Promotions Specialist - 9 Month Contract
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Summary:
Reporting directly to the Manager, Merchandising Promotions the incumbent creates and transmits promotional events communications for stores. The incumbent oversees the co-ordination of various order generations and exception lists, run reports and maintain spreadsheets and promotional calendars.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Writes store communications to ensure all stores have accurate promotional event information and provides promotional direction.
- Provides weekly On-Call Coverage for any Flyer issues that arise on Saturday’s to stores/rest of the business
- Provides weekly support to the Manager and Sr. Director in preparing / updating financials and layout information for the weekly Ad Meeting
- Creates event flyers, master event package and other promotional materials to provide clear and accurate direction at the store level and entire business
- Responds to emails and telephone enquiries from other departments to resolve issues or concerns in a prompt and effective manner.
- Maintains and updates new Capital Plan stores on all MOG inclusion lists and flyer event transmissions based on store criteria.
Skills, Knowledge & Education:
Skills:
- This position requires a demonstrated level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects. Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.
- Requires an understanding of inter-related work processes to be able to adapt to differing assignments.
- Provides routine information to coordinate the assignments and work procedures of others.
- Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with clients and associates including senior management.
- Draws on a number of known options to solve problems and to develop improvements.
- Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions. Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Computer skills to produce effective reports, documents and presentations as required.
- Understanding of merchandising, promotional practices and procedures.
Education & Job Knowledge:
Post-secondary courses in business, marketing, merchandising or equivalent.
Experience:
Greater than two years, but less than or equal to three years business, marketing or equivalent experience.
Certificates, Licenses or Registration:
No specific certificates, licenses or registrations are required for this position.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Our Purpose – Live Life Well
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands – President’s Choice and no name.
The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, along with the powerful Life Brand and Optimum brand, has only served to reinforce our leadership position in the marketplace. As well, our PC Plus program, omni-channel efforts and multicultural merchandising offerings continued to be points of differentiation for our customer experience.
In 2019, Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FRAUD AFFECTING OUR JOBSEEKERS.
Please be advised that recruitment fraud has affected a number of Canadian companies. In such schemes, individuals posing as legitimate recruiters may request personal information and payment from those seeking employment.
Loblaw Companies Limited, its subsidiaries, and recruiting agencies will never ask for payment at any stage in the recruitment process. All legitimate postings may be accessed via our career website.
Promotions Specialist - 9 Month Contract
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Summary:
Reporting directly to the Manager, Merchandising Promotions the incumbent creates and transmits promotional events communications for stores. The incumbent oversees the co-ordination of various order generations and exception lists, run reports and maintain spreadsheets and promotional calendars.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Writes store communications to ensure all stores have accurate promotional event information and provides promotional direction.
- Provides weekly On-Call Coverage for any Flyer issues that arise on Saturday’s to stores/rest of the business
- Provides weekly support to the Manager and Sr. Director in preparing / updating financials and layout information for the weekly Ad Meeting
- Creates event flyers, master event package and other promotional materials to provide clear and accurate direction at the store level and entire business
- Responds to emails and telephone enquiries from other departments to resolve issues or concerns in a prompt and effective manner.
- Maintains and updates new Capital Plan stores on all MOG inclusion lists and flyer event transmissions based on store criteria.
Skills, Knowledge & Education:
Skills:
- This position requires a demonstrated level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects. Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with colleagues in every day working relationships.
- Requires an understanding of inter-related work processes to be able to adapt to differing assignments.
- Provides routine information to coordinate the assignments and work procedures of others.
- Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with clients and associates including senior management.
- Draws on a number of known options to solve problems and to develop improvements.
- Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions. Able to work with diverse personalities and styles.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Computer skills to produce effective reports, documents and presentations as required.
- Understanding of merchandising, promotional practices and procedures.
Education & Job Knowledge:
Post-secondary courses in business, marketing, merchandising or equivalent.
Experience:
Greater than two years, but less than or equal to three years business, marketing or equivalent experience.
Certificates, Licenses or Registration:
No specific certificates, licenses or registrations are required for this position.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Our Purpose – Live Life Well
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands – President’s Choice and no name.
The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, along with the powerful Life Brand and Optimum brand, has only served to reinforce our leadership position in the marketplace. As well, our PC Plus program, omni-channel efforts and multicultural merchandising offerings continued to be points of differentiation for our customer experience.
In 2019, Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FRAUD AFFECTING OUR JOBSEEKERS.
Please be advised that recruitment fraud has affected a number of Canadian companies. In such schemes, individuals posing as legitimate recruiters may request personal information and payment from those seeking employment.
Loblaw Companies Limited, its subsidiaries, and recruiting agencies will never ask for payment at any stage in the recruitment process. All legitimate postings may be accessed via our career website.