Associate Vice President, Merchandising - Footwear
About the role
What you’ll do
We are seeking an innovative and strategic leader to fill the role of Associate Vice President (AVP) of Merchandising - Footwear. This role is crucial in the development and driving our merchandising strategy for our footwear category to achieve and exceed financial objectives, including sales targets, gross margin goals, and inventory turnover.
You will have the responsibility for leading a larger segment of the business, having multiple merchant direct reports, and responsibility for the performance of multiple product groups. The AVP will be responsible for leading, inspiring, and developing a team of direct reports including hiring, performance management, coaching, and feedback.
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a merchandising strategy that meets or surpasses financial goals.
- Short-term & Long-term Planning: Create and inspire short-term strategies that align with and support long-term business objectives.
- Capability Management: Define essential capabilities for executing the strategy and oversee its implementation.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze business performance to inform future strategies, respond to trends, and adjust tactics accordingly.
- Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team. Make key decisions on hiring, performance management, empowerment inclusive of coaching/mentorship of teams.
- Collaboration & Relationship Building: Maintain strong relationships with core team members, support cross functional teams, and vendor partners to drive innovation and product development. Executive Presence is key.
- Best Practices Implementation: Lead initiatives to establish best practices within the assigned business segment.
- Business Segment Oversight: Oversee a larger segment of the business, manage multiple merchant direct reports, and ensure the success of multiple product groups.
- Clear Communication: Effective, influential and clear communication skills with a strong ability to story tell.
What you bring
- 10 years of merchandising experience, preferably in footwear.
- Previous leadership roles in purchasing or related areas.
- Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and leading teams.
- A deep understanding of the footwear industry and market trends.
- Demonstrates strong experience in retail business acumen.
- Experience in P&L responsibility.
- Omni Channel Experience.
- Cross-functional experience.
#LI-RM1
About Us
At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Sport Chek
Find what moves you.
At Sport Chek, we believe that sport is whatever moves you. It shouldn’t be bound by rulebooks or live within set lines and lanes. It’s not limited to what happens on the court, rink, field or track. Because it’s not just about what you’re doing, but how you’re feeling. Alive. Exhilarated. Renewed. Sport is more than its traditional definitions. It has the power to shape your style, your relationships, your mind, and ultimately, it’s part of who you are.
Sport Chek is Canada’s health and wellness destination for looking well, feeling well, and performing well. Our role is to help motivate Canadians to get moving and help them achieve their wellness goals. As Canada’s leading health and wellness destination, Sport Chek understands better than anyone the role sports and activity play in the lives of Canadians. We want to inspire our customers to live an active lifestyle by making sports and activity more fun, approachable and inclusive.
With over 190 stores across Canada, Sport Chek is the destination for FGL Sports, providing customers with both brand name and private brand products.
Associate Vice President, Merchandising - Footwear
About the role
What you’ll do
We are seeking an innovative and strategic leader to fill the role of Associate Vice President (AVP) of Merchandising - Footwear. This role is crucial in the development and driving our merchandising strategy for our footwear category to achieve and exceed financial objectives, including sales targets, gross margin goals, and inventory turnover.
You will have the responsibility for leading a larger segment of the business, having multiple merchant direct reports, and responsibility for the performance of multiple product groups. The AVP will be responsible for leading, inspiring, and developing a team of direct reports including hiring, performance management, coaching, and feedback.
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a merchandising strategy that meets or surpasses financial goals.
- Short-term & Long-term Planning: Create and inspire short-term strategies that align with and support long-term business objectives.
- Capability Management: Define essential capabilities for executing the strategy and oversee its implementation.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze business performance to inform future strategies, respond to trends, and adjust tactics accordingly.
- Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team. Make key decisions on hiring, performance management, empowerment inclusive of coaching/mentorship of teams.
- Collaboration & Relationship Building: Maintain strong relationships with core team members, support cross functional teams, and vendor partners to drive innovation and product development. Executive Presence is key.
- Best Practices Implementation: Lead initiatives to establish best practices within the assigned business segment.
- Business Segment Oversight: Oversee a larger segment of the business, manage multiple merchant direct reports, and ensure the success of multiple product groups.
- Clear Communication: Effective, influential and clear communication skills with a strong ability to story tell.
What you bring
- 10 years of merchandising experience, preferably in footwear.
- Previous leadership roles in purchasing or related areas.
- Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and leading teams.
- A deep understanding of the footwear industry and market trends.
- Demonstrates strong experience in retail business acumen.
- Experience in P&L responsibility.
- Omni Channel Experience.
- Cross-functional experience.
#LI-RM1
About Us
At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Sport Chek
Find what moves you.
At Sport Chek, we believe that sport is whatever moves you. It shouldn’t be bound by rulebooks or live within set lines and lanes. It’s not limited to what happens on the court, rink, field or track. Because it’s not just about what you’re doing, but how you’re feeling. Alive. Exhilarated. Renewed. Sport is more than its traditional definitions. It has the power to shape your style, your relationships, your mind, and ultimately, it’s part of who you are.
Sport Chek is Canada’s health and wellness destination for looking well, feeling well, and performing well. Our role is to help motivate Canadians to get moving and help them achieve their wellness goals. As Canada’s leading health and wellness destination, Sport Chek understands better than anyone the role sports and activity play in the lives of Canadians. We want to inspire our customers to live an active lifestyle by making sports and activity more fun, approachable and inclusive.
With over 190 stores across Canada, Sport Chek is the destination for FGL Sports, providing customers with both brand name and private brand products.