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Assistant Store Manager
Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD
Ontario
$36,225 to $50,715 CAD / year
Full-time
…skills as we strive to be recognized as the Canadian leader in pharmacy health…
Assistant Store Manager
Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD
Nepean, Ontario
$44,000 to $50,000 CAD / year
Full-time
…skills as we strive to be recognized as the Canadian leader in pharmacy health…
Added 15 hours ago
Real Estate Manager
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Mississauga, ON
Contract
The Role: Real Estate Manager, 14 month contract
Assistant Store Manager
Neighbourly Pharmacy
Kingston, ON
Full-time
Serve as a key leader on duty and assume responsibility for the store in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager or other designated leader.
Assistant Store Manager
Neighbourly Pharmacy
Kingston, ON
Serve as a key leader on duty and assume responsibility for the store in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager or other designated leader.
Assistant Front Store Manager
Neighbourly Pharmacy
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Serve as a key leader on duty and assume responsibility for the store in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager or other designated leader.
Pharmacy Clerk / Pharmacy Assistant
Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD
Amherstburg, ON
$17.6 to $20.6 CAD / hour
Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager and Operations Manager and working collaboratively with pharmacists, technicians and assistants, the primary focus of the Pharmacy Clerk / Assistant at…
Added 8 hours ago
Real Estate Manager, 14 Month Contract
Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD
Mississauga, ON
$80,452.8 to $105,594.3 CAD / year
Full-time
The Role: Real Estate Manager, 14 month contract
Added 11 hours ago
Real Estate Manager, 14 Month Contract
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Mississauga, ON
$80,452.8 to $105,594.3 CAD / year
Full-time
The Role: Real Estate Manager, 14 month contract
Category Manager
Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD
Mississauga, Ontario
$95,000 to $115,000 CAD / year
Full-time
Reporting to Senior Director, Category Management, the Category Manager will support developing and implementing category strategies to drive sales and profit growth for categories defined…
District Relief Pharmacist (Eastern Ontario)
Metro Inc.
Trenton, ON
Full-time
Supervise the pharmacy department in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager.
Support Pharmacist - Part Time
Metro Inc.
Belleville, Ontario
Part-time
Supervise the pharmacy department in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager.
District Relief Pharmacist (Ottawa) - Full Time Contract
Metro Inc.
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
Supervise the pharmacy department in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager.
Senior Manager, Strategic Finance & Special Projects
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Mississauga, ON
$94,147 to $123,568 CAD / year
Full-time
The Role: Senior Manager, Strategic Finance & Special Projects
Manager
Alberta Health Services
Edmonton, AB
Temporary
The operations manager at the University of Alberta Hospital is a key leadership role and reports to the Director of Pharmacy. This position is responsible for providing leadership and…
Retail Pharmacy Technician, Kidcare - Permanent Casual
CHEO
Ottawa, ON
$32.03 to $38.91 CAD / hour
Full-time
Under the Retail Designated Pharmacy Manager’s supervision the Pharmacy Technician:
Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy
Women's College Hospital
Toronto, ON
An exciting opportunity as a Temporary Full-Time, Registered Pharmacy Technician exists in the Pharmacy Services department reporting to the Pharmacy Manager.
Account Manager - 18 Month Contract - Express Scripts Canada
Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services
Mississauga, Ontario
Full-time
…owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Inc., one of the largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies in North America, part of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), a global health company.…
Pharmacy Assistant - Part Time
Metro Inc.
Orleans, ON
Part-time
Are you ready to join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the world of pharmacy? As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will support pharmacists operationally in providing dispensary and…
Pharmacy Assistant - Part Time
Metro Inc.
Kingston, ON
Part-time
Are you ready to join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the world of pharmacy? As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will support pharmacists operationally in providing dispensary and…
Pharmacy Assistant - Part Time
Metro Inc.
Hamilton, ON
Part-time
Are you ready to join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the world of pharmacy? As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will support pharmacists operationally in providing dispensary and…
Registered Pharmacy Technician - 15 Month Contract
Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network
Mississauga, ON
Full-time
and/or lead special initiatives and projects as required by the Specialty Pharmacy Manager.
Clinical Pharmacist -Northlands Pharmacy
Co-op
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Full-time
Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, the Pharmacist is responsible for assisting the Pharmacy Manager with the overall operations of the Pharmacy department. Responsibilities include…
Pharmacy Assistant
Bayshore
London, ON
The Pharmacy Assistant is responsible for different technical tasks delegated by the Pharmacist, Compounding Specialist, Pharmacy Supervisor, or Infusion Pharmacy Manager as per Bayshore…
Added 4 hours ago
LOGISTICS ASSISTANT - PART-TIME (25H/WEEK) - LONDON - ON-SITE
GreenShield
Mississauga, ON
$43,721 to $68,706 CAD / year
Support the Manager, Logistics and Warehouse and Pharmacy Manager in continuous improvement and optimization of shipping/receiving and logistics processes at GreenShield Pharmacy

Rexall Pharmacy Group LTD

Category Manager

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Pay: $95,000 to $115,000 CAD / year
Job type: Full-time

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Responsibilities

The Category Manager is responsible for developing and implementing category strategies to drive sales and profit growth while managing the full P&L for assigned portfolios. This includes negotiating vendor agreements, managing product mixes via planograms, and collaborating on private brand development.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience as a Category Manager or 3-5 years as an Assistant Category Manager/Buyer. Candidates must possess strong financial analysis skills, negotiation expertise, and proficiency in tools like Excel and MicroStrategy.

Experience

2 to 5 years

Education

bachelor degree

Working hours

40 hours per week

Work arrangement

On-site

Skills

Category Management
P&L Management
Vendor Negotiation
Financial Analysis
Strategic Planning
Market Data Analysis
Planogram Management
Private Brand Development
Promotional Management
Leadership
Coaching
Mentoring
Communication
Problem Solving
Microsoft Excel
MicroStrategy

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Keywords

Category Management
P&L
Nielsen
Homescan
MicroStrategy
Planograms
Private Label
Merchandising
Trade Agreements
Co-op Advertising
Retail
Inventory Shrink
Pricing Strategies
Promotional Mix
Vendor Management
Financial Planning
Market Trends
Corporate Brands
Retail Listings
Business Reviews

Original job description

Job Purpose:

Reporting to Senior Director, Category Management, the Category Manager will support developing and implementing category strategies to drive sales and profit growth for categories defined by senior management as most critical to achieving the annual financial and merchandising objectives for Rexall. The incumbent will be responsible for achieving and delivering complete P&L budgeted results for specific categories and its contribution to total Front Store P&L.

Job Dimensions:

DIRECT REPORTS: 1-3 Category Specialist

FINANCIAL: Managing P&L of Category Portfolio with annual sales ~ $20-70+ million

OTHER: N/A

Principal Responsibilities:

Budgets

Review category budgets at a required frequency and report back to management remedial action required to achieve budget
Lead the profitability of category sales as well as the costs and pricing to deliver on sales and margin with cross-functional teams and vendors
Partner with vendors to invest in marketing, loyalty and promotions
Negotiate co-op rates and supervise revenues and expenses against budget
Negotiate the annual trade agreements with all assigned vendors to improve all Rexall revenue streams including co-op and over/above promotional activities.
Present at weekly & periodic sales meeting on performance of Category Portfolio – progress to date, opportunities for improvement and share strategies to accelerate or close sales / margin gaps.

Strategic Category Plans

Develop and supervise category strategies and plans for all elements of the merchandising mix, i.e. product mix, pricing strategies, promotional mix, promotional events, corporate brand strategies.
Analyze Nielsen market data and Homescan data to measure category trends to support opportunities and measure Rexall’s performance to market.
Research, determine and maintain efficient product mix for Planograms, i.e. core retail listings, delists and private brand penetration.
Generate and supervise micro strategy data and disseminate information to pertinent staff.
Facilitate listings of new products and communicate product changes to vendors, Private Brands team & stores.
Establish pricing tactics and monitor implementation to ensure compliance to Corporate policies.
Schedule and contribute to periodic business reviews with pertinent vendors to monitor and track performance to date.
Generate revenues for co-op advertising (including promotional flyers, proprietary magazines, special events), loyalty, Launchpad etc.
Proactively lead shrink and outdates with Operations, cross-functional teams and vendors, where applicable.
Prepare and deliver special presentations as required.

Private Brand Development & Plans

Collaboratively work with Rexall Corporate Brands team to:

Define Private Label role & intent within Category portfolio strategy;
Identify new products for investigation &/or development;
Assist Corporate Brand team with negotiations, costing, product specifications / requirements, minimums / viability / volume estimates & shipping considerations;
Provide feedback & decision to Corporate Brand team on listing & delisting products within category assortment and execute on these decisions;
Define pricing of Private Label products to achieve Private Brand penetration, sales & margin goals for category; and
Develop & execute Private Label promotional plan.

Promotional Management

Manage promotional flyers, in-stores and special event programs by following critical path schedules.
Lead all aspects of editing of promotional flyers and make appropriate changes.
Negotiate vendor participation in various Rexall global promotional events (e.g. Anniversary, Mega, etc.).

Administration

Collaboratively work with all cross-functional areas to execute on category plans – Merchandising Operations, Promo & Pricing, Private Brands, Finance, Operations and Marketing.
Negotiate vendor participation in various Rexall corporate events (e.g. annual vendor conference, fundraising events, grand openings etc.).
Coordinate communications to stores on all functional issues including planogram changes.
Respond promptly and efficiently to all partner inquiries and address any issue.
Perform other duties as assigned to support Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
2-3 years’ experience as a Category Manager managing relevant product category or 3-5 years’ experience as an Assistant Category Manager or Buyer with demonstrated progressive expansion of responsibilities
Strong eye for business, ability to see big picture while leading day-to-day and accountability to results
Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to work with ambiguity
Excellent communication both written and verbal
Superior organizational skills
Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
Excellent corporate oriented planning and negotiation skills
Financial analysis and planning skills
Technical skills (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, MicroStrategy etc.)
Ability to effectively collaborate with internal & external partners
This role is filling an existing vacancy on the team.

Context and Environment:

Supporting the Senior Director, Category Management work collectively with the Category team to develop and implement category strategies that drive sales and profit growth. The ability to perform in a fast paced, sophisticated business, attention to detail and ability to successfully work on a number of different assignments at the same time are critical to achieving desired results. All aspects of the job require a high degree of confidentiality.

Internal Communications:

Merchandising teams (all levels)
Corporate Brands (all levels)
Advertising team (all levels)
Operations (District Managers & store personnel)
Senior Management
Finance (Accounts Receivable)

External Communications:

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