Associate Product Manager, Enterprise Initiatives

myview; Brampton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited is seeking an Associate Product Manager for the Enterprise Initiatives team in a 12-month contract. You will liaise with suppliers, manage milestones, and lead communications with internal stakeholders to ensure timely project launches and alignment with brand strategies such as President's Choice and No Name.

You will coordinate timelines, prepare presentations, and support design kickoff meetings while driving monthly reviews and status updates across multiple product

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education required.
• Strong project management skills essential.
• Highly organized with ability to prioritize and work independently.
• Advanced Excel skills are an asset.
• Ability to tell a story through data and report clearly.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development and execution timelines with PMs, PDs, QA, RA and related teams to ensure on-time completion.
• Develop and manage project timelines; assign tasks.
• Assist PM by chairing meetings and taking action-oriented notes.
• Create vendor-specific timelines and communicate needs to suppliers for on-time delivery.
• Maintain a running listing of all approved projects in internal systems.
• Create master label copy direction and coordinate artwork with studios and vendors.
• Lead design kick-off meetings to align team on strategy and gather inputs.
• Lead monthly product team reviews to update progress.
• Maintain the critical path file and report project status.
• Chair recurring team meetings to review status and mitigate risks.

Skills

Project management

Advanced Excel

Data storytelling

Communication

Time management

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

MicroStrategy

PowerBI

SAP

ABI

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Associate Product Manager, Enterprise Initiatives - 12mth Contract

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, escal 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 Greene