Associate Category Business Manager’s

• Develop and implement business plans for merchandise categories
• Collaborate with Financial Planners to ensure financial plans align with category strategy
• Oversee purchase order status including preparation, recording, and tracking of purchase orders
• Analyze performance by style, react to trends and opportunities
• Create, manage, and communicate advertising support for both traditional and digital media
• Proof advertising assets and assist in internal communications to store operations and marketing teams
• Be a Sport Chek ambassador
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners
• Support the CBM in the negotiation policy agreements
• Collaborate with the consumer brands division to develop private label products
• Develop and implement quarterly and annual category strategies
• Conduct market tours of Sport Chek and competitive retail

You have 2-3 years of experience in retail in a merchandising/buying/analytical role, or similar role.

• Develop and implement business plans for merchandise categories
• Collaborate with Financial Planners to ensure financial plans align with category strategy
• Oversee purchase order status including preparation, recording, and tracking of purchase orders
• Analyze performance by style, react to trends and opportunities
• Create, manage, and communicate advertising support for both traditional and digital media
• Proof advertising assets and assist in internal communications to store operations and marketing teams
• Proof, critique, and approve in-store creative and provide in-store marketing direction
• Support the CBM in the negotiation policy agreements
• Collaborate with the consumer brands division to develop private label products
• Develop and implement quarterly and annual category strategies
• Create a detailed current state of business, target demographic, and brand mix summary along with a desired future state business and plan
• Conduct market tours of Sport Chek and competitive retail