Pharmacy Category Manager
Requisition ID: 192025
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Pharmacy Services
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; Saskatchewan; Yukon
City: Mississauga
Location: Dartmouth Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia, but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. We are currently looking for a Pharmacy Category Manager. This is a hybrid role and there is an in-office requirement of 3 days a week.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Drive profitability and attain all financial targets
- All aspects of Brand Rx, BTC, Diabetes, Vaccines and Pharmacy Supplies category management
- All aspects of category strategy/tactics
- KCM utilization
- Vendor relationships
- Develop and execute forecasts to meet financial targets
- Annual review and management of CORE agreements
- Coordinate retail pricing
- Partner with leadership to drive category performance
- Work with Merchandising, Marketing and Pharmacy Programs to develop effective promotions based on merchandising strategies for the banners
- Partner with Pricing, Space Management and Replenishment teams to ensure effective communication within the department
Manage the Product Life Cycle, Pricing and Promotion
- Develop and implement category plans that incorporate strategies for Pricing, Promotion, Placement, Product Life Cycle, and Vendor Relations
- Incorporate customer insight, market analysis, and store and market visits to identify category opportunities
- Manage effective product life cycle (listings, de-listings, innovation, seasonal programs)
- Manage inventory levels
- Maximize category performance through the introduction of new and innovative products
- Develop and manage category/item pricing subject to strategic pricing philosophies loyalty program data
- Determine ad item selection and pricing based on banner financial criteria and event calendar
Vendor Relations
- Manage all vendor interactions
- Optimize vendor investment to deliver on sales targets (marketing and trade spends) Develop productive, proactive and consultative business relationships
- Collaborate with vendors to optimize vendor investment to deliver on sales targets (marketing and trade spends)
- Collaborate with vendors to maximize customer and category insight
Leadership
- Manage direct reports including: selection, orientation, training, performance management, succession planning and compensation
- Create coaching and development culture for all store employees
What you have to offer:
- An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of retail merchandising management and product performance systems
- Knowledge of SAP, MS Excel
- Retail operations and/or merchandising experience would be an asset
At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.