Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition & Strategy – West

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

Please note that this role is a remote role, and we are seeking someone within the Provinces of either Alberta or British Columbia.

What you'll do:

1. Lead a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists across Loblaw pharmacy and Shoppers Drug Mart.
2. Develop, mentor and foster continuous engagement and development within your team of direct reports, as well as with your peers across Talent Acquisition.
3. Build flexible and sustainable recruitment strategies to support business growth.
4. Establish sufficient talent pipelines in high priority areas and roles, while ensuring an engaging and memorable candidate experience.
5. Partner with the business, Talent Strategy COE and HR Business Partnering’s to build an outstanding candidate experience.
6. Support on the client specific Colleague Value Propositions and Branding to support attracting and retaining top talent.
7. Support planning and execution of networking events with schools and appropriate organizations to promote the brand and build a strong talent pipeline.
8. Build solid relationships and partnerships with our hiring managers and Senior leadership teams and develop sourcing strategies to support the business.
9. Maintain detailed understanding of our campus recruitment process, and build partnerships with the team to complete early talent strategies.
10. Track and drive performance excellence in recruiting and candidate experience metrics to support business decisions.
11. Ensure the accuracy of weekly/quarterly reporting for each business unit, and present to senior management where required.
12. Lead full recruitment cycle recruitment focusing on requisitions within the business unit you support.
13. Build and lead diverse teams that foster a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging.

What you bring:

1. 5-7 years of progressive recruitment and leadership experience.
2. Post-secondary education in business, HR or related field. CHRL or CHRM designation an asset.
3. Sourcing - Strong understanding of “leading market” sourcing and recruitment techniques and methods; effective at identifying and sourcing passive candidates; strong direct sourcing. Familiarity with Boolean search strings.
4. Demonstrable experience in building and implementing recruitment strategies and plans.
5. Experience with driving a social media presence and recruitment campaigns.
6. Demonstrated ability to effectively handle multiple priorities in a large, fast-paced and changing environment.
7. Proven experience building reporting tools and managing performance metrics, looking at industry benchmarks, and process improvement.
8. Experience leading, mentoring, and engaging a team.
9. Excellent client service skills with proven experience in building rapport at all levels of the business and ensuring service standards are met.
10. Ability to be both strategic and tactical in rolling out practical recruitment programs.

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

About the company

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario.