Cost & Promotions Optimization Specialist
Requisition ID: 172548
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Prix coûtants et promotions
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Québec
City: Montréal-Nord
Location: Bureau de Montréal-Nord, 0021 Québec RSC
Postal Code: H1G 3J5
Our family of 134,000 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 1500 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.
All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.
Job Description
- Produce accurate reports and complete analyzes to put forward suggestions to improve financial results, processes and marketing improvements
- Actively seek and identify process improvements within the cost and promotions team and communicate key findings and opportunities to align key processes
- Provide expertise and practical assistance in the investigation, evaluation and ad hoc interpretation of data
- Support category management in the development and execution of category strategies by providing supplier data and insights
- Maintain relationships with category management, operations, merchandising and IT departments
- Help support go-to-market departments to further improve existing processes and error handling
- Identify and communicate process opportunities and create playback to key stakeholders to enable decision making
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives and projects
- Support go-to-market initiatives by ensuring process efficiencies are in place to effectively serve our customers
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Systems Analysis or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in designing and building data analysis solutions in SQL.
- In-depth knowledge of SQL Server databases
- Knowledge of SAP, ACCESS, SAS (an important asset)
- Retail experience preferred
- English language (written and verbal, advanced level. The individual will be required to work with their peers in other provinces in the design, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, and also provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada. 75% of the time the teammate will have to use a language other than French.
- Understanding of complex statistical models and methodologies
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.