Manager, Capital Planning

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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.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Projects and Capital Planning, the Manager is accountable for supporting the design of store merchandising plans and the execution of planograms according to the guardrails and standards within nofrills stores nationally. As a member of the Operations Support Team, the Manager is responsible for resolving and actively managing store inquiries and serving as a main point of contact for nofrills Owners to troubleshoot issues with assortment, data integrity and merchandising.

The Manager will also oversee the execution of new store openings and banner conversions.

The role bridges category merchandising and operations standards, while working within the dynamic and uniqueness of nofrills store structures and classes. The role works intimately with franchisees, operations and merchandising to align on priorities and achieve business objectives.

• Manage and provide site specific merch layout recommendations leveraging data to drive banner initiatives and performance. Interact with franchisees, DMs, and Merchandising groups on strategy and approval of overall design.
• Drive compliance to nofrills planogram guardrails by attending reviews and working collaboratively with category and space planning to ensure stores have the information they need to execute planograms with excellence.
• Work closely with franchisee regarding discrepancies and adapting floor plans to incorporate both store specifications and banner initiatives. Provide insightful analytics and support the transition of non-visual floor plans to visually maintained floor plans.
• Manage data integrity with special attention to stores focusing on regional specific demands including adding vendors and schedules. Accountable for resolving concerns and issues arising between the Store Development team, Franchisee and Category teams to resolve issues. Managing all stakeholder priorities involved with the project while aligning and ensuring business direction. Visits to Capital sites to ensure guardrails maintained.
• Address and resolve with urgency issues raised by Specialists, DMs and Stores that impact their ability to execute programs (e.g. price file issues, product shortages, system issues).

• Post-secondary education (university or college) or equivalent experience.
• 3 - 5 years of retail experience. Previous experience in a franchise environment, store operations or category management is considered an asset.
• Technical skills – knowledge of SAP, Excel, Micro strategy, CICs, BOSS, JDA, Product Manager, and Intactics.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, planning, strategic and consumer insight skills.
• Exceptional commitment to customer service with a strong sense of urgency.
• Excellent communicator up, down and across the enterprise.
• Delivers results in a high-pressure environment with the ability to set priorities and meet challenging deadlines.

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