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About the Role

This role supports buying and allocating promotional programs for multiple categories within the Health & Beauty and Home & Entertainment group. The Sr. Analyst will accurately quantify forecasted demand for all items in the assortment plan and oversee the end-to-end seasonal program, ensuring seamless flow from pre-season buying to end-of-season inventory exit.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sr. Manager to determine accurate seasonal & promotional allocations to achieve divisional seasonal budgetary targets.
• Create a buy plan that accounts for multiple merchandising locations and any incremental quantities required for promotional activities.
• Manage team deliverables, ensuring that milestones are met in accordance to the established go-to-market timelines across all programs.
• Oversee all pre-season buy activities, including Layout Module creation/maintenance, Assortment Data Integrity, and buy upload to JDA DA.
• Participate in Final Buy Review meetings with Senior Leadership.
• Report and communicate in-season performance to Senior Leadership and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to mitigate financial risk from delayed inventory, including contingency planning.
• Support Supply Chain in all allocations/replenishment activities.
• Manage the sell-down and exiting of inventory through the Mark Down Optimization process for seasonal programs.
• Provide data driven insights and reporting that support space optimization during the Strategy Review of future programs.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Finance, Business or Economics
• Superior analytical, problem solving and judgment skills
• Detail oriented and strong time management skills
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check.

Skills

• Strong Excel fundamentals is required
• SQL proficiency is highly valued
• Experience with MicroStrategy, Teradata and SAP preferred
• Retail Planning and/or Category Management experience is an asset

Location

• 2 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, ON M6K 1Y6
• 1 Presidents Choice Circle, Brampton

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Sr. Analyst

Education Level

• Post-secondary education

Salary/Compensations

• $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Progressive careers
• Comprehensive training
• Flexibility
• Competitive benefits

About the Company

• Loblaw Companies Limited is one of Canada's largest employers, committed to positively impacting the lives of all Canadians and shaping the future of Canadian retail.
• Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture.
• We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
• We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers.
• The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position.

Equal Opportunity

• We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.
• Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment.
• We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.