National Category Development Manager Jobs

Responsible for overall financial management of Trade Spend, Deductions, Markdowns and Slotting budgets

Strong strategic negotiation skills and influence-based selling skills (GAP training and/or PVA negotiation experience are an asset)

Solid communication and presentation skills (JBP experience is preferred)

Must have a minimum 4 years of CPG sales experience, preferably with Shoppers Drug Mart

Experience managing portfolio at both gross and net sales levels an asset

LDIA/Loblaw Vendor Portal experience is preferred

5+ years of experience in a supervisory/management role.

Proven leadership skills and attributes: Ability to motivate a team and delegate responsibilities.

Strategic planning/thinking and implementation abilities.

Negotiation, influencing and conflict resolution skills.

Formulating and implementing business strategy for the corporate sales team.

Creating and leading the team to sales goals and objectives.

Customer experience or account management

Develop a category management strategy and related go-to-market activities

Strong interpersonal skills to develop relationships and rapport

Strong analytical experience converting data insights into action

Experience with storytelling with data

Experience with market research / market assessment an asset

Category management and retail sector experience

Experience in MS Office suite including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Proven analytical, organizational and negotiation skills

Managing growth, sales, and profitability

Ensuring established practices and procedures are followed

Coordinating promotional and pricing programs