Posted 9 days ago
Assistant Merchandising Manager
@ Leons Furniture Limited
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Leons Furniture Limited is hiring an Assistant Merchandising Manager for its Electronics Division, reporting to the Director of Merchandising. The work covers assortment planning, vendor negotiation, pricing intelligence, store product knowledge, promotions and category financial reporting. The posting states air travel as required, with no schedule, pay or work arrangement given.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with assortment planning, sourcing and vendor negotiations
- Monitor market pricing and competitive intelligence
- Manage product transitions and clearance inventory
- Prepare product data, promotions and store plans
- Analyze category sales and financial performance
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or equivalent; post-secondary an asset
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Excel and Word competence
- Ability to travel as required
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Leons Furniture Limited
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Full company description
Leon’s Furniture is one of Canada’s largest home furnishing retailers, selling a wide range of merchandise including furniture, major appliances and home electronics. Leon's is entirely Canadian owned and operated. And for more than 100 years, Leon's has been Canada’s choice for affordable, family-friendly furniture.
- LinkedIn followers
- 10,373
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,800
- Reported office locations
- 45 Gordon Mackay Road, Toronto, Ontario M9N 3X3, CA
- Business categories
- Home Services
- Home Decor
- Furniture
- Other recorded names
- Leon's
- Leon's Furniture
- Leons Furniture Limited
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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Leon’s Furniture is one of Canada’s largest home furnishing retailers, selling a wide range of merchandise including furniture, major appliances and home electronics. Leon's is entirely Canadian owned and operated. And for more than 100 years, Leon's has been Canada’s choice for affordable, family-friendly furniture.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1909 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 239 |
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Join an exclusive group of multi-faceted buying professionals in the dynamic, fast paced electronics industry. The selected candidate will be second in command of our electronics portfolio and will have a passion for data-driven decision making and strong analytical skills. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising – Electronics Division, you will assist with product assortment development to maintain current style and trends, drive competitive positioning, and help ensure the overall profitability of the product category.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in the Development and Execution of Assortment Planning process – sourcing products, visiting trade shows, and negotiating with vendors.
• Learn all components of buying for a category.
• Assist with a regular regiment of market intelligence to ensure competitive product pricing and assortments.
• Implement Product Knowledge for the stores for every new item.
• Store visits – inspect what is expected regarding signage, display price tags, stack outs, product etc.
• Responsibility, with Category Buyer, for product transitions and management of clearance inventory.
• Acquire and implement all required data for new product creation on a timely basis for Store placement as well as the Digital Business.
• Implementation and review of all advertising promotional information in all media
• Product Store core plan implementation and maintenance.
• Financial and sales analysis and reporting for category.
• Development and implementation of chain wide Product Knowledge training information.
Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent; post-secondary education an asset
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Highly developed time management and organizational skills
• Ability to travel as required
• Focused and confident self-starter
• Ability to build professional working relationships with vendors and colleagues
• Ability to initiate, develop and deliver plans and programs successfully
• Developed analytical abilities
• Computer competence in excel spreadsheet and word programs
• Developed knowledge and competence in retail systems an asset
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