• Job Description

  Req#: 175847

  Requisition ID: 175847

  Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

  Job Category: Own Brands Grocery

  Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

  Job Type: Full-Time

  Country: Canada (CA)

  Province: Ontario; Alberta; British Columbia; Nova Scotia

  City: Mississauga

  Location: Tahoe Office, 0012 Calgary RSC, 0014 Winnipeg RSC, 0017 Edmonton RSC, 0019 Stellarton RSC, Victoria Office, Winnipeg Office

  Postal Code: L4W 0C7

  Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

  A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

  A ll career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

  Ready to Make an impact?

  Execute and manage the Private Label Brand Management strategy within assigned categories

  Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

  • Responsible for the on time delivery of the end to end brand/product plan from ideation to implementation
  • Executes the brand/product specific strategic business plan across categories
  • Works closely with Procurement Specialists, Product Developers, Regulatory Managers, QA Specialists, and Packaging/Design to bring products from concept to shelf.
  • Gains alignment with Category Merchant to incorporate Private Label products into the category strategy and category planning process
  • Support the development of the product plan for assigned categories by supplying key metrics such as sales, trends, etc.
  • Responsible for ensuring all brand standards for product, packaging and design are adhered to
  • Supports Marketing to ensure private label presence in the national marketing calendar
  • Acts as an advocate for Sobeys private label brands, both internally and externally

  Continuous Improvement

  • Drive Process improvement by focusing on increasing efficiencies through work activity and document flow

  Empower employees

  • Foster an environment that encourages employee engagement and motivates team members to perform at their very best

  What you have to offer:

  • An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • Previous Project Management experience
  • Strong retail product knowledge

  
  

  We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

  Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

  While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

  We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

• About the company

  Sobeys Inc. is the second largest food retailer in Canada, with over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners.

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