Why is this role important : As an Associate Buyer, you’ll join Loblaw’s Business Enablement & Enterprise Procurement (BEEP) Team, a group of world-class procurement professions accountable for purchasing goods on behalf of our retail divisions which represent more than 3,000 stores from coast to coast Reporting to our , you’ll work alongside the Buyer(s) to support every aspect of category procurement including domestic and offshore sourcing, vendor relationship and performance management, RFPs, costing, supply risk management, quality management, vendor onboarding and much more.
What you'll do: Support the Director and Buyer(s) with vendor performance management, generating data, conducting analysis, and preparing presentation material.
Maintain all system data for the category, ensuring we have end-to-end accuracy in all aspects of our Seafood product portfolio, including vendor costing.
Facilitate vendor onboarding activities and provide administrative ownership of new product creation in collaboration with our Vendor Onboarding and Data Operations teams.
Collaborate with our supply chain, merchandising, private label, and international sourcing teams to resolve product availability and fulfilment challenges.
Support the Director and Buyer(s) with other ad-hoc administrative activities as assigned.
Proudly represent the Seafood category with the BEEP Team.
Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging What you bring: A curious mentality and positive, self-motivated demeanor.
Post-secondary education or equivalent experience1+ years in a procurement, supply chain or retail merchandising role.
Confident, with an ability to prioritize many projects at the same time and collaborate with cross-functional collaborators.
Financial, business and retail knowledge.
Strong relationship-management skills and a winsome communication style.
Skilled in using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
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Canada, Ontario, Brampton,
Modified August 31, 2024
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Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw” or the “Company”) is Canada’s largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore and financial products and services. Through its various operating banners, Loblaw is committed to providing Canadians with a one-stop destination in meeting their food and household needs. This goal is pursued through a portfolio of store formats across the country. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and value of its food offering. It also offers Canada’s strongest control label program, including the unique President’s Choice, no name and Joe Fresh Style brands.
Food is at the heart of its offering. Loblaw stores provide a wide, growing and successful range of products and services to meet the everyday household demands of Canadian consumers. In addition, President’s Choice Financial services offer core banking, a popular MasterCard®, PC Financial auto, home, travel and pet insurance, PC Mobile phone services as well as the PC points loyalty program.
Loblaw is committed to a strategy developed under three core themes: Simplify, Innovate and Grow. The Company strives to be consumer focused, cost effective and agile, with the goal of achieving long term growth for its many stakeholders. Loblaw believes that a strong balance sheet is critical to achieving its potential. It is highly selective in its consideration of acquisitions and other business opportunities. The Company maintains an active product development program to support its control label program. It works to ensure that its technology and systems logistics enhance the efficiency of its operations.
Over 139,000 full-time and part-time employees execute its business strategy in more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast. This makes Loblaw one of Canada’s largest private sector employers. It strives to contribute to the communities it serves and to be proactive in corporate citizenship.
Specialties
food,
general merchandise,
drugstore,
financial products,
financial services,
President’s Choice,
no name,
Joe Fresh Style,
PC Financial services,
PC Financial auto,
home insurance,
travel insurance,
pet insurance,
PC Mobile phone