Senior Director Analytics

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.

As the Senior Director, Sourcing Analytics, you will lead the development of a best-in-class analytics function that strengthens commercial decision-making, accelerates value creation and transforms the capabilities of Loblaw's Sourcing organization. Reporting to the SVP, Enterprise Sourcing, you will serve as a strategic advisor to the Chief Sourcing Officer and Sourcing Leadership, bringing together deep analytical expertise and commercial judgment to shape critical sourcing decisions and advance enterprise performance.

At the heart of this mandate is ownership of Category Analytics, Sourcing data and reporting, advanced analytics, and the Sourcing AI capability roadmap. You will establish the analytical standards, data foundations and scalable tools that enable category teams to execute sophisticated sourcing strategies, evaluate supplier economics and negotiate with greater confidence. Working across Fresh and CoS/HABA, you will ensure that insights translate into practical, high-impact commercial recommendations.

You will also lead the evolution of Sourcing's analytical and AI-enabled capabilities, partnering with Digital, Technology and Strategy & Value Delivery to bring new solutions into the business. Combining enterprise leadership, commercial acumen and a commitment to innovation, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our ambition to be the World's Best Buyers.

Core Responsibilities:

Category Analytics & Commercial Value Creation

• Lead the Category Analytics function across Fresh and CoS/HABA, setting the analytical agenda and standards for the highest-impact sourcing decisions and commercial opportunities.
• Oversee sophisticated Fresh sourcing events, including complex RFP design, bid evaluation and award scenarios; and CoS/HABA supplier plays, offer assessments and negotiation analytics.
• Challenge commercial assumptions, quantify alternative scenarios and develop recommendations that strengthen negotiation strategies, supplier decisions and enterprise value.
• Partner with Sourcing and Merchandising leaders to prioritize analytical resources against the most material category opportunities and measure the impact of resulting decisions.

Sourcing Data, Reporting & Performance Intelligence

• Own the Sourcing data and analytics agenda, defining priorities for data quality, accessibility, governance and effective use in commercial and strategic decision-making.
• Establish enterprise-consistent Sourcing performance metrics, executive dashboards and analytical reporting that provide clear visibility into sourcing effectiveness, supplier performance and emerging opportunities.
• Partner with Enterprise Data, Finance and Technology teams to strengthen data foundations, clarify ownership and controls, and connect internal and external sources into decision-ready insights.
• Evolve reporting from retrospective measurement toward forward-looking insight, predictive analysis and actionable commercial intelligence.

Advanced Analytics & AI Capability Transformation

• Own and lead the multi-year Sourcing advanced analytics and AI capability roadmap, defining the highest-value use cases, business requirements, investment priorities and measures of success.
• Champion the development and deployment of advanced models, automation, Generative AI and emerging agentic capabilities that improve sourcing decisions, negotiations and colleague productivity.
• Partner with Digital, Technology and enterprise analytics teams to guide solution design, testing, data readiness and responsible implementation, ensuring capabilities are scalable and fit for business use.
• Work with Strategy & Value Delivery, which leads organizational adoption and ways-of-working change, to connect new capabilities to measurable operational and financial outcomes.

Executive Partnership & Enterprise Influence

• Translate sophisticated analyses into clear executive narratives, recommendations and trade-offs, with a focus on enterprise rather than isolated category outcomes.
• Collaborate across Sourcing, Merchandising, Finance, Commodity & Business Intelligence, Digital and Technology to align complementary insights and avoid duplication of accountabilities.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing team of Category Analytics professionals, setting clear expectations for commercial impact, analytical rigour, quality and stakeholder partnership.
• Establish reusable analytical methodologies, models and tools while enabling the category-specific approaches required for Fresh and CoS/HABA.
• Develop talent and a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement and AI-enabled ways of working, strengthening analytical capability across the wider Sourcing organization.

• Key Skills and Qualifications:
• 10+ years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, merchandising, commercial analytics, strategy or related fields, including significant experience leading teams and complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven record of influencing material commercial decisions and delivering value through sophisticated sourcing analytics, supplier economics, negotiation support and executive-level recommendations.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise data, reporting or advanced analytics capabilities, including data governance, performance measurement and scalable analytical solutions.
• Experience shaping and delivering analytics or AI transformation roadmaps in partnership with business and technology stakeholders; ability to evaluate opportunities pragmatically and manage implementation risks.
• Exceptional commercial judgment, structured problem-solving, executive communication and ability to influence senior leaders in a complex matrixed organization.
• Knowledge of relevant analytics and visualization tools and familiarity with modern data and AI capabilities; ability to lead technical specialists without needing to be the hands-on developer
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or related discipline; MBA or other relevant advanced degree an asset.

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.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$145,000.00 - $195,000.00 / 145.000,00$ - 195.000,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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