Director, Supply Chain Systems Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited


Date: 14 hours ago
City: Brampton, ON
Contract type: Full time
Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Does working with some of Canada’s most talented minds in innovation supporting retail, digital consumer solutions and analytical platforms excite you? Loblaw Technology powers some of Canada’s most game-changing retail solutions, giving our customers the ability to live their lives well.

Come work with a team that values diverse ideas, fosters a culture of inclusion and develops our talent from within. Loblaw Technology gives you the chance to excel, and helps you to strive for success in a big way. Keep reading to learn more!

Director, Supply Chain Systems Transportation

Canada's largest food retailer is looking for a Director, Supply Chain Systems to help build the plan and strategies for the Transportation portfolio. This position provides the opportunity to engage and work with various business stakeholders across Loblaw Technology and the vendor community. As a leader your role will be to oversee the areas of the team which include project delivery, change/release management, operations support and stability, continuous improvement streams, and overall program governance.

The candidate will own and prioritize cross functional streams of work to deliver valued outcomes that will grow our Transportation business. This includes implementing diligence and processes for the team that will enable development of plans while executing with precision and authority.

What You’ll Do:

  • Manage a team of full-time colleagues and vendor partners to support and deliver integrated, high-impact transport applications.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities and outcomes.
  • Lead cross-functional discussions across Loblaw Technology and business teams to drive planning and prioritization.
  • Partner with Transportation business leads and operators to shape strategic plans.
  • Prepare strategic documentation, presentations, and recommendations that support the application roadmap.
  • Support reporting and analytics initiatives to surface insights and business value through data.
  • Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset and proactively seek opportunities to optimize systems and processes.
  • Develop process maps and "day-in-the-life" storyboards to guide design decisions with the end user in mind.
  • Influence without authority by delivering well-structured insights that support decision-making.
  • Guide and coach the team to be self-organized, accountable, and effective—even in complex, remote, or high-pressure environments.
  • Share best practices and recommendations informed by market research to enhance user experience.

What you Bring:

  • Experience in managing large, complex technology programs and projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experienced professional that sees themselves as dynamic, adaptable, self-starting, curious.
  • 5+ years in technology leadership experience.
  • Collaborative approach & values teamwork.
  • Strong written and oral communications skills that showcase the ability to synthesize complexity into a concise, compelling, and cohesive story to both technical and non-technical audiences. We are looking for a strong storyteller.
  • Hands on experience building and communicating roadmaps and strategies.
  • Exceptional organizational skills.
  • Ability to consolidate and simplify complex problems into a recommendation and or plan
  • Ability to learn new skills and apply them quickly and efficiently.
  • Ability to think creatively to solve problems and/or proactively implement solutions for expected issues.
  • Understands project and portfolio management and can see big picture / macro level insights to sequence and deliver in a logical way.
  • Understanding of workflows and data / process mapping.

What You’ve Done:

  • Experience in retail technology environment preferred.
  • Strong ability with Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, JIRA & Confluence tools.
  • Post-Secondary Degree/Diploma in a related discipline.
  • Nice to haves include experience with retail technology (i.e supply chain and information technology).
  • Minimum of 5 years of industry or consulting experience related directly to Cloud technology implementations.

What Loblaw Offers You

We offer flexibility and balance, and an environment that sets you up for success no matter where your workspace is located.

Here, you will find a great team to help you achieve your goals as you help us achieve ours! Work in our fast-paced, exciting Technology environment, helping our stores, colleagues and customers every day.

Loblaw colleagues also enjoy:

  • Work Perks Program
  • On-site GoodLife Fitness, Basketball & Volleyball courts, Ice Rink, Groceries delivered to work via PC Express, Dry Cleaning services (1PCC Office)
  • Tuition Reimbursement & Online Learning
  • Pension & Benefits
  • Paid Vacation

If you’re up to the challenge, then we would love to hear from you. Apply today, and get the process started.

Loblaw recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. At Loblaw, we celebrate diversity and strive to build a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced, valued and supported. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and encourage people from all backgrounds and identities to apply to our jobs. Accommodation in the recruitment, assessment, and hiring process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

We thank all candidates for their interest but please note, those candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position will be contacted.

www.Loblaw.ca/careers

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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