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Reporting to the Sr. Manager – Forecasting & Analytics, this role will support buying & allocating the promotional programs for multiple categories within the Health & Beauty and Home & Entertainment group. In alignment with the budgetary targets the Sr. Analysts are required to support accurately quantifying the forecasted demand for all items in the assortment plan. The Sr. Analyst will also support the Sr. Manger in overseeing the end-to-end seasonal program; ensuring all activities from pre-season buying to end-of-season inventory exit flow seamlessly in accordance to the milestone calendar.
The primary work location will be 2 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, ON M6K 1Y6, however, flexibility is required, as there will be occasions when the role will need to work from 1 Presidents Choice Circle, Brampton
Accountabilities:
- Support the Sr. Manager to determine accurate seasonal & promotional alloctiona 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.
- Alongside, the Planning and Analytics team, 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
- Strong Excel fundaments is required; SQL proficiency is highly valued
- Experience with MicroStrategy, Teradata and SAP preferred
- Retail Planning and/or Category Management experience is an asset
Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.
If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.
We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. 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.
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.
Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :
$80,000.00 - $110,000.00 / 80.000,00$ - 110.000,00$ (per year / par an)
A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.
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