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Assistant to the Category Manager

Laura Canada6 days ago
Laval, QC
Senior Level
full_time

About the role

Join our team to achieve your full career potential!

We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine!

Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.

As the Assistant to the Category Manager, you will contribute to Laura’s success by supporting the Category Manager at every level of the merchandise buying process, consistent with division strategy. You will work on daily activities such as analysis, preparation of reports, and procuring merchandise alongside the Category Manager.

How will you support the team?

  • Assist the Category Manager in managing OTB by class/supplier on an on-going basis.
  • Provide Category Manager with monthly and, upon request, seasonal analysis of the business for planning purposes.
  • Create Storyboards.
  • Create Purchase Orders and execute modifications (i.e. cost adjustments).
  • Follow up on repeats for the Category Manager in a timely manner (i.e. inquiries about availability, discount and deliveries).
  • Follow-up and maintain professional relationship with vendors.
  • Execute Re-SKU’s and recalls.
  • Review the Style Cards or V-listing weekly to monitor performance of each style and recommend action to Category Manager (i.e. repeats, fit issues, quality issues).
  • Follow up on delivery and shipping of orders and reports to Category Manager any delay or merchandise issue.
  • Communicate with the Quality Assurance and Fit Departments as required on any quality control issues and approvals.
  • Support store requests (missing UPC codes, special orders, etc.).
  • Call vendors/stores/Distribution Centre for samples for Marketing and Product Knowledge material and prepare/organize all swatches, books and samples.

The people who thrive with us have:

  • Related industry or equivalent experience
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
  • Good knowledge of merchandising systems.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong organization skills
  • The ability to communicate with our out of province suppliers in English

Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!

Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.

We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com.

We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.

At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.

About Laura Canada

Retail
1001-5000

Laura Canada est une entreprise familiale iconique et innovatrice qui exploite Laura et Melanie Lyne, deux grandes bannières de vêtements pour femmes. Établie à Laval, au Québec, Laura Canada conçoit, produit, commercialise et distribue des vêtements de qualité partout au Canada. Nous sommes fiers d’employer plus de 2 000 collègues dévoués et d’exploiter plus de 140 magasins et deux boutiques en ligne. Notre succès repose sur l’engagement inconditionnel de notre équipe à offrir une expérience client exceptionnelle tout en incarnant nos valeurs d’intégrité, de respect, d’esprit d’équipe, de performance et de passion. Chez Laura Canada, l’expérience client exceptionnelle est motivée par notre engagement à offrir une expérience exceptionnelle à nos employés. Travailler chez Laura Canada, au siège social ou en magasin, c’est travailler dans un environnement stimulant et enrichissant dans lequel chacun peut se réaliser pleinement grâce aux nombreux avantages qui lui sont accordés. // Laura Canada is an iconic and innovative family-owned retailer housing two leading women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and distribute quality apparel across Canada. We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 locations and two online stores. We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our team to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion. At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience. Working at Laura Canada, at head office or in the store, means working in a stimulating and rewarding environment in which everyone can achieve their full potential through the many benefits they receive.