Requisition ID: 185881
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Approvisionnement - F&L
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Québec; Ontario
City: Montréal-Nord

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.

Ready to Make an impact?

18-month contract position

Sobeys is full of growth opportunities, and we are looking for top talent to join our National Sourcing team. With continued focus on stores and the customers we serve, we strive to advance our position as a top retailer in Canada by driving profitable growth and exceptional value.
If you are a natural negotiator, enjoy managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and have deep knowledge of grocery and fresh category management, then this is a great opportunity for you. The National Sourcing Manager will be responsible for the negotiation of national contracts with all national suppliers of Empire Co.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

Responsibilities of the National Procurement Manager

• Manage procurement relationships.
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with various levels of procurement leaders across Empire Company.
• Lead regular and on-going discussions with each Business Unit
• Understand the strategy of each Business Unit and respect the differentiators within each format.

Execute the strategic plan for all Supplier contracts / agreements.

• Work collaboratively with all Business Unit Category Management teams to identify the objective before entering each supplier negotiation.
• Conduct and manage the national negotiations for the aggregate needs of Empire Co. Business Units, responsibly leveraging national volume/activity potential to lower product costs and ensure alignment with company strategies.
• Deliver on the key performance indicators that will form the basis for negotiation and allow for continuous improvement.
• Lead alignment across business units to leverage our scale with suppliers.
• Leverage qualitative feedback from Business Units to maximize Empire Co. performance.
• Implement industry best practices identified by the organization.

Research Supplier Intelligence

• Research the business of the supplier (pricing trends, market constraints, regulatory issues etc., that the supplier may not share).
• Research wholesale cost (transportation, packaging etc.)
• Be an expert in the respective category's commodity area and be able to relate the strategic commodity opportunity by understanding cost-supply components, projected market fluctuations, weather impact, quality status, growing areas and freight implications

Manage Supplier Relationships

• Establish and maintain proactive and consultative relationship with suppliers conducting business with Empire Co.
• Lead effective contract negotiations that align to Empire Co. Business Unit strategies, whilst maximizing Empire Co. revenue
• Adhere to organizational values.
• Manage supplier compliance with Empire Co. policies and procedures.
• Revisit performance often and identify issues early to avoid future conflict.
• Improve the visibility of Empire Co. purchasing power within the national supplier community.

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What you have to offer:

• Negotiations skills
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen
• Skills in Integrating quantitative and qualitative information to draw accurate conclusions.
• Knowledge of the fruit and vegetable products market
• Strong collaboration skills.
• A University degree or 8 years direct or relevant experience in merchandising with demonstrated experience managing end-to-end margins.
• Exceptional communication skills both oral and written, bilingual (French / English) preferred. Knowledge of English is required, as the candidate will be expected to work closely with peers in other provinces in planning, developing, and implementing processes and participating in key national strategic projects. The incumbent will also have to supervise members of her team who are based in provinces other than Québec.

If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what this opportunity has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you're the most qualified applicant for the role.

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 competitive compensation package, which varies by role. 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 our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

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.

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.