Manager Pricing Strategy

Requisition ID: 187154

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Pricing Strategy

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia; Ontario

City: Stellarton, Mississauga, Dartmouth

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?

Are you passionate about pricing strategy? Do you stay apprised of cutting edge and best practice methods in pricing? We are currently seeking a Manager Pricing Strategy, Fresh to join our Merchandising Solutions team. Reporting to the Director Pricing Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in developing and executing pricing strategies, maintaining and analyzing pricing data, and overseeing execution of retail price adjustment to drive business growth.

This is an 18-month contract hybrid role and there is an in-office requirement of 3 days a week.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

As a Manager Pricing Strategy, you will:

• Lead and inspire the pricing team to design and maintain pricing strategies for national Full Service & Community banners, Related Business banners, and E-commerce, prioritizing a “Stores First” approach
• Analyze data and provide category-driven recommendations to the business
• Collaborate with Category Management & Operations to execute pricing strategies effectively
• Govern pricing rules and guardrails to maintain pricing integrity
• Partner with Business Intelligence to understand customer insights and competitive market data to inform pricing decisions
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and best practices, driving efficiency in pricing processes
• Execute budget plans to meet performance targets, showcasing financial acumen in decision-making, forecasting, and resource planning
• Cultivate a positive and effective team environment, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth with strong communicative skills
• Make informed decisions, assess impacts, and mitigate risks for key stakeholders
• Set and align on targets for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure individual and team success
• Manage direct reports including: selection, orientation, training, performance management, succession planning and compensation
  
  

What You Have To Offer

• An undergraduate degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Strong working knowledge of category management functions and principles
• Understanding of industry, its competitive environment and appropriate pricing strategies
• Demonstrated ability to identify and anticipate consumer, competitor, and market trends and incorporate them into pricing strategy decisions
• Strength in data collection & analysis
• Ability to understand and maintain multiple retail strategies across banners
• Ability to influence change and communicate business strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual proficiency (English/French) preferred
  
  

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.