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At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. Reports to Vice President, Enterprise Procurement, Commodities, & Supplier Engagement Role Mandate The Senior Director, Commodities is a critical role to our operations, to providing commodity and manufacturing input based analytical insights that enable fact-based cost of goods negotiations with National and Control Brand suppliers. The Senior Director will also assist in developing a quarterly negotiation strategy as it pertains to cost on a day-to-day basis. As part of the broader Enterprise Procurement team, the negotiation strategy and associated financial modelling and alignment process that the Senior Director Commodities is accountable for is executed in partnership with Merchandising and Procurement leads. Further this role facilitates the reporting for the Divisional Joint Business Planning process Merchants lead as well as the facilitation of the Joint Strategic Partnership process to support Enterprise initiatives with select strategic supplier partners. Should we add responsibilities related to reporting cost inflation and managing inflation for the business? Accountabilities: Leadership Develop and leverage strong relationships with senior Merchandising and Procurement Stakeholders and their teams Coach, develop and mentor direct reports. This includes explicit consideration of very specialized on-the-job training needs for each colleague, considering the specific and unique analytics for this area, providing timely feedback, talent development, and succession planning Provide on-going development opportunities for direct reports Promote an environment of trust and authenticity by leading by example Cost of Goods Submission Management Review, analyze, quantify, and communicate findings on all supplier proposed cost changes to all impacted stakeholders Provide clarity on volume of impact and connection to overall inflation expectations for the organization Oversee the end-to-end negotiation process including the coordination across multiple sourcing teams and to a commitment service level timeline and compliance requirements Support key stakeholders in meetings with suppliers to educate and communicate enterprise position Ensure internal processes and procedures are followed compliantly Cost Improvement, Commodity Markets & Strategic Sourcing Identify opportunities for cost improvement throughout the enterprise leveraging available market data and Enterprise insights. Identify and oversee the creation of tools to support cost improvement initiatives including leveraging AI Enhance or create additional cost model programs including open book agreements with suppliers where appropriate. Oversee strategic sourcing. Analyze suppliers based on specific criteria to determine the optimal partnership for Loblaw. Negotiate contracts for supply agreements. Joint Strategic Partnerships (JSP) and Joint Business Planning Reporting (JBP) Steward of Joint Strategic Partnership program with top enterprise level suppliers including designing, building, and collecting sign off on Presentations, Process, Templates, Tools, Reports from LCL Leadership to ensure compliance and to engage with internal stakeholders to support Oversees the reporting for JBP process for the Enterprise, ensuring accuracy Ownership of the external portal that is used as the primary means to communicate to suppliers Requirements: University degree in business, economics, mathematics, or a related field 5-10+ years relevant experience with foundational understanding of commodity markets, procurement, retail finance, or merchandising 5-10+ years experience with the proven ability to lead and motivate teams of different sizes and complexities working within a matrix organization Ability to develop insights leveraging complex data to ultimately influence decisions High degree of accountability, due diligence and compliance in managing large data set across portfolio Strong problem-solving skills with the proven ability to navigate complex problems and communicate solutions Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing key initiatives Strong relationship building, cross level, and collaborative approach Strong problem solving and analytical skills, a curious & creative thinker with an ability to apply new knowledge Ability to self-initiate and work independently and as part of a team to deliver results Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills with high level of professionalism Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including some experience with macros