Manager, Equipment Procurement

Requisition ID: 191241
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Construction & Design
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec
City: Mississauga, Calgary, Stellarton, Montreal
Location: Tahoe Office

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?

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on leader to manage our Equipment Procurement team across the West, Ontario, and Atlantic regions. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have deep technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our store infrastructure.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Lead the regional purchasing team, including selection, onboarding, training, performance development, and succession planning
• Manage purchases of production equipment, refrigeration, and store signage across all banners
• Oversee replenishment purchases and ensure timely delivery
• Collaborate on RFPs with Strategic Sourcing and participate in the equipment selection process
• Ensure project timelines are met and purchasing workload is effectively prioritized and managed amongst the team
• Oversee processing of equipment invoices
• Partner with the Construction team to deliver capital plan projects
• Support the Design team during plan execution
• Lead regular team meetings and ensure compliance with Provincial Health and Safety codes
• Maintain store equipment specification sheets
• Drive research and development of new equipment solutions
• Maintain equipment data integrity in purchasing system

What you have to offer:

• Undergraduate degree or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration
• Solid understanding of standards and regulations related to refrigeration
• Proven Team leadership experience, including team development and performance management
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across departments
• Recognized for your communication skills, strategic thinking, and ability to perform under pressure
• Negotiation skills

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

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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.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• 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.