Brand Manager - 16month contract

Are you seeking a new challenge?
Sobeys has an immediate opening for a Brand Manager for Own Brands.This Pivotal role will focus on developing and executing Own Brand strategies for assigned categories, managing the development, maintenance of Own Brand Programs and leading the Brand specialists in the development of objectives.
This role is a 16-month contract.
Specifically, the Brand Manager will:

Align with Category Management to develop and execute long term strategic plans with the goal of increasing Own Brand customer penetration and achieving KPI’s
Drive top line sales growth and end to end margin on new and existing products in collaboration with CM, Finance and Marketing.
Interpret trends, seek out innovation and analyze data to support strategic objectives
Monitor penny profit in comparison to national brand, ensuring retail gap rules are in place, develop and drive action plans to course correct
Work cross functionally with Product Developers, Regulatory Managers, QA Specialists, Design, Operations and Marketing to deliver products from concept to shelf.
Create brand equity by adhering to brand standards for product, packaging and design
Manage the sourcing and costing of Own Brand products including procurement of new suppliers, negotiation of new and existing portfolio costs, and supplier compliance with Sobeys Inc strategies and policies. Cost outcomes must satisfy required retails and penny profit thresholds.
Monitor commodity trends, currency and logistics fluctuations in collaboration with the national strategic sourcing team to ensure best costing is obtained
Execute national supplier agreements, manage cost reduction initiatives and monitor performance of Own Brands to optimize total costs
Maintain integrity of database files as primary data manager

Job Requirements

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience • Previous Project Management experience • Strong retail product knowledge and proficiency in Excel, Tableau and SAP