Location:

243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

About the Role

Seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Category Assistant for a 1-year contract position. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable experience in both traditional category management and the fast-paced world of e-commerce. You will provide essential support to the Category Director and the E-commerce Manager, contributing to critical processes that drive our categories forward.

Reporting to the Category Director, this role offers a unique blend of responsibilities, encompassing foundational category administration, supplier support, and data management, alongside active involvement in digital merchandising and online product lifecycle management. If you are a highly organized, proactive individual with strong analytical and communication skills, eager to learn and make an immediate impact in a leading retail environment, this contract is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Category & Supplier Administration:

• Administer comprehensive product and vendor documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness across all systems.
• Maintain precise product listing information, ensuring data integrity for both physical and digital channels.
• Support category administration by managing and updating data for flyers, seasonal programs, marketing campaigns, and merchandising plans.
• Manages product sample requests to facilitate merchandising set-up and planogram development.
• Act as a primary communication point, effectively relaying essential category updates and information to store teams.

E-commerce & Digital Merchandising Support:

• Support the end-to-end item onboarding and lifecycle management process for new product launches across category and e-commerce platforms.
• Coordinate new product listings for e-commerce, assisting in the timely acquisition of high-quality digital assets (images, descriptions) from vendors.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality Assurance team to help ensure all regulated (e.g., OTC) products meet strict compliance standards for online display.
• Assist with digital merchandising workflows, ensuring alignment of assortment and product information across various systems to support timely and compliant online execution.

Data Analysis & Reporting:

• Prepare and contribute to sales, financial, and e-commerce performance data for weekly reports, category reviews, and strategic supplier meetings.
• Conduct data retrieval and analysis to support planogram development, promotional effectiveness, and overall category planning.

Promotional & Marketing Execution Support:

• Prepare and update essential worksheets for flyer, seasonal, marketing, and merchandising initiatives.
• Support promotional data input and execution for category campaigns and flyer programs.
• Proofread and verify the accuracy of flyer, seasonal, and marketing materials to ensure brand consistency and error-free communication.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Act as a key liaison with internal departments such as Marketing, Customer Service, Planogram, Logistics, Inventory, and Promotions to proactively resolve issues and ensure seamless operational workflows.

What You'll Bring

Qualifications & Experience:

• College diploma or bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, commerce, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 1+ years of relevant experience in a retail, category management, or e-commerce support role, preferably within a large retail or CPG organization.
• Proven ability to quickly learn new systems and processes.

Skills & Competencies:

• Analytical & Technical Acumen: Strong Excel proficiency (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) for data analysis and reporting. Familiarity with merchandising systems (JDA, SAP) is an asset.
• Organizational & Detail Orientation: Exceptional organizational skills (prioritization, deadline management, meticulous record-keeping) with high attention to detail, ensuring accuracy.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication (editing, proofreading). Professional, diplomatic interaction with diverse stakeholders. Proactive, self-motivated, and collaborative.
• Industry Knowledge: Foundational understanding of category management, retail merchandising, and e-commerce operations. Eagerness to deepen understanding of traditional and digital retail strategies.

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Temporary with Benefits (Fixed Term)

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$52,000.00 - $71,500.00 / 52.000,00$ - 71.500,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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