Requisition ID: 186306
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Merchandising
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Stellarton
Location: Foord St. Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada's Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 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.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

• Set up special promotional projects in collaboration with the Marketing department;
• Support the merchandising planning team by generating reports to regularly monitor sales and profitability results and maximize program and flyer results;
• Define in-store end-of-line recommendations, ensure interaction with the various departments involved to ensure execution, and prepare related in-store communications;
• Ensure the integrity and proper execution of the special sales promotions process (testing promotions, setting up promotions, controlling and automating validations) and analyze its impact;
• Act as a resource person for all communications with our stores regarding special sales issues;
• Interact with operations and category management teams to ensure objectives are met.
• Participate in weekly meetings with marketing partners to establish flyer content.
• Participate in weekly meetings with management to obtain adjustments according to initial planning.
• Manage the circular proofreading circuit (compile comments and validate corrections);
• Revise circular proofs to ensure quality;
• Prepare marketing programs and coordinate production of various campaigns and partnerships as assigned.

What you have to offer:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration combined with two (2) years of relevant experience (any other combination deemed equivalent will be considered);
• You are a self-starter with a keen eye for detail;
• Dynamic and well-organized, you also have the ability to work well with a variety of people;
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• You are recognized for your ability to manage several projects at once, your innovative spirit and your creativity.
• You have initiative and good stress management skills.
• You have good planning skills
• Knowledge of Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Skills & Knowledge

• Autonomous
• attention to detail
• Organization skills
• Collaboration skills
• Comfortable in a changing environment
• Comfortable with tight deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Good planning skills
• Knowledge of SAP, CMA

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better - physically, financially and emotionally.

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. 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.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

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