Demand Planner

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.

We are looking for a Demand Planner who will work closely with Category Managers to review forecast results and make forward-looking recommendations on opportunities in their respective category. You will also work with sourcing, category management, marketing, process optimization and go-to-market functions to understand forecasts and trends; and support testing, implementation, training, and adoption of the Ocado platform.

Work shift: Sunday to Thursday

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Understand the demand for respective categories
• Manage accurate demand forecasts that incorporate current and relevant market information to predict customer demand and provide buying team with the right information to plan to meet that demand
• Develop reports to determine priorities and areas of opportunity and confirm/communicate results; create ad hoc reports as necessary
• Identify forecast accuracy root causes and refine process to ensure continuous improvement of the overall process
• Support the company’s long-term strategy and inventory reduction while maintaining high customer service
• Coordinate seasonal forecast and plans with merchandising, suppliers, and distribution teams
• Propose sales forecast based on observations, knowledge, and assessments; collaborate with partners to refine forecasts
• Track projections and recommend appropriate action to achieve service level metrics

What you have to offer:

• Deep understanding of supply chain and business
• 2 to 5 years of experience in forecast management, statistical analysis, procurement, or logistics
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• Solid experience with fresh products or groceries
• Bilingual in English/French is an asset; the candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada (English: 90%; French: 10%)

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.

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.