Sr. Director, Strategy & Analytics

Overview

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.

Core Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership, Insight & Execution:

  • Lead end-to-end strategy development, defining current states and identifying opportunities for risk management, process improvement and/or cost savings, including being responsible for supporting the annual planning process

  • Be a trusted advisor to Sourcing Leadership, facilitating workshops and process improvement for strategically important initiatives

  • Generate insight and market intelligence based on internal and external data

• Analytics, Reporting & Data Oversight: Oversee the management of sourcing data, ensuring accuracy, governance and accessibility while leading the development of advanced dashboards and KPIs to track sourcing and supplier performance, leveraging latest tools including AI. This role is also a point of contact for sourcing technology tools and data.

• Supplier Partnership Program: Own and next level the sourcing team’s supplier relationship management programs, including supplier segmentation, scorecarding, and facilitating content development of regular high-level forums with key trade and non-trade suppliers.

• AI Strategy & Roadmap Development: Working with the VP Strategy, Supplier Engagement & Responsible Sourcing, define and own the multi-year AI Transformation Roadmap for the sourcing division, identifying high-impact use cases for Generative AI and Agentic AI to automate transactional tasks and enhance strategic decision-making and negotiation.

• Team Development: Mentor and guide a team of data analysts, strategists, and sourcing professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovative thinking.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience: A minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, corporate strategy, or management consulting, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. Background in consumer packaged goods and/or grocery retail industry is also an asset.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering is required; an MBA is strongly preferred.

• Analytical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in data visualization and analytics platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or Alteryx. Understanding technology frameworks and need for AI transformation is also an asset.

• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with ERP and procurement systems like SAP Ariba, Fieldglass, Coupa, or Jaggaer.

• Process Improvement & Project Management: Knowledge of and experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other business process improvement methodologies, as well as ability to run projects on time and effectively.

• Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional ability to present complex data insights clearly and persuasively to executive-level audiences. Ability to facilitate across a broad and diverse group of stakeholders through collaborative work efforts.

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.

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