Senior Marketing Planner

LCBO; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 54,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic and creative thinker for a hybrid role in Visual Merchandising. This position involves managing various visual merchandising projects, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, and collaborating with cross-divisional teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in marketing project management and excellent organizational skills to handle multiple initiatives. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, and offers a supportive environment where your contributions are recognized. This role is perfect for someone looking to make a positive impact while developing their career in a dynamic setting.

Benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Defined Benefit Pension

Discounts on products and services via Workperks

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing, advertising, and retail environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and project management for visual merchandising initiatives.
• Monitor budgets and develop financial management reports.
• Ensure adherence to production schedules and project objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Creative Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Excellent Writing Skills

Organizational Skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Post-secondary Education in Marketing or Related Field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Sharepoint)

Job description

Location Address:
100 Queens Quay East, 9th Floor, Toronto

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Description:
This is a hybrid role
Are you a strategic, analytical, and creative thinker? Reporting to the Manager, Visual Merchandising, you will effectively be involved in all aspects of Visual Merchandising operations and the implementation process including administration, scheduling, project management and execution. You'll be instrumental in building and activating project plans, monitoring execution, measuring and reporting results. You will also ensure that all operations and executions align with the LCBO's brand strategy.

If you excel at marketing project management and cross-team collaboration, then this is the role for you!

About The Role

1. Lead the planning, coordination and project management for a variety of visual merchandising initiatives and projects.
2. Develop and ensure adherence to production schedules.
3. Contribute to team project briefs, presentations, and communication materials.
4. Obtain and organize information from various cross-divisional internal and external sources.
5. Research and evaluate continuous improvement and ad hoc business initiatives.
6. Budget monitoring (expenditures and variances) and develop and maintain financial/budget management reports.
7. Provide direction and supervision to cross-divisional stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure that all project objectives are met.

About You

1. Progressive expertise in project development and implementation acquired through a combination of previous experience in a marketing, advertising, and retail environment, and/or related post-secondary education.
2. Experience with a personal computer and software applications including advanced knowledge of Office (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Sharepoint) is essential.
3. Demonstrated creativity, problem-solving skills and strategic thinking are definite assets.
4. Excellent writing, editing and evaluation skills are a must.
5. Experience preparing creative briefs, budget tracking reports, and project work back schedules.
6. Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and delegation skills to handle a large volume of projects involving multiple stakeholders and the ability to deal with conflicting demands to meet tight deadlines.
7. Proactively identify challenges and take ownership of finding solutions.

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, including access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program, a Defined Benefit Pension, discounts on products and services via Workperks, and much more.

There is a world of opportunities at the LCBO…
Join an organization where you can be challenged while achieving your true potential. A place where you can make a positive impact supporting Ontario business and communities. Discover a safe, healthy, diverse, inclusive, and accountable workplace where your wellbeing is our top priority. At the LCBO, your contributions are respected and valued. Be part of our journey as we invest in people and technology to transform an organization. There really is a world of opportunities at the LCBO.

We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, so everyone feels valued, respected, and heard. The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an interview or employment opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation.

Please submit your resume via Workday by 11:59pm on the deadline date. We appreciate your interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay:
$54,919.00 - $90,913.00

Work Hours:
36.25

Union / Non-Union:
Non-Union

Job Posting End Date:
April 29, 2025

The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.