Manager - Commodities

Role overview

What you'll do

• Review cost-of-goods increase management and analyze, quantify, and communicate findings on supplier-proposed cost changes.
• Coordinate commodities, sourcing, and merchandising colleagues to manage negotiations; meet suppliers as needed to advocate Loblaw's position and secure compliant resolutions.
• Identify cost-improvement opportunities using market data, company insights, business trends, and category and supplier performance data.
• Work with the Commodities Analyst to prepare materials and manage supplier discussions to deliver cost improvements.
• Expand proactive cost-model programs and open-book agreements, improve existing deals, and develop commodity-driven cost-model frameworks.
• Develop a commodity database of category product price indexes to inform financial decisions and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Work with the Director, Commodities, on business opportunities, process automation, and commodity market analytics.
• Work with Sourcing to communicate compliance policies and ensure required practices are followed.

What you bring

• University degree in business, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience with a foundational understanding of commodity markets, procurement, retail finance, or merchandising.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including some experience with macros.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, curiosity, creativity, and ability to apply new knowledge.
• Ability to self-initiate, work independently and collaboratively, and deliver results; strong written and oral communication and time-management skills.