Strategic Merchant – Data-Driven Growth & Private Label

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

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited is seeking a Merchant in our Hard Discount Division to lead end-to-end promotional programs, analyze data, and partner with cross-functional teams across merchandising, operations, supply chain and marketing in Canada.

Reporting to the Category Director, you will drive assortment planning, vendor negotiations, and pricing decisions while monitoring category P&L and market share. A post-secondary education and at least one year of merchandising experience are required.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience.
• Curious and bold approach.
• At least one year of experience as a merchant/buyer, in retail sales, or merchandising.
• Ability to innovate, influence others, and collaborate with many teams.
• Analytical approach and experience using data to make decisions.
• Financial, business and retail knowledge; proficient with Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Set and achieve goals, collaborating with merchandising, operations, supply chain, marketing and other divisions.
• Build positive relationships with category vendors and external partners.
• Lead promotional programs end-to-end: product selection, forecasting, pricing, vendor engagement and flyer content.
• Use data analytics to build strategic plans that drive customer value and financial outcomes.
• Support assortment optimization, planogram design, and in-store merchandising strategies with cross-functional teams.
• Research competitive landscape and benchmarks on pricing, assortment, and promotions.
• Manage category P&L and health metrics, including market share performance.
• Lead vendor program meetings and product costing discussions; influence product assortment.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Loblaw Companies Limited is seeking a Merchant in our Hard Discount Division to lead end-to-end promotional programs, analyze data, and partner with cross-functional teams across merchandising, operations, supply chain and marketing in Canada.

Reporting to the Category Director, you will drive assortment planning, vendor negotiations, and pricing decisions while monitoring category P&L and market share. A post-secondary education and at least one year of merchandising experience are required.