Coordinator Business Operations and Special Events

Requisition ID: 188592
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Operations Support Services - Prairies
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Alberta
City: Calgary, Edmonton
Location: Calgary Office, Edmonton Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Our Prairies Operations network is searching for a Business Coordinator who will focus on supporting their locations division events and trips (e.g. own logistics for banner meetings, show and sells, operations meetings/annual department meetings, etc.). This role will bring our company values to life; Customer Driven, Results Oriented, and People Powered through supporting retail operations in their community investments. So, if you love working with a team, have a passion for community investments, are dedicated to the needs of our operations teams when executing business initiatives, have a creative flair, and have a professional demeanor to participate in key operational meetings, this role is for YOU.

This role will be based out of our Edmonton or Calgary Office.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Administer Division Calendar (e.g. create single Division calendar view of regular trainings, conferences and leadership trips)
• Aggregate data requested by VP (e.g. track attendance at key meetings, collect weekly recaps from each district)
• Perform research for the DO’s (e.g. look into competitor activities, create one-off reports, etc.)
• Triage requests for VP (e.g. for requests sent to VP, route to the group that can resolve)
• Support Division specific communications initiatives (e.g. work with Marketing to create announcements related to local community events)
• Liaise with Director Business Development, Operation Leaders & Franchisee on FIT/DMIT/SMIT training schedules and progress
• Establish and maintain relationships with store operators and external stakeholders
• Manage business process changes/liaison with the centre
• Act as a liaison for cross-geography logistics
• Other duties as directed

What you have to offer:

• Merchandising or retail experience an asset
• 2+ years relevant experience in a coordinator / administrative role
• Relevant College / University graduate preferred
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite (Excel and Power Point)
• Solid ability to arrange, negotiate, and secure contracts with event vendors

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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and is designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially, and emotionally.

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience, and skills as well as internal equity and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, go well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.