• Job Description

  Req#: 181148

  Requisition ID: 181148

  Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

  Job Category: Supply Chain Network Evolution

  Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

  Job Type: Full-Time

  Country: Canada (CA)

  Province: Ontario; Alberta; British Columbia; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia

  City: Mississauga, Calgary, VIctoria, Vancouver, St. John's

  Location: Tahoe Office, Calgary Office, Foord St. Office, Dartmouth Office, King St. Office, Vancouver Office, NL Lawtons Office, Victoria Office

  Postal Code:

  Our family of 131,000 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 1,600 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.

  Ready to Make an impact?

  Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have 2 (two) opportunities to join our Integrated Supply Chain team as a Specialist, Transportation Capabilities.

  Schedule Detail: Must be avalible for evening and weekend shifts. On-call shifts as well.

  Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

  Lead or participate in a cross-functional team of resources in support of the Retail Support Centre (RSC) and Transportation to plan, organize, and implement quality improvements and cost reduction projects

  • Provide Project Management leadership, stewardship and administration for initiatives
  • Analyze / Observe operational KPI and processes to identify opportunities.
  • Establish relationship with front line RSC management to create a continuous improvement culture.
  • Analyze, gather historical data and projection growth data for Network modeling simulations.
  • Analyze and simulate data including process mapping, developing tools, and benchmark/ best practices research
  • Monitor project progress and anticipate necessity for developing contingency plans or taking corrective actions
  • Regularly report on and present to management regarding team performance, project schedules, budget, performance measures, support efforts, corrective actions, customer feedback, and issue identification
  • Understand and conceptualize cross-functional business processes, and effectively apply process analysis techniques and tools
  • Use both formal and informal channels to obtain information, build support and accomplish tasks Manage all logistics systems (Kronos/C3/EXE/Vocollect/WMS/SLIDE)
  • Provide Change Management support on change requests or upgrades.
  • Validate regional or national change requests Assist in the construction and maintenance of Engineered Labour Standards
  • Understand the concepts of Engineered labour Standards and the tools within the systems to help in performance monitoring.

  What you have to offer:

  • Strong ability to communicate (oral and written)
  • Strong ability to analyze, organize, and problem solve while being detail oriented
  • Ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization with minimum supervision
  • Ability to manage and implement change in a team-based culture with a union and non-unionized workforce
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results on time, on budget and to the satisfaction of internal business partners
  • 3 to 5 years experience in Logistics / Industrial Engineering positions within a distribution or transportation environment
  • Experience with EXE / Witron Warehouse Management System (WMS), and Routing System (JDA)/ Transportation Management System (TMS)
  • Experience working on a varied schedule in multi-temperature environment with over 30% travel
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access)

  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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