Liquor Merchandising Specialist - Pricing & Promotions

Loblaw; Brampton; On-site; CAD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Loblaw is seeking a Merchant to manage the Liquor category portfolio in Canada. You will set prices, plan promotions, analyze category performance, and collaborate with vendors and store teams to optimize assortment and profitability.

The role requires 1–3 years merchandising experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with SAP and Excel. This on-site position offers growth within a leading national retailer.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience.
• 1 to 3 years merchandising experience.
• Proven ability to contribute to category plans in-line with corporate strategies.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to price, cost, assort items, create articles and upload templates in SAP.
• Proven Analytical experience.
• Proficient with MS Office (specifically Excel).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend new NG items and items to discontinue
• Conduct post-mortem review of category performance
• Work with space planning team and assess/rebuild planograms
• SAP Pricing, Costing, and Assortment and Article Creation
• Promotional Planning and Execution
• Receive flyer schedule and discuss planned promotional details
• Select ad items, perform flyer proof and implement ad changes
• Create forecasts for ad items
• Recommend promotional pricing for ad items
• Conduct post ad performance analysis
• Manage promotional costs with the vendor
• Preparing weekly distribution for promotions
• Analyze and determine regular shelf price
• Review competitive pricing
• Conduct pricing research to ensure alignment with category strategy, including control brands
• Perform Costing analysis
• Support negotiations with vendors for in-line business
• Maintain promotional price at store level to ensure store profitability
• Work with Merchandising Operations on store merchandising plans
• Prepare and send out store communications (store training materials, store merchandising standards, product and supply updates)
• Vendor and Inventory Management (where required)
• Screen and review vendor submissions
• Conduct vendor meetings to discuss assortment, planning and store visits
• Participate with weekly huddles with all locations and provide updates as required
• Screen and review vendor submissions
• Conduct vendor meetings to discuss assortment, planning and store visits
• Review and action on inventory issues
• Compile market data with Vendor
• Coordinate in-store tastings with Vendor

Skills

Merchandising experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary education or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Loblaw is seeking a Merchant to manage the Liquor category portfolio in Canada. You will set prices, plan promotions, analyze category performance, and collaborate with vendors and store teams to optimize assortment and profitability.

The role requires 1–3 years merchandising experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with SAP and Excel. This on-site position offers growth within a leading national retailer.