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• Prepare and ensure the achievement of the sales and profit objectives, strategies and plans on all business units for select accounts on the Emerging Channel team• Performs day-to-day account management and servicing activities such as business planning and forecasting, order/shipping follow-up, in-store distribution, sales information/product samples & requests from accounts• Resolve issues at accounts through creative program development and execution• Administers, recommends… Show more • Prepare and ensure the achievement of the sales and profit objectives, strategies and plans on all business units for select accounts on the Emerging Channel team• Performs day-to-day account management and servicing activities such as business planning and forecasting, order/shipping follow-up, in-store distribution, sales information/product samples & requests from accounts• Resolve issues at accounts through creative program development and execution• Administers, recommends and helps secure commitment to changes appropriate to all accounts• Create and recommend specific promotions for assigned accounts including advertising and in-store display within specified budgets• Lead trade / selling shows for designated accounts Show less

•Category Management – support the buyer, to build forecasts, build assortments, promotional activity, and other initiatives related to developing the program at Walmart Canada.•Standardized Reporting – data collection, analysis and key action recommendation through weekly, monthly, quarterly and promotional evaluation reports. •Planogram development; using Prospace to analyze and make recommendations for seasonal MOD to increase space productivity.•Work closely with Walmart… Show more •Category Management – support the buyer, to build forecasts, build assortments, promotional activity, and other initiatives related to developing the program at Walmart Canada.•Standardized Reporting – data collection, analysis and key action recommendation through weekly, monthly, quarterly and promotional evaluation reports. •Planogram development; using Prospace to analyze and make recommendations for seasonal MOD to increase space productivity.•Work closely with Walmart replenishment teams to ensure intstocks are met, product flow, and managing overall inventory levels. •Consumer Insights Gap Analysis – Utilize consumer insights data and NPD Data to capture industry trends and provide recommendations to improve category sales by identifying gaps and opportunities. •Pre and post analysis of modular activity, in-stocks, in store initiatives, flyer impact, and market share. •Translate Insights into Recommendations – Effectively analyze data/insights, build “stories” and present recommendations in a compelling way.•Built and maintained close relationships with vendor partners. Show less

*Analyse and recommend key actions through weekly, monthly, quarterly and promotional evaluation reports.* POG Development and making recommendations to Sales Acct. Mangers and Buyers.* Consumer Insight GAP Anyalysis - Utilize consumer insights data and AC Nielsen to capture industry trends to improve category sales and identify opportunities.

•• Work directly with Category Teams and their cross-functional partners. • Create line review schedules designed to support all needs. Work closely with the teams to track and report the milestones throughout the review process while making adjustments to the schedule where necessary.• Balance the amount of reviews for our stores to enable a smooth transition to execute new programs into each season.

• Create new Planograms,floor plans, fixtures and Merchandising ideas following category management strategies & principles working with Christmas Category of 1000+ skus, as well as Sports area for new concept stores.• Analyze and interpret merchandising - based reports and POS data.• Responsible for coordinating and actively participating in preplanning meetings prior to planogram production with Team Lead , Marketing , Supply Chain , and POP .

* Create new Plangorams and merchandising ideas using Category Management principles* Use ODBC to analyze current & future trends*Analyzing essbase reports for POG set up