Director, Sourcing - Bakery

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.

The Director, Sourcing – Bakery role offers a coveted opportunity to join Canada’s best buying team, a group of outstanding sourcing professionals accountable for purchasing billions of dollars of products and services for more than 3,000 stores across Canada.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Sourcing – Deli Cheese, Home Meal Replacement & Bakery (DHB), this position will lead a team of three Buyers and one Associate Buyer. The responsibilities will encompass every aspect of bakery sourcing, including domestic and offshore buying, supplier relationship and performance management, global Request for Proposals (RFPs), enterprise cost negotiations, supply resilience management, quality management, supplier onboarding, and so much more. This role will also provide rich insights to the business on supplier capabilities, cost inflation trends, demand forecasting and production planning, commodity cost and supply trends, competitive cost benchmarking, and product innovation areas.

What You Will Do:

• Source product requirements for baseline and promotional volumes leveraging Loblaw’s enterprise scale to enable better value for customers.
• Direct your team with sourcing strategies that align to enterprise playbooks.
• Be fully accountable for the team’s financial obligations, with ownership over cost and savings targets within the DHB sourcing budget.
• Cultivate positive, strategic relationships with our suppliers and all external partners.
• Facilitate all major costing negotiations.
• Evaluate new products and/or platforms and work with the Loblaw Brands team and Trade Divisions on program sourcing for our private labels.
• Collaborate with our Supply Chain Replenishment and Transport teams to resolve product availability challenges and fulfilment obstacles.
• Research the competitive landscape of the bakery category and maintain industry benchmarking standards on assortment, costing, global sourcing strategies, quality specifications and emerging technological innovation.
• Support and lead supplier-facing enterprise initiatives as required.
• Provide supportive leadership for your team to maximize and accelerate their performance, facilitating but positive business outcomes and a positive team culture.
• Proudly represent the fresh team within the wider Sourcing community.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director or Chief Sourcing Officer.
  
  

What You Will Need:

• A curiosity-first mentality; and positive, self-motivated demeanor.
• A passion for food; especially bakery products!
• Post-secondary education in business or supply management; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in a procurement, supply chain or retail merchandising role.
• Analytical approach to decision making – with proven ability to generate insights from multiple sources of financial, technical, industry and marketing data.
• Demonstrated financial acumen and experience managing profit and loss (P&L).
• Well-developed influencing and relationship-management skills with a winsome, kind, and generous communication style.
• Empathetic and empowering leadership style with effective colleague development and professional mentoring skills.
• An ability to prioritize multiple urgent projects at the same time.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and productivity apps (Teams, To-Do, and Planner.)
  
  

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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