At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you’ll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You’ll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you’d like to be?

Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.

Join the Pros!

You are a service orientated individual who is excited to be a part of a growing organization. You have experience with Category Management and are looking for the opportunity to continue your learning and drive change within the plumbing, HVAC/R and industrial wholesale industry.

Located at Wolseley Canada’s Burlington, Ontario corporate offices and reporting into the Category Manager, you will be accountable and responsible for managing the execution of all category programs that support the category strategy. Activities include planogram development & execution, promotional flyers, merchandising plans and product launches The purpose of the position is to be execution focused, create value and results while mitigating risk through timely contract implementation.

The Program Specialist understands external variables, requirements and the priorities of our branches and develops relationships to successfully develop execution plans that are easy to execute at a national or regional level across our branches, showrooms and e-commerce properties.

What’s in it for you?

• Full health care benefits starting day one.
• Career development and training opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits with premiums fully paid for by the company for the “Core” package.
• Life insurance, disability and wellness programs
• Retirement savings programs including RRSP and DC pension with up to 5.25% employer contribution
• Paid vacation and sick time and day off on your birthday!
• Bonus programs that include annual performance and profit sharing
• Employee discounts on top brands of plumbing and HVAC/R products
• Education reimbursement for employees
• Employee referral program
• Safety shoe reimbursement

What will you do:

• Accountable for managing the planogram process to showcase our intentional product strategy
• Work closely with the Category Manager and Merchandising Project Manager to effectively develop, deploy and execute all planograms
• Acts as the primary point of contact for all promotional activity within the category and collaborates with marketing and branch operations to effectively execute all flyer, endcap and over and above initiatives
• Supports vendor relationships, and suppliers negotiations to achieve key targets (rebates, marketing funding, etc)
• Analyzes key financial and operational metrics to determine the success of individual programs and products and identifying potential issues, opportunities and improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute category strategy

What will you bring

• Post Secondary education in Business Administration, Marketing or related discipline
• 2+ years of experience in Category management or relatable experience
• Ability to think strategically with excellent analytical skills
• Working knowledge of Excel, tableau, Microsoft BI and PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate with all associate levels within the organization.
• Working effectively with time constraints and meeting deadlines within a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Fluency in both French and English is an asset

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Existing Position
Compensation: "68,000 to $78,000 Base Salary + 10% Bonus" Total comp: $72,000 to $85,8000

Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.

Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.