Analyst, Workforce Management (Workday)

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.

Join our People Process & Technology team and contribute to the ongoing evolution of Workday within Canada's largest employer! As a Workday Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting and enhancing our Workday system, with a primary focus on the Time Tracking, Scheduling, and Labour Optimization modules. You will leverage your understanding of backend configuration to ensure system integrity, optimize performance, and deliver a positive user experience.

This role will be 4 days on site at our Brampton Office (1 President's Choice Circle)

What You'll Do:

1. Configure, maintain, and enhance Workday Time Tracking, Scheduling, and Labour Optimization modules, focusing on core system stability and process improvement.

2. Perform day-to-day operational tasks, ensuring smooth workflows and resolving operational issues with a focus on long-term, comprehensive solutions.

3. Accurately manage data within Workday, ensuring data integrity and leveraging analytical skills to define inputs, analyze data, and develop effective solutions.

4. Triage and resolve issues for end-users and business partners, acting as a key point of contact and liaison between multiple workforce management processes to support standardization.

5. Contribute to strategic projects through requirements gathering, testing, and change management activities.

6. Document and maintain operational procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and system stability.

7. Coordinate and support bi-annual Workday Releases, including assessing, documenting, and testing new features and functionality.

8. Support management teams in tactical and strategic activities, contributing to the implementation of improvements.

Does this Sound Like you?

1. 1-3 years of HRIS experience, with a focus on backend configuration.

2. Demonstrated ability to articulate how business processes are configured and function within Workday (or equivalent HRIS).

3. Solid understanding of labour model and forecasting methodologies.

4. Experience with Time Tracking, Scheduling, or Labour Optimization modules in a backend support role is highly desirable.

5. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

6. Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

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.