Senior Manager, Pricing & Merchandising

Federated Co-operatives Limited; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Pension plan

Job summary

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is seeking a Senior Manager, Pricing & Merchandising to lead Retail Pricing, Shelf Management, and Item Maintenance for Consumer Products on a permanent basis. The role is hybrid and based at the Home Office in Saskatoon, SK.

You will provide strategic leadership to ensure pricing accuracy, margins, and effective store execution across multiple categories, while guiding governance, data integrity, and continuous improvement across pricing, shelf planning,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in retail pricing, merchandising, operations, or related areas.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience managing teams or functions.
• Experience with pricing systems, item master data, and merchandising tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing strategy, governance, execution, and stakeholder support for Retail Pricing across Consumer Products.
• Guide shelf management and floor planning services for accurate merchandising layouts and space utilization.
• Direct item maintenance services ensuring data integrity and governance of item, costing, and vendor data.
• Oversee item maintenance services with standardized processes and issue resolution across data and systems.

Skills

Retail pricing

Shelf management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Data governance

Tools

Pricing systems

Item master data

Merchandising tools

Job description

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Senior Manager, Pricing & Merchandising on a permanent basis on our Consumer Products team.

This position is a hybrid opportunity and will be base out of our Home Office in Saskatoon, SK.

The Senior Manager, Pricing & Merchandising provides strategic leadership for Retail Pricing, Shelf Management, and Item Maintenance services, ensuring efficient, high-quality service delivery, strong accountability, operational excellence, and effective support for business partners across the organization. If you are an experienced leader who excels at overseeing multiple service functions, ensuring process discipline, and delivering reliable results aligned with enterprise priorities, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and continuously enhance retail pricing services in Consumer Products (Food, C-Store, HABS, Pharmacy) by overseeing pricing strategy, governance, execution, and stakeholder support to ensure accurate, competitive pricing that drives margin performance and meets business objectives.
• Guide shelf management and floor planning services by delivering accurate merchandising layouts, optimizing space utilization and store execution, and driving continuous improvement through process and system enhancements.
• Direct item maintenance services by ensuring data integrity, process governance, and accurate, timely item-related outputs while providing oversight and resolution for complex costing, vendor, and system data issues.
• Oversee item maintenance services by ensuring accurate and timely item data, strong governance and controls, standardized processes, and effective resolution of complex item, costing, and vendor-related issues.
• Provide leadership across Pricing, Shelf Management, and Item Maintenance services to ensure high-quality service delivery, stakeholder alignment, team effectiveness, and continuous improvement that supports business objectives across the organization.

Who you’ll work with:

The Team: You will work closely with Retail Pricing, Shelf Management, and Item Management teams. This role will have 3 direct report(s), and will report into the Director, Consumer Shared Services. This team strives to cultivate a culture of collaboration, operational efficiency, and clear accountability.

The Collaborators: You will work closely with other functions in our Shared Services business unit and collaborate across the organization with teams such as Category Management, Retail Operations and local Co-ops, Marketing/Promotions, Supply Chain/Procurement and systems support teams.

Why it matters:

We help local Co-ops grow and thrive by offering a range of professional services, including marketing, market research, information technology, human resources, accounting, risk management and business development.

Who you are:

You are looking for a career in Sales & Marketing and:

• 8+years of progressively responsible experience in retail pricing, merchandising, operations, or related areas
• 3–5 years of leadership experience managing teams or functions
• Experience supporting retail or category-based environments across multiple commodities is considered an asset
• Experience working with pricing systems, item master data, and/or merchandising tools (e.g., planogram or space planning systems) is preferred

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries, short-term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer-contributed pension plan.
• Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member.
• As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and what we offer, visit www.fcl.crs.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we invite you to submit your requests to us via [e-mail]. All information received will be kept confidential.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted.

As this position is considered a position of trust, you may be required to complete criminal background check in accordance with FCL policies.

FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process.