Category Manager, Centre of Store

Job summary

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products. Pattison Food Group Ltd. is a certified Great Place to Work® and consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members. We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Category Manager, Centre of Store to join our Merchandising team in Langley, BC. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising, Centre of Store, you will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic…

Job details

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products. Pattison Food Group Ltd. is a certified Great Place to Work® and consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members. We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Category Manager, Centre of Store to join our Merchandising team in Langley, BC. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising, Centre of Store, you will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic direction of assigned product categories. This role drives profitable growth by delivering the right assortment, pricing, promotional strategies, and supplier partnerships to meet evolving customer needs while achieving financial objectives. Through market insight, commercial decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, the Category Manager identifies opportunities that strengthen our competitive position and enhance the customer experience. You will be responsible for: Developing and executing category strategies that optimize assortment, pricing, promotions, and profitability. Building and maintaining strong partnerships with suppliers, leading commercial negotiations, funding agreements, and cost management initiatives. Analyzing category performance, customer trends, and market insights to identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. Managing product lifecycles, including new product introductions, assortment optimization, and product discontinuations. Developing pricing and promotional strategies that balance customer value with financial performance while maintaining a competitive market position. Identifying emerging trends, competitive activity, and industry innovations, translating insights into actionable merchandising strategies. Collaborating with Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders to successfully execute category initiatives and promotional programs. Managing category budgets and financial performance, ensuring sales, margin, and profitability targets are achieved. Ensuring products and suppliers meet environmental, legislative, food safety, and product integrity standards. Resolving supplier and customer issues in a timely manner while maintaining strong business relationships. Representing the business at supplier meetings, trade shows, and industry events to identify new products, emerging trends, and partnership opportunities. You have: A post-secondary education in business administration, commerce, marketing, or a related discipline. A minimum of five years of progressive retail merchandising, category management, procurement, or buying experience. Demonstrated experience managing product assortment, pricing strategies, supplier negotiations, and promotional planning. A strong understanding of retail financial metrics, including budgets, sales, gross margin, and profit and loss statements. Experience using merchandising systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel. Experience leading projects and managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. You are: An excellent communicator with exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Commercially astute with proven negotiation and supplier relationship management experience. An analytical thinker who interprets data, identifies trends, and makes informed business decisions. Results-oriented with a demonstrated ability to deliver profitable growth and achieve business objectives. Curious, innovative, and confident challenging conventional thinking to identify new opportunities. Highly organized and able to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. A collaborative team player who builds trusted partnerships across cross-functional teams.. What we offer: In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits, a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression. If you’re looking to join a team that puts people first, you’re in the right place. Apply online today! IND6 Compensation Details: $90,415.00 - $120,554.00 The compensation offered for this position will take into consideration location, education, skills, experience and other factors. Pattison Food Group is a Jim Pattison business and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, we have been in business since 1915. We proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members who are committed to achieving long-term growth and share a passion for giving back to the communities where we do business. Together, we leverage each other’s collective strengths to enhance efficiencies across our respective organizations. Our largest and signature company is Save-On-Foods. With 11 retail banners operating nearly 300 food and drug retail locations that are uniquely positioned to cater to the needs of their communities across Western Canada and the Yukon Territory, four wholesale businesses catering to the diverse needs of their customer bases across Canada, several food and pharmacy production facilities focused on high-quality distinct offerings, an industry-leading loyalty program, a world-class set of proprietary consumer brands, and an award winning restaurant, Pattison Food Group businesses are proud to be recognized as leaders in customer service and innovation.

What you’ll do

Develop and execute strategic direction for assigned product categories to drive profitable growth through optimized assortment, pricing, and promotions. Manage supplier partnerships and analyze market trends to enhance the customer experience and achieve financial objectives.

Requirements

Requires a post-secondary degree in business or a related field and at least five years of progressive retail merchandising or category management experience. Must possess strong analytical skills and a proven track record in supplier negotiations and retail financial metrics.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary • Benefits Package • Company Pension Plan • Free Parking • Exclusive Team Member Offers • Development and Career Progression Opportunities

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Category Management
• Supplier Negotiations
• Pricing Strategy
• Promotional Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Assortment Optimization
• Market Insight
• Stakeholder Management
• Budget Management
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Retail Merchandising
• Microsoft Excel