Analyst Plan-o-grams

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?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for passionate new talent to join our team! We are currently looking for an Analyst Plan-o-grams. This is a hybrid role and there is an in-office requirement of 3 days a week.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Design, create and update plan-o-grams nationally for traditional Grocery banners (Sobeys, Foodland, Safeway, Thrifty Foods), Discount banner (Freshco), Convenience Banners (Needs, Fast Fuel, Safeway Gas Bars), Liquor banners (Sobeys Liquor, Safeway Liquor, Thrifty Liquor) using Blue Yonder Space Planning Software (previously JDA)
• Maximize sales $ and profit $ opportunities at all noted banners by creating and implementing planograms and processes to: reduce shrink, increase product turns, reduce markdowns, grow Private Label penetration, increase basket size, improve supply chain efficiencies, generate incremental sales, improve customer experience, and engage employees
• Analyze sales data and make assortment recommendations to Category Merchants using internal and external data systems including BW, SAP, SAS, Nielsen and IRI.
• Participate and provide input in category reviews
• Facilitate plan-o-gram execution with external partners such as SAS
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends
• Manage inquiries related to plan-o-grams from banner network, operations, category management and supplier partners
• Responsible for maintaining plan-o-gram execution schedule
• Focus on continuous improvement for processes, relationship building, task completion and efficiency

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Experience in the retail grocery, liquor, drug or convenience business
• Proficiency in multiple software applications such as SAP, Microsoft office Suite

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 is designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Total Rewards programs

• 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.