Associate Product Manager

myview; Brampton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited is hiring an Associate Product Manager for the Enterprise Initiatives team in Canada. The role supports multi‑year strategic initiatives and special project sprints that enable Loblaw Brands, including President's Choice and No Name.

You will liaise with suppliers to ensure timely contributions and lead communications with many internal stakeholders. You will monitor development with Vendors/PM/PD/QAS/RA/PT, develop timelines, assign tasks, and facilitate action‑oriented

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education.
• Well-developed project management skills are essential.
• Advanced Excel skills are an asset.
• Ability to tell a story through data and reporting.
• Strong time management and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Curiosity and an ability to simplify complex ideas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor development and execution with vendors and teams to ensure on‑time completion of projects.
• Develop and manage project timelines and assign tasks.
• Chair meetings with stakeholders and take action‑oriented notes.
• Create vendor timelines and communicate requirements for on‑time delivery.
• Maintain the listing of all approved projects in internal systems.
• Create master label copy direction and coordinate artwork with studios and vendors.
• Lead design kickoff meetings to align teams with project strategy.
• Lead monthly reviews with product teams to update progress.
• Manage the critical path file for active projects and report status.
• Chair recurring team meetings to review status and risks.

Tools

MicroStrategy

PowerBI

SAP

ABI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Associate Product Manager, Enterprise Initiatives

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.

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, neighbors, family members and colleagues.

We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.

We're looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.

Why is this role important?

The Associate Product Manager to the Enterprise Initiatives team works in a fast-paced environment to support Loblaw Brands multi-year strategic initiatives and special project sprints that enable our beloved brands, including President's Choice and No Name. The successful candidate will liaise with our supplier base ensuring their contributions to the project are complete and on time. They are also responsible for leading communications and meetings with many internal stakeholders to support project milestones, provide progress updates and meet final target launch dates.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor the development and execution process with Vendors/PM/PD/QAS/RA/PT/PD to ensure on-time completion of specialty projects
• Develop and manage project timelines and assign tasks to team members
• Support the PM in chairing various meetings with internal/external stakeholders and taking action-oriented meeting notes
• Develop vendor-specific timelines as required and communicate all of the information a vendor will require to support the on-time delivery of a project and understand LCL critical path milestones
• Responsible for the listing of all approved projects in the internal Loblaw Brands systems
• Responsible for creating master label copy direction, as well as artwork circulation to studio teams and vendors
• Support the PM in leading design kick-off meetings as required to ensure team alignment to the project strategy by gathering information and samples
• Lead monthly reviews with individual product teams to update on progress within existing portfolios
• Manage the critical path file for all active projects and report on project status
• Chair recurring meetings with the team (PM/PD/QA/RA/PT) to review project status, consolidate risks, solution challenges impacting project timelines
• Act as a liaison between the project team and Packaging, Agency Teams
• Assist the PM, when required, in preparing presentations and data sets for various applications using Microsoft Office tools
• Create and analyze reports from MicroStrategy, PowerBI, ABI and SAP as required

What You'll Need:

• Post-secondary education
• Well-developed project management skills are essential, experience in project management is an asset
• Highly organized, able to prioritize effectively and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced excel skills is an asset
• An ability to tell a story through data, and an eye for reporting
• Strong work ethic with a passion for detail and accuracy
• Strong time management skills and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• A natural curiosity to learn new things, and a mind for simplifying complex ideas
• An outstanding ability to manage ambiguity and for bringing teams together to deliver big ideas
• Outstanding decision-making skills required to achieve organizational objectives with an understanding and consideration to the impact on other work groups
• Diplomacy, constructive thinking and innovative approach to drive solutions
• Basic knowledge of retail merchandising or product manufacturing processes

Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community. 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'