Sr. Director, Sourcing - Center of Store

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Sr. Director, Sourcing – Centre of Store

You’ll recognize Loblaw as the leader in food and pharmacy across Canada, with stores located within 10 minutes of 90% of Canadians. With a team of 190,000 colleagues, we serve Canadians with a dedicated focus on our purpose: helping Canadians to Live Life Well®. Loblaw recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. At Loblaw, we celebrate diversity and strive to build a culture of inclusion where differences are accepted, valued and supported. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and encourage people from all backgrounds and identities to apply to our jobs. Accommodation in the recruitment, assessment, and hiring process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

As the Sr. Director, Sourcing - Centre of Store, you’ll join Loblaw’s Sourcing team, a group of outstanding procurement professionals accountable for purchasing products and services for more than 3,000 stores across Canada. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Centre of Store Sourcing, you’ll lead a team of Sourcing Directors and be responsible for strategic supplier evaluation and supplier selection based on a set of criteria/scorecard, achieving quality specifications, identifying emerging trends and managing supplier relationships. You’ll also be responsible for leveraging their deep knowledge of the suppliers and the marketplace to advise the Merchandising and Category teams on the category’s short-term and long-term strategy. You’ll also work with your team to provide rich insights to the business on cost inflation, supply forecasting, commodity management, competitive benchmarking, and global product innovation.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead supplier negotiations for strategic suppliers and drives metrics pertaining to supplier key performance indicators
• Oversee base business category negotiations on behalf of the enterprise that delivers better cost
• Determine baseline cost and changes (commodity cost changes, new item costing, commodity reviews)
• Initiate the process of selecting suppliers based on a set criteria or scorecard set up via the playbooks
• Determine baseline cost outcome for supplier audits (non-promo related)
• Own and make decisions on how to facilitate end-to-end supplier RFP process, aligned with the annualized enterprise procurement category playbooks
• Facilitate in resolution of any major inventory issues related to suppliers
• Collaborate with category teams for quality related issues
• Final decisions on costing negotiations for new and existing products
• Actively participate in talent cultivation, providing professional development, coaching and mentorship
• Proudly represent the centre of store sourcing team within the Sourcing community!

What You’ll Need:

• A curious mentality and positive, self-motivated demeanor.
• Post-secondary education in business, supply management, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in a procurement, category management, supply chain management, operations management or general management role within the meat processing industry.
• Ability to set priorities, deliver results and meet challenging deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Analytical approach to decision making with experience managing P&L, building sophisticated financial models and business plans.
• Collaboration and relationship-management skills with a clear communication style.
• Empathetic leadership style with effective colleague development and professional coaching skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$145,000.00 - $195,000.00 / 145.000,00$ - 195.000,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

#EN

#SS #MERCH #ON