JUMBO - Buyer - Head Office

Who are we?

Fox Group (10,000+ employees globally) is a leading, fast-growing retailer and partner of choice, operating several well-known retail brands across Israel, Europe, and Canada. We are excited to continue our growth journey with the ambition of becoming Canada's leading retail group. In Canada, we currently operate Mango, Laline, and Fox Clothing. Nike is also part of the Fox Group Canada portfolio and is operated by Retailors.

There has never been a better time to join Fox Group. With significant growth and expansion planned, you'll have the opportunity to build an exciting retail career with a company that invests in its people and their success.

Jumbo is a leading international multi-category value retailer founded in Athens, Greece, in 1986. Known for offering an exciting shopping experience, Jumbo features an extensive assortment of toys, baby products, seasonal décor, home essentials, stationery, party supplies, and more—all at exceptional value. As Jumbo prepares to enter the Canadian market, we are looking for passionate individuals to help bring this exciting brand to customers across Canada.

Position Summary

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for developing and managing assigned product categories to deliver a compelling assortment that meets customer needs while supporting Jumbo Canada's commercial strategy. You will collaborate closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to optimize product selection, maximize sales and profitability, and ensure the right products are available at the right time.

This role requires a commercially minded professional with strong analytical skills, excellent relationship-building abilities, and a passion for identifying products that excite customers and drive business performance.

What You'll Do

• Manage the buying process for assigned product categories, ensuring assortments align with Jumbo Canada's merchandising and commercial strategies.
• Build and maintain strong knowledge of category trends, customer preferences, competitive activity, and emerging market opportunities.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with suppliers, negotiating commercial terms where appropriate.
• Support assortment planning, product selection, pricing strategies, and promotional activities to achieve sales and profitability objectives.
• Analyze sales performance, inventory levels, margins, and product lifecycle data to make informed buying decisions.
• Coordinate with Planning, Logistics, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, and Store Teams to ensure successful product launches and commercial execution.
• Monitor replenishment needs and recommend assortment adjustments based on customer demand and business performance.
• Assist in developing planograms and merchandising strategies to optimize product presentation and customer experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve category performance through assortment enhancements, pricing initiatives, and promotional opportunities.
• Prepare reports and provide insights to support strategic business decisions.

What You'll Bring

• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to interpret sales, margin, inventory, and assortment data.
• Solid understanding of retail buying principles, product lifecycle management, and assortment planning.
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional business partners in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Knowledge of toys, children's products, lifestyle merchandise, licensed brands, seasonal products, or value retail is considered a strong asset.
• Experience developing or working with planograms is an asset.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Commercially driven with a proactive, customer-focused mindset.

Why Join Jumbo?

• Be part of launching an internationally recognized retail brand in Canada.
• Join a growing organization with exceptional opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Work alongside passionate retail professionals in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.
• Play a key role in shaping exciting product assortments that will delight customers across Canada.

The salary range: $80,000 - $90,000/year

This is a vacant position.

Fox Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Please inform us of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

We thank all applicants for your interest in this exciting opportunity; however, only qualified applicants will be contacted