Product Analyst

Hybrid:
Markham, Ontario

Job Description:

About Us Pet Valu is Canada’s leading pet specialty retailer, dedicated to strengthening the bond between dedicated pet lovers and their pets. With 50 years of animal care expertise, we operate over 800 stores across Canada under several banners, including Pet Valu, Bosley’s, Total Pet, Paulmac's Pet, Tisol & Chico. Guided by our mission to deliver products, care, expertise, and memorable moments, Pet Valu is a place where people build meaningful careers while making a positive impact on pets and communities.

Reporting to the Product Manager, the Product Analyst is a supportive role, that will assist in project managing the critical path of product launches from concept to execution. This highly cross‑functional role facilitates the on‑strategy and timely delivery of the Stage Gate process for new products and updates to existing products. This highly hands on role requires a roll‑up your sleeves attitude and a results driven mindset.

Success in this role will require a highly organized, detail‑oriented (accurate and thorough), excellent communicator who can effectively collaborate cross‑departmentally, who is solutions‑oriented and who thrives in a high‑ tempo, dynamic and changing environment.

If you’re energized by doing meaningful work, taking pride in what you deliver, and making a real impact for pets, people, and communities, you’ll feel right at home here. Join us and build a career where purpose, care, and excellence come together - because love lives here.

• Product Manage all aspects of new item setup and item maintenance. This includes vendor data, life cycle and listing types, item descriptions, web info and appropriate duty classification & import permits are in place.
• Generates and compiles data as requested by Product Managers for use in product opportunity evaluation from both internal and external sources.
• Manages packaging review process with both internal teams and external third‑party vendors and consultants (Proofing, translations and AAFCO Consulting) to ensure timely delivery of packaging materials.
• Collaborate with Marketing Manager to execute marketing/promotional activities e.g., sample coordination, social media, fulfilment of vendor support agreements, shelf talkers and product imagery, etc.
• Assist Product Manager with evaluation of component cost changes through production and analysis of cost change templates
• Maintains competitive pricing analysis file for use in evaluating and recommendation of pricing across various Proprietary Brands for both existing and new product pricing evaluation.
• Act as a liaison between the project team and design team to ensure accuracy & consistency of brand artwork and dyelines
• Support the PM in chairing kick‑off meetings to ensure team alignment to the project strategy by gathering information and samples.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Marketing & Training team to prepare store communications for new products, sales information, training materials, POP packages, etc.
• Work cross functionally with web site team to ensure correct product content, copy and images
• Develop project timelines and continually communicate to cross-functional team members Monitor the development and execution process to ensure on- time and on-strategy delivery of new products and updates to existing products.
• Manage the critical path for all active projects and report on project status.
• Task management in Asana
• Vendor Management Processes and tracks all Vendor invoicing to ensure timely payment and proper designation of charges.
• Support vendor communications regarding, product setups, product specifications and cost adjustments as necessary.
• Requests and coordinates product samples from vendors as…