Manager, Business Insights and Analytics

Loblaw Companies Limited; Golden Horseshoe; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager for Business Insights and Analytics. This role involves providing high-impact analysis and insights to drive client success in retail media marketing. You will collaborate with various teams to synthesize data and deliver actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background, experience with SQL, R, or Python, and a passion for retail media and customer insights. Join a dynamic team that values authenticity and innovation, and help shape the future of retail in Canada.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Pension & Benefits

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years in marketing & media analytics.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide actionable analysis for retail media strategies.
• Lead design and measurement of key client media campaigns.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

SQL

R

Python

Retail Media Knowledge

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience in Marketing/Media

Tools

SQL

R

Python

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.

Manager, Business Insights and Analytics

Hybrid: 4 Days/Week In Office (Toronto)

Loblaw Advance drives brands forward. We are unlocking Loblaw’s exclusive purchase pattern data, customer intelligence, and millions of daily connections with shoppers to drive growth for our business partners. Backed by both the country’s leading grocery and pharma retailer, and the nation’s leading loyalty program, PC OptimumTM, we have a unique set of assets to help consumer brands reach customers and grow their retail business more effectively. Our dynamic team bridges loyalty, media, product, analytics, insights and strategy disciplines for integrated planning that empowers our own brands and those of our partners to reach Canadian customers at the right time, in the right way.

At Loblaw Advance, we’re always innovating to stay on the leading edge of a fast-evolving industry. We seek great people who share our principles of authenticity, curiosity, trust, and collaboration and work with some of the best minds in the industry to create solutions our customers will love.

We are hiring a Manager for our Business Insights and Analytics group with a background in customer and media data analytics. Working with the Director, Business Insights and Analytics the Manager will work closely with Client Success and Measurement teams to provide high-impact analysis and insights that enable our clients to make informed business decisions on their retail media marketing strategies.

What You'll Do

• Provide actionable analysis to client teams that support retail media strategies and sales programs. This includes understanding key client strategic objectives, understanding shopper and category dynamics that influence media campaign performance, identifying opportunities for incremental media sale and diagnosing business performance challenge drivers.
• Lead the design and measurement of key client media campaigns, incorporating best practices in retail media marketing execution from across multiple clients, categories and campaigns. This includes developing hypothesis and learning agendas based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, running test and learns on media campaigns, monitoring in-campaign performance and delivering impactful post campaign analysis with actionable recommendations
• Participate in cross-functional strategic projects that inform key Advance growth strategies for Go To Market, product development, sales planning and client growth. This includes identifying opportunities proactively, forming hypotheses, conducting research, facilitating discussion and developing data analyses that drive to insights and actionable solutions
• Synthesize and communicate insights, implications and next steps utilizing quantitative, qualitative, statistical analysis and retail media measurement techniques (eg sales lift, brand lift, LTV, Brand Equity, MMM)
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional project team members, clients, and leadership to structure, problem solve, and iterate on project deliverables.
• Communicate marketing science program outputs verbally and through the creation of high-quality deliverables such as slide decks, whitepapers, spreadsheets/ dashboards and training programs.
• Support day-to-day relationship management including managing workflow, agendas, and project plans
• Support broader marketing science team and Advance initiatives including training, culture, research and insights, and business growth efforts
• Mentor junior team members by supporting training initiatives and offering one-on-one guidance

What You Bring

• 3-4+ years of experience working in the marketing & media ecosystem with clients (internal or external) to solve challenging problems
• Strong analytics and statistical skillset with past experiences analyzing media, financial, or industry datasets to inform strategy / solution outputs, identify and quantify opportunities to drive performance.
• Strong technical skills, including practical experience using SQL, R or Python to conduct business analysis
• Proven structured thinking and problem-solving skills, helping teams, peers and clients to develop clear and actionable strategies / solutions
• Experience working with and presenting to senior leaders, identifying opportunities to address business challenges and engagement opportunities, and securing alignment
• Excellent communication skills, including business writing, small group and large-scale verbal presentations and visual storytelling
• Entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrate self-starter with an ability to identify opportunities, manage time, work independently and thrive in ambiguous environments
• Experience in (and passion for) retail media, e-commerce, digital marketing, customer data and insights
• Experience at a management consulting firm or on a corporate strategy team for a large Fortune 500 company preferred but not required

What Loblaw Offers You

We offer flexibility and balance, and an environment that sets you up for success no matter where your workspace is located.

Here, you will find a phenomenal team to help you achieve your goals as you help us achieve ours! Work in our fast-paced, exciting Technology environment, helping our stores, colleagues and customers every day.

Loblaw colleagues also enjoy:

Work Perks Program

• Tuition Reimbursement & Online Learning
• Pension & Benefits
• Paid Vacation

If you’re up to the challenge, then we would love to hear from you. Apply today, and get the process started.

At Loblaw, we respect the environment, source products with integrity and make 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.

Loblaw recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. At Loblaw, we celebrate diversity where differences are valued and supported. Commitment to being an equal opportunity employer is a priority to us, and we encourage people from all backgrounds and identities to apply to our jobs.

Accommodation in the recruitment, assessment, and hiring process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

We thank all candidates for their interest but please note, those candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position will be contacted.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. 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’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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