basis.
- Provide Category Manager with monthly and, upon request, seasonal analysis of the business for planning purposes.
- Create Storyboards.
- Create Purchase Orders and execute modifications (i.e. cost adjustments).
- Follow up on repeats for the Category Manager in a timely manner (i.e. inquiries about availability, discount and deliveries).
- Follow-up and maintain professional relationship with vendors.
- Execute Re-SKU’s and recalls.
- Review the Style Cards or V-listing weekly to monitor performance of each style and recommend action to Category Manager (i.e. repeats, fit issues, quality issues).
- Follow up on delivery and shipping of orders and reports to Category Manager any delay or merchandise issue.
- Communicate with the Quality Assurance and Fit Departments as required on any quality control issues and approvals.
- Support store requests (missing UPC codes, special orders, etc.).
- Call vendors/stores/Distribution Centre for samples for Marketing and Product Knowledge material and prepare/organize all swatches, books and samples.
The people who thrive with us have:
- Related industry or equivalent experience
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Good knowledge of merchandising systems.
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organization skills
- Strong communication skills.
Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!
Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.
We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com.
We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.
At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support the Category Manager throughout the merchandise buying process by managing open-to-buy information, analyzing sales, preparing reports, and creating or modifying purchase orders. Coordinate with vendors, stores, the distribution center, and internal teams to track merchandise performance, deliveries, quality issues, samples, and store requests.
Requirements
Candidates should have related industry experience or equivalent experience, good knowledge of Microsoft Office and merchandising systems, and strong communication and organizational skills. The role also requires the ability to communicate in English with suppliers outside Quebec.
Skills
- Merchandise Buying Support
- Open-to-Buy Budget Management
- Sales Analysis
- Reporting
- Purchase Order Creation and Modification
- Vendor Relations
- Inventory and SKU Management
- Merchandise Performance Monitoring
- Delivery and Shipment Tracking
- Quality Assurance Coordination
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Merchandising Systems
- Communication
- Organization
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Categories
- Retail
- Data & Analytics
- Logistics
- Administrative
Keywords
- Category Management
- Merchandise Buying
- Open-to-Buy
- Sales Analysis
- Seasonal Planning
- Storyboards
- Purchase Orders
- Cost Adjustments
- Vendor Relations
- SKU Management
- Style Cards
- V-Listings
- Merchandise Performance
- Delivery Tracking
- Shipping
- Quality Assurance
- Fit Approvals
- UPC Codes
- Product Knowledge
- Samples
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Merchandising Systems
- Retail Apparel