Job Specifications
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.
Summer 2026 Work Term
Term Length: 4 months
Term Start: May 4, 2026
Term End: August 21, 2026
The pay range for the co-op student role will reflect factors such as the candidate's experience, academic level, and the specific skillset required for the role.
Loblaw has adopted the following hybrid working model (a combination of working between the office and remotely). Colleagues can work remotely up to 1 day a week, while spending the other 4 days in the office (to be determined by each business unit).
Applied Machine Learning Co-op, Supply Chain
About Loblaws:
At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day. Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.
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®.
Supply Chain – Applied Machine Learning:
Ever wondered how that box of cereal appears on the shelf in the store every day? Or how we can move nearly 1 billion units of product from one of our 3,000 vendors, through one of our 27 distribution centers, to one of our 2,300 locations across Canada, and into the homes of millions of Canadians each year with the precision of a well-oiled machine?
Supply Chain at Loblaws is the engine which drives the business, and we want to show you how it all works and have you help us make it stronger, more efficient, and faster.
The Applied Machine Learning team is integral to making sure our store shelves are stocked with products that our customer needs through key job functions like responsible sourcing, demand forecasting, and inventory management to name a few. Our team lends a hand in this by building automated reporting solutions and tools that track performance against KPIs and identify ways to improve our operational efficiency.
We have a feeling a career with the Loblaw Supply Chain is the challenge you’ve been looking for. If you think so too, we’d love to hear from you.
Position Overview:
Term Length: 4-8 months
Join us for an exciting Co-op opportunity within Loblaw Supply Chain, a multifaceted area of our business where we are responsible for delivering products from our distribution centers across the country to nearly 2,500 grocery and pharmacy retail stores nationally, and ultimately the homes of millions of Canadians. The Applied Machine Learning Co-op will play a vital part in the team. You will collaborate with Supply Chain teams to create and deliver reports and reporting automation tools. If you enjoy taking accountability of a task from start to finish—capturing business requirements, designing, developing, testing, and implementing solutions for reporting—this might be the perfect fit for you!
What you’ll need:
Provide analytical insight from large volumes of data to drive efficiency within the supply chain team and support the decision-making process, throughout the optimal mix of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
Capture to support the technical solutions (SOPs, job aids, flow charts, etc.), and act as a point of contact for reporting questions and issues.
Work in both project and development support environments, understanding how to align evolving functionality to a live production environment.
What you’ll need:
Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must have strong digital literacy: Proven expertise of SQL, Python programing language
Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure also an asset).
Experience working with large data sets and building clean, reliable reporting or automation solutions.
Strong communication skills — ability to translate technical work into business context
Curiosity and a self-starter mindset; comfortable owning a project from concept to delivery with guidance
Please note Loblaw's Return to Office policy is 4 days in the o
About the Company
Our Purpose - Live Life Well
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, the nation's largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw - and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses - provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country's most recognized brands - President's Choice and no name.
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