You need strong analytical skills, Excel proficiency, communication ability, flexibility, attention to detail, and a passion for cost-saving in order to excel in this analyst role.

You will collect reporting content, provide business analysis and insights, support process automation, assist the Commodity team, and work on cost inflation reports for merchandising and Loblaw Brands.

Data

Canada

Brampton

Large

Our Purpose – Live Life Well

Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands – President’s Choice and no name.

The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, along with the powerful Life Brand and Optimum brand, has only served to reinforce our leadership position in the marketplace. As well, our PC Plus program, omni-channel efforts and multicultural merchandising offerings continued to be points of differentiation for our customer experience.

In 2019, Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.

Retail & Consumer Goods

Loblaw Companies Limited

Retail

At Loblaw, we're developing innovative products and solutions. Our focus is on empowering Canadians to Live Life Well.

<ul><li>The successful Analyst will be given the enticing opportunity be a key member of the Enterprise Services group. This group is a central hub within the Loblaw organization that works closely with Procurement, Sourcing and Merchandising functions alongside Loblaw’s robust vendor community. This candidate will be working closely with Commodity’s Senior Managers and have the chance to create connections across Loblaw. As a part their Commodity responsibilities the Analyst will help quantify inflation to the Loblaw business and have a first-hand view of how cost changes are carried out at Loblaw's. They will also be trained on a specific ability in Commodity markets to quantify, validate and ultimately strive to handle inflation with the Loblaw vendor base. The candidate will receive first-hand experience of ERP systems along with a focus in Excel, Access and VBA/Python.</li><li>Additionally, they will have a keen sensibility for reporting, including working with large data sets and being able to distill and prepare all reporting materials. Finally, they will support the Commodities team within Vendor services department on day to day cost inflation needs, and long term strategic cost reduction initiatives.</li></ul>

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The successful Analyst will be given the enticing opportunity be a key member of the Enterprise Services group. This group is a central hub within the Loblaw organization that works closely with Procurement, Sourcing and Merchandising functions alongside Loblaw’s robust vendor community. This candidate will be working closely with Commodity’s Senior Managers and have the chance to create connections across Loblaw. As a part their Commodity responsibilities the Analyst will help quantify inflation to the Loblaw business and have a first-hand view of how cost changes are carried out at Loblaw's. They will also be trained on a specific ability in Commodity markets to quantify, validate and ultimately strive to handle inflation with the Loblaw vendor base. The candidate will receive first-hand experience of ERP systems along with a focus in Excel, Access and VBA/Python.Additionally, they will have a keen sensibility for reporting, including working with large data sets and being able to distill and prepare all reporting materials. Finally, they will support the Commodities team within Vendor services department on day to day cost inflation needs, and long term strategic cost reduction initiatives.

Analyst, Enterprises Services (Coop)

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Loblaw Companies Limited

Mission & Purpose