Category Specialist-Supplements

Purity Life Health Products; Halton Hills; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Bonus plan

Job summary

Purity Life Health Products - Wellness Division is seeking a Category Specialist for Supplements. You will manage vendor interactions and leverage market insights to drive category growth across Purity’s brands and portfolios. This role collaborates with internal teams to support brand selection and product opportunities.

Responsibilities include communicating insights, supporting listing processes, and coordinating trade opportunities. Travel may be required as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma or certification with three years of related industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and brokers to maximize opportunities.
• Analyze market trends and internal data to recommend new product opportunities.
• Support brand selection by identifying customer segments and opportunities for growth.
• Stay updated on Natural Health Product regulations and requirements.
• Communicate findings and opportunities to internal teams for action.
• Assist with listing processes, reports, and event coordination; some travel may be required.

Skills

Vendor relationships

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Market trends

Education

Degree/diploma/certification

Tools

Office 365

Monday.com

Job description

Purity Life Health Products - Wellness Division has a job opportunity for a Category Specialist – Supplements responsible for managing all vendor interactions to maximize category insight across a diverse portfolio of Purity’s distributed brands/vendors. Through informed analysis and industry knowledge this role also works closely with various internal teams to provide recommendations in the brand selection process.

Pay: $55,000 to 60,000 per year (Grade 7)

Benefits and Bonus Plan

This is a new position

As the first and primary point of contact for distributed brands, your duties and responsibilities include:

• Fostering relationships across a diverse portfolio of vendors and brokers, each requiring different levels of attention and creativity
• Leveraging a growing knowledge of market trends, data, and both internal and external feedback to provide recommendations and opportunities for new business that aligns with Purity Life’s overarching strategic vision
• Supporting various stakeholders across the organization in the brand selection process by identifying new product opportunities and customer segments, as well as providing on-going analysis for a growing portfolio of brands to ensure continuous business growth
• Maintaining a current knowledge of NPN and Natural Health Product regulations and requirements
• Researching industry, consumer and category trends and utilizing feedback from internal and external resources, translating those insights into actionable strategic business recommendations
• Proactively communicating to relevant internal teams all matters relating to new products, promotion opportunities, and insights on any challenges, such as shortages, or other obstacles which could disrupt normal business operations
• Supporting the day-to-day activities of the vendors and brokers listed in your assigned portfolio, including but not limited to:
  • Navigating the Purity Life Information Centre (PLIC) portal
  • Assisting with new line/product listings processes
  • The distribution and understanding of various reports
  • Proactively source seasonal listings and pre-book opportunities
  • Coordinating trade show deal activity
• Some travel for events may be required
• Other duties as required

Job Requirements:

• Degree, diploma or certification with three years of experience in a related industry
• Advanced knowledge of all Office 365 tools
• Capable of analysing and summarizing large data sets, including sales figures, market trends and other various performance indicators
• Experience with Monday.com or other project and task management tools
• Knowledge and familiarity of the Natural Health industry
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands and able to respond quickly in a fast-paced environment
• High flexibility with strong interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse, team environment
• Some level of education in the French language considered an asset