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Associate Category Manager - Garden, Kitchen, Gifts
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June 14, 2024
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Lee Valley Tools Ltd. - Laval
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<div> <div><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Job Title: Associate Category Manager – Garden, Kitchen, Gifts</strong></p><p><strong>Status: 24 Month Contract, Full Time </strong></p><p><strong>Reporting to: Category </strong><strong>Manager</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Ottawa, ON </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><strong>About Lee Valley:</strong><p>Since 1978, Lee Valley has recognized that for many, woodworking and gardening are more than just hobbies. Lee Valley Tools enjoys a proud history of providing high-quality woodworking, gardening, hobby, hardware, gift and seasonal merchandise to customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on providing quality products and renowned customer service.</p><p>Lee Valley has been honored with many prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies in 2023 by Deloitte and one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes in 2018. Additionally, we ranked #1 for In-Store Experience in Ontario by Leger Marketing Inc. </p><p>A position at Lee Valley is more than just a job – we honor the time and dedication that our people give by providing sustained and meaningful employment while striving to provide an environment where learning and development are encouraged.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Opportunity: </strong></p><p>Lee Valley is seeking an Associate Category Manager- Garden, Kitchen Gifts, that is passionate about gardening or is an enthusiastic cook for a temporary/full-time opportunity (24 months contract with possibility of extension or permanent employment). </p><p>About 1/3 of our total sales volume is in products of our own design; the balance are from items our Category Managers source from around the world. This is where you fit in. </p><p>As an Associate Category Manager, you are primarily focused on two areas – finding and bringing to market the new products that will engage and delight our customers, and supporting the management of categories within your portfolio to ensure they are meeting the needs of our customers and performing to business targets. </p><p>You will maintain close working relationships with our vendors, aid with the development of strategies and solutions for improving business performance and provide cross-functional team communication to ensure execution on initiatives that support the business and reinforce Lee Valley’s position as a trusted, compelling place for our customers to shop.</p><p>You are entrepreneurial, have a passion for the customer and have a have a technical grounding in the products we offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If this describes you, then we want to hear from you.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><p> </p><p>Finding and bringing to market the new products:</p><ul><li>Support development and execution of our sourcing strategy, working with our category managers to prioritize and/or develop relevant new products and promotions that deliver clear value for our customers </li><li>Manage new and existing vendor relationships, collaborating on initiatives to drive improvements in cost, quality, reliability and innovation for competitive advantage as well as provide feedback on performance </li><li>Perform market research and coordinate closely with many of our internal departments to collect or communicate information pertaining to new products and marketing initiatives</li><li>Develop product and promotional business cases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on product marketing strategies and collateral for our stores,
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LocationOttawa, ON
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SalaryNot available
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
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Jobillico
#14012973
Advertised until
2024-07-13
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