Company Description

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.

Job Description

The candidate will asssist the Category Manager at every level of the merchandise buying process, consistent with division strategy. Works on daily activities such as analysis, preparation of reports, supports the Category Manager in procuring the merchandise and to make the business adjustments necessary to achieve sales.

Buying Support
Assists Category Manager in managing OTB by class/supplier on an on-going basis.
Provides Category Manager with monthly and, upon request, seasonal analysis of the business for planning purposes.
Creates Storyboards.
Creates Purchase Orders and executes modifications (i.e. cost adjustments).
Follows up on repeats for the Category Manager in a timely manner (i.e. inquiries about availability, discount and deliveries).
Maintains professional relationship with vendors.
Executes Re-SKU’s and recalls.
Daily Management
Reviews the Style Cards or V-listing weekly to monitor performance of each style and recommends action to Category Manager (i.e. repeats, fit issues, quality issues).
Follows up on delivery and shipping of orders and reports to Category Manager any delay or merchandise issue.
Communicates with the Quality Assurance and Fit Departments as required on any quality control issues and approvals in Pivot 88 as well as follows up with Production Team and vendors to settle any quality control issues.
Responds in a timely manner to any store requests (missing UPC codes, special orders, etc.).
Calls Vendors/Stores/Distribution Centre for samples for Marketing and Product Knowledge material and prepares/organizes all swatches, books and samples under Category Manager’s direction.
Follows up with vendors to get requested TOP samples that need approval.
Management and organization of samples
Organizes and files documents.

Qualifications

The people who thrive with us have:

Related industry equivalent required
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
Good knowledge of merchandising systems (BI, Momentis)
Excellent communication skills
Is a team player.
Ability to prioritize and work under pressure
Ability to work without supervision
The ability to communicate with our out of province suppliers in English.

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

Additional Information

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. We believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experien

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