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Sobeys

Sobeys

www.sobeyscareers.com

17 Jobs

16,608 Employees

About the Company

As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve -- from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers. Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service. __________________ En tant que l'un des deux seuls detaillants alimentaires presents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. repond aux besoins en epicerie de sa clientele par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Repartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannieres de detail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont concus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux a chacun des marches que nous desservons. Du magasin a gamme complete de services jusqu'au depanneur, chacun est adapte de facon a combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientele en fonction de l'occasion d'achat. En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent a l'alimentation, a l'innovation et a l'excellence du service a la clientele, nos quelque 125 000 employes et marchands affilies se montrent soucieux de creer de la valeur de facon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employes, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.

Listed Jobs

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Company Name
Sobeys
Job Title
Central Kitchens Program Manager
Job Description
**Job Title:** Central Kitchens Program Manager **Role Summary:** Owns and drives the national central production initiative portfolio, translating strategic priorities into actionable, cross‑functional programs that deliver measurable business outcomes across the organization. **Expectations:** Lead complex, multi‑site launches; maintain rigorous governance and KPI accountability; mentor junior staff; liaison between executive leadership and operational teams; advocate continuous improvement and best‑practice adoption. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define and execute central production strategy, network plan, and initiative roadmap in partnership with senior leadership. - Lead cross‑functional business case development for new sites, sizing opportunities, articulating benefits, and aligning investments with strategic goals. - Manage large‑scale, multi‑workstream site launches end‑to‑end, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget, and within‑scope delivery. - Develop and sustain an integrated program plan tracking dependencies, risks, and critical decisions; establish and run governance forums (steering committees, executive updates, working groups). - Drive stakeholder accountability, monitor KPI targets, and maintain transparent progress reporting. - Synthesize complex information for executive decision‑making, framing strategic choices and delivering data‑driven recommendations. - Provide coaching, mentoring, and dotted‑line leadership to junior team members; oversee escalation of risks, issues, and key decisions. - Serve as a center of excellence, offering strategy and program‑management guidance to merchandising and other functions. - Champion continuous improvement, applying lessons learned to future initiatives. **Required Skills:** - Minimum 10 years leading complex, cross‑functional strategic programs. - Deep understanding of project‑management best practices, processes, and tools. - Strong analytical, decision‑making, and data‑driven recommendation skills. - Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration abilities. - Ability to build strategic relationships, resolve conflicts, and influence priorities. - Proven track record of driving accountability and delivering results within scope, schedule, and budget. - French language skills are an asset. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Food Technology, or related field. - PMP certification is an asset.
Stellarton, Canada
Hybrid
Senior
03-11-2025
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Company Name
Sobeys
Job Title
Director, Employee Experience and Planning (18-Month Contract)
Job Description
**Job Title** Director, Employee Experience and Planning (18‑Month Contract) **Role Summary** Lead the execution and continuous improvement of enterprise‑wide People strategies and culture programs. Design and implement governance, tools, and metrics to enhance employee engagement, store satisfaction, and overall experience. Drive transformational change across the organization while managing relationships with senior leaders and cross‑functional partners. **Expectations** - Deliver integrated People strategy aligned with business objectives over an 18‑month term. - Provide consultative support to VPs and Directors, driving measurable improvement in employee experience KPIs. - Manage a small team of direct reports and coordinate with regional staff to ensure consistent program execution. - Maintain data integrity and produce regular performance reports for senior leadership. **Key Responsibilities** - Develop and roll out enterprise‑wide culture and People initiatives. - Build architecture, methodology, and templates for strategy implementation. - Conduct data collection, analysis, issue diagnosis, option development, and action planning. - Lead multiple working teams and oversee day‑to‑day program delivery. - Manage transformational change initiatives, anticipate impacts, and secure stakeholder engagement. - Report on key performance indicators, ensuring data accuracy and actionable insights. - Cultivate and maintain internal client relationships with senior business leaders. **Required Skills** - Leadership and team‑building (5–7 years leading teams). - Strong stakeholder management and influence across all levels. - Advanced analytical and problem‑solving abilities. - Expertise in strategy development, planning, and execution. - Proficiency in performance measurement and reporting. - Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills. - Experience with change management and organizational transformation. **Required Education & Certifications** - Undergraduate degree (any discipline). - Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in business consulting, People strategy, or related fields. - Valid certifications in Human Resources or change management preferred (not mandatory).
Stellarton, Canada
Hybrid
Senior
13-11-2025
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Company Name
Sobeys
Job Title
Financial Analyst, Supply Chain
Job Description
Job Title: Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Role Summary: Provide financial analysis, reporting, and decision support for supply chain operations; build financial models, analyze variances, and communicate insights to business partners. Expectations: Deliver accurate monthly/weekly reports, perform detailed budgeting and forecasting, identify cost-saving opportunities, and improve finance processes. Key Responsibilities: - Prepare and present monthly financial reports comparing actuals to budget/forecast with variance analysis. - Generate weekly key metric reports and communicate results to stakeholders. - Perform complex financial analysis on supply‑chain KPIs and recommend actions. - Build and maintain financial models to assess decision impacts and measure outcomes. - Support dynamic re‑forecasting and annual budgeting with detailed modeling. - Identify risks and opportunities to drive savings. - Drive process improvements in finance reporting and support. - Adhere to GAAP/IFRS, company accounting standards, and CEO/CFO certification requirements. - Collaborate with corporate FP&A and national finance teams for reporting consistency. - Fulfill ad‑hoc reporting requests as needed. Required Skills: - Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, large‑dataset handling). - Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into actionable stories. - Strong oral and written communication. - Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively. - Initiative, autonomy, and resourcefulness. Required Education & Certifications: - Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. - Minimum 2 years of accounting or finance experience. - CPA designation or equivalent accounting qualification is an asset.
Burnaby, Canada
Hybrid
Junior
17-11-2025
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Company Name
Sobeys
Job Title
QA Engineer
Job Description
**Job Title:** QA Engineer **Role Summary:** Owns and executes comprehensive test strategy and quality governance for retail platforms, ensuring alignment with program goals and delivery schedules. Leads functional, non‑functional, and automated testing, provides data‑driven quality metrics, and acts as the primary quality liaison across cross‑functional teams. **Expactations:** - Deliver transparent, data‑based quality health metrics and KPIs to steering committees. - Manage risk by identifying quality gaps, recommending mitigation, and driving defect triage decisions. - Ensure test readiness and release readiness through clear entrance/exit criteria, environment, and data availability. - Champion continuous improvement in testing practices and automation strategies in an Agile, omnichannel environment. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Own test strategy and quality governance for retail platforms, aligning with program objectives. 2. Lead all test phases: functional, non‑functional, regression, integration, end‑to‑end, UAT, accessibility, and performance testing. 3. Develop, maintain, and audit test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, and automation scripts. 4. Provide quality health reports, defect trends, coverage, and risk exposure to stakeholders. 5. Manage test resources, capacity, and escalation of constraints to leadership. 6. Act as primary quality point‑of‑contact for program and business stakeholders. 7. Analyze defects, participate in root‑cause analysis of production issues, and support release go/no‑go decisions. 8. Mentor and coach hybrid test teams (onshore/offshore) and influence defect prioritization and triage. **Required Skills:** - 8+ years of QA/testing experience, 2+ years in test leadership, preferably in retail or transactional systems. - Deep knowledge of retail workflows, system integrations, and omnichannel expectations. - Expertise with test management tools (JIRA, Zephyr/TestRail) and automation frameworks (Selenium, Postman, LoadRunner). - Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git) and performance testing. - Strong analytical, risk‑management, and communication skills. - Experience leading hybrid teams and Agile delivery models. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. - ISTQB or equivalent QA certification preferred. ---
Stellarton, Canada
Hybrid
Senior
19-11-2025