Unit Retail Marketing & Growth Lead

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Mental health & wellness

Career opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

The Unit Retail Marketing Manager (URMM) at Compass Group Canada leads on-site retail execution for Durham College, focusing on Same Store Sales growth, transactions, and basket size.

Working with Operations and the Retail Execution Partner, you translate national programs into unit-level actions, monitor performance, and drive consumer engagement with strong brand standards and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business, Marketing, Hospitality, Retail Management or related field.
• At least two years of experience in retail, foodservice, hospitality, marketing, or a related operational environment.
• Strong retail business acumen with an understanding of levers that influence sales, transactions, basket size and consumer behaviour.
• Experience executing marketing, promotional, merchandising, or sales-building programs, ideally within foodservice or retail.
• Ability to interpret performance information, identify opportunities, and translate insights into practical action plans.

Responsibilities

• Drive Same Store Sales growth by executing sales-building initiatives and identifying opportunities to increase transactions, basket size, and average cheque.
• Lead unit-level execution of national, sector, and regional programs, promotions, campaigns, and limited-time offers.
• Maintain understanding of unit sales performance and use data to identify strengths, gaps, and growth opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve speed of service and the consumer journey while maintaining brand standards.
• Collaborate to strengthen standardized programs and meet the needs of the account and its consumers.
• Champion retail standards and ensure initiatives are executed consistently, accurately, and on time.
• Complete Origami audits and use findings to build and close action plans with unit leadership.
• Assess execution across the account, identifying gaps in merchandising, signage, product availability, pricing, and brand standards.
• Partner with operators to resolve opportunities and follow through to completion.
• Support the development and execution of a rolling 12-month retail and promotional calendar aligned with national programs and local opportunities.
• Deliver engaging consumer experiences and events that increase participation and student experience.
• Support merchandising, signage, digital communications, and on-site activations to maximize impact of retail programs.
• Identify opportunities to tailor execution to account needs while maintaining brand standards.
• Create and manage social content for promotions, events and consumer engagement.
• Build partnerships with unit Operations and collaborate with the Retail Execution Partner to deliver priorities.
• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Culinary, Brands, Compass Digital and others to support program execution.
• Share unit results and insights to inform future initiatives.
• Identify underperforming areas and develop targeted improvement plans.

Skills

Retail acumen

Marketing execution

Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Customer service mindset

Multitasking

MS Office

Instagram familiarity

Proactive/solutions oriented

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business/Marketing/Retail

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Instagram (Social)

Job description

The Unit Retail Marketing Manager (URMM) at Compass Group Canada leads on-site retail execution for Durham College, focusing on Same Store Sales growth, transactions, and basket size.

Working with Operations and the Retail Execution Partner, you translate national programs into unit-level actions, monitor performance, and drive consumer engagement with strong brand standards and data-driven insights.