Assistant Merchant, Fragrance (12-Month Contract)

SEPHORA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty retailer in Toronto is seeking an Assistant Merchant to drive brand strategies and product assortment. This role involves collaborating with teams, managing vendor relationships, and analyzing sales performance. The ideal candidate has a relevant degree and retail experience, and is passionate about beauty. This position offers a competitive compensation package and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation package

30% discount on all merchandise/services

Access to well-being programs

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a buyer, merchandiser, or planner for a major retailer.
• Curiosity and eagerness to take calculated risks.
• Strong understanding of the Canadian marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Drive brand strategies and product assortment.
• Build detailed sales analyses to evaluate brand portfolio performance.
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee price changes.

Skills

Retail management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Understanding consumer trends

Bilingual in French and English

Education

Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in retail management or a related field

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Job Type: Full Time

Working Model: Hybrid

Belong to Something Beautiful

At Sephora Canada, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

Ready for a career glow-up? As Assistant Merchant, you’ll drive the brand strategies, product assortment, sourcing of new brands, negotiations, and achievement of category goals. The work you do will impact beauty as you partner with luxury brands to bring clients the products they crave and help shape tomorrow’s trends. You’ll be part of a team that’s united in beauty—trendsetters and brand builders who are equally passionate about creating original brands, developing new product categories, and defining what beauty means to our clients.

What You’ll Do:

• Build detailed weekly, monthly, and semi-annual sales analyses to evaluate brand portfolio performance while supporting the team in identifying sales opportunities
• Collaborate with our Store Updates team to manage brand assortments, ensuring timely and productive updates across our brand portfolios.
• Manage vendor relationships by overseeing price changes, testers and damages, Return to Vendor (RTV), and compliance submissions
• Review and approve all in-store brand visual elements, including the management of planograms for brands and multi-branded spaces
• Oversee SKU creation and maintenance, price updates, Invoice Review Queue, product launches and delists, and markdown chargebacks while supporting field teams with category-related issues via our Hotline Online tool
• Partner with the Planning team, DotCa, and Sephora US to support inventory and sales forecasting

What You’ll Bring:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in retail management or a related field and 2+ years of experience as a buyer, merchandiser, or planner for a major retailer
• You are curious and eager to take calculated risks to source and develop new opportunities to grow the business
• You are passionate about products (beauty is your jam!), have a strong understanding of consumer trends and behaviour, and inspire fearlessness in everything that you do
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• You've mastered the art of negotiation and love solving problems using your analytical skills
• You're technically savvy and have experience using merchant systems and MS Office suite
• You understand the Canadian marketplace and corresponding vendor organization, and you have knowledge of the Canadian cosmetic industry, including Health Canada regulations and product compliance requirements
• Fluently bilingual in French and English (written and spoken) is an asset

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What You’ll Get:

• Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating, doing the right things, and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path. Your career glow-up starts here with access to opportunities that will challenge, stretch, and develop your skills. You’ll have access to the global community of luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) for endless career opportunities.
• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) your individual voice is a part of.

Eligibility requirements apply to certain benefits and may vary depending on job classification and length of employment.

• Wealth. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary, bonus potential, RRSP matching.
• Health. Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. Access to our Well-Being@Sephora program to support your mental, financial, physical, and social well‑being.
• Balance. You’ll be trusted to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with a hybrid work schedule, vacation and flex days, and maternity/paternity leave.
• Growth. A career glow‑up is built into every role, with access to training and development, as well as tuition reimbursement.
• Perks. Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for gratis, and flash sale discounts on LVMH brands.
• Support. Tap into volunteer and donation matching, Employee Assistance Program, and free mental health resources with 24/7 access to Dialogue.

Join us and Belong to Something Beautiful.

Sephora Canada strongly believes in equal opportunity when it comes to employment and advancement. Our goal is to be inclusive, diverse, and representative of the communities where we work while creating an environment where every person can belong, grow, and build a beautiful career. This commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, and/or any other diversity dimensions. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (visible or otherwise), other protected characteristics or other reasonable circumstances can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People team.

As part of our commitment to transparency and efficiency, we would like to inform you that we utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening and evaluation of applications.