Our Brands Program Specialist

at  Wolseley

At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you’ll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You’ll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you’d like to be?
Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.
Join the Pros!
The Our Brands Program Specialist is a crucial member of the Our Brands team. The Our Brand Program Specialist understands external variables, requirements and the priorities of our branches and develops relationships to successfully develop execution plans that are easy to execute at a national or regional level across our branches, showrooms and e-commerce properties.
Located either at Wolseley Canada’s Burlington, Ontario corporate offices or Laval, Québec offices and reporting into the Category Manager, Our Brands, you will be accountable and responsible for managing the execution of all category programs that support the Our Brand strategy. Activities include planogram development & execution, promotional flyers, merchandising plans and product launches. The purpose of the position is to be execution focused, create value and results while mitigating risk through timely contract implementation.

What’s in it for you:

• Regular business hours Monday to Friday
• Comprehensive benefits with premiums fully paid for by the company for the “Core” package starting the first day of employment.
• Career development and training opportunities
• Life insurance, disability and wellness program
• Retirement savings programs including RRSP and DC pension with up to 5.25% employer contribution
• Paid vacation and sick time and day off on your birthday!
• Bonus programs that include annual performance and profit sharing
• Employee discounts on top brands of plumbing and HVAC/R products
• Education reimbursement for employees
• Employee referral program
• Safety shoe reimbursement

What you will do

• Accountable for managing the planogram process to showcase our intentional product strategy
• Works closely with the Category Managers and Merchandising Project Manager to effectively develop, deploy and execute all planograms
• Acts as the primary point of contact for all promotional activity within Our Brand and collaborates with marketing and branch operations to effectively execute all flyer, endcap and over and above initiatives
• Analyzes key financial and operational metrics to determine the success of individual programs and products and identifying potential issues, opportunities and improvements.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute Our Brand Strategy
• Manage and drive NPI product tracker
• Build out Our Brand Hub capitalizing on Ferguson collateral for marketing & training, repurposing for Canada & managing translation
• Attend Wolseley trade shows as required

What you will bring

• Post Secondary education in Business Administration, Marketing or related discipline
• 2+ years of experience in Category management or relatable experience
• Ability to think strategically with excellent analytical skills
• Working knowledge of Excel, tableau, Microsoft BI and PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate with all associate levels within the organization
• Working effectively with time constraints and meeting deadlines within a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Fluency in both French and English is an asset

Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.
Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position

• Accountable for managing the planogram process to showcase our intentional product strategy
• Works closely with the Category Managers and Merchandising Project Manager to effectively develop, deploy and execute all planograms
• Acts as the primary point of contact for all promotional activity within Our Brand and collaborates with marketing and branch operations to effectively execute all flyer, endcap and over and above initiatives
• Analyzes key financial and operational metrics to determine the success of individual programs and products and identifying potential issues, opportunities and improvements.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute Our Brand Strategy
• Manage and drive NPI product tracker
• Build out Our Brand Hub capitalizing on Ferguson collateral for marketing & training, repurposing for Canada & managing translation
• Attend Wolseley trade shows as require