Top Benefits
About the role
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.
Ready to Make an impact?
We’re looking for a strategic and hands‑on leader to manage our Equipment Procurement team across the West, Ontario, and Atlantic regions. If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and have deep technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our store infrastructure.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Lead the regional purchasing team, including selection, onboarding, training, performance development, and succession planning
- Manage purchases of production equipment, refrigeration, and store signage across all banners
- Oversee replenishment purchases and ensure timely delivery
- Collaborate on RFPs with Strategic Sourcing and participate in the equipment selection process
- Ensure project timelines are met and purchasing workload is effectively prioritized and managed amongst the team
- Oversee processing of equipment invoices
- Partner with the Construction team to deliver capital plan projects
- Support the Design team during plan execution
- Lead regular team meetings and ensure compliance with Provincial Health and Safety codes
- Maintain store equipment specification sheets
- Drive research and development of new equipment solutions
- Maintain equipment data integrity in purchasing system
What you have to offer:
- Undergraduate degree or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Strong technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration
- Solid understanding of standards and regulations related to refrigeration
- Proven Team leadership experience, including team development and performance management
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across departments
- Recognized for your communication skills, strategic thinking, and ability to perform under pressure
- Negotiation skills
About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.
Top Benefits
About the role
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.
Ready to Make an impact?
We’re looking for a strategic and hands‑on leader to manage our Equipment Procurement team across the West, Ontario, and Atlantic regions. If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and have deep technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our store infrastructure.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Lead the regional purchasing team, including selection, onboarding, training, performance development, and succession planning
- Manage purchases of production equipment, refrigeration, and store signage across all banners
- Oversee replenishment purchases and ensure timely delivery
- Collaborate on RFPs with Strategic Sourcing and participate in the equipment selection process
- Ensure project timelines are met and purchasing workload is effectively prioritized and managed amongst the team
- Oversee processing of equipment invoices
- Partner with the Construction team to deliver capital plan projects
- Support the Design team during plan execution
- Lead regular team meetings and ensure compliance with Provincial Health and Safety codes
- Maintain store equipment specification sheets
- Drive research and development of new equipment solutions
- Maintain equipment data integrity in purchasing system
What you have to offer:
- Undergraduate degree or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Strong technical knowledge of supermarket equipment and refrigeration
- Solid understanding of standards and regulations related to refrigeration
- Proven Team leadership experience, including team development and performance management
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across departments
- Recognized for your communication skills, strategic thinking, and ability to perform under pressure
- Negotiation skills
About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.