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Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country''''s largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well. 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. Role Mandate: The VP, Market Analytics role at Loblaw Real Estate is the premiere position for strategic retail location analysis in Canada with a mandate to grow and optimize a 2,500+ store network. With a significant growth plan in-flight, the roles elevated level of responsibility requires a high-caliber executive capable of delivering a strategic growth plan to the highest levels of Loblaw management. While these responsibilities are significant, this position also has the opportunity to make a generational change to how the team conducts business. With a large, data-rich environment, we are seeking a senior leader capable of transforming the teams workflow through the visionary use of artificial intelligence and advanced statistics to deliver retail capital investment scenarios more quickly and accurately to senior management. This is a significant opportunity to own and advance the application of geographic analysis in the real world where tangible results define your leadership and vision every single week. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Loblaw Real Estate and serves as a key member of the LRE Leadership team. This is a dynamic role which requires multi-tasking abilities, as well as flexibility with changing priorities. The successful candidate will be responsible for transforming a team of high performing individuals to continue to meet the accelerating needs of Loblaw. Accomplishing this requires the integration of market level statistics population, demographics and competition in close collaboration with peer real estate leaders and retail operators to deliver this plan, consisting of new stores and format conversions for supermarkets and Shoppers Drug Mart locations. Duties: Manage a team of 12 high performing analysts and specialists with varying levels of seniority in alignment with Loblaw Companies Blue Culture principles. Integrate market statistics such as population, demographics and competition into a comprehensive retail growth plan for Loblaw. This occurs in close collaboration with the VP of Real Estate in LRE and must align with the overall growth target and budget of Loblaw. Deliver strategic analysis of the Canadian supermarket and retail drug store market, including updates on competitive strategies, urban development and geographic trends such as multicultural growth and the expected retail implications. Drive the vision of geographic analysis for Loblaw into new areas incorporating the use of artificial intelligence, loyalty data and 3rd party datasets to significantly accelerate the companys ability to evaluate retail capital investments. Collaborating with the VP, Real Estate, conducting systematic reviews of markets for each operating division Predict future performance through the balance of empirical statistics with subjective retail attributes. Support legal counsel with anti-trust market analysis for application in merger and acquisition opportunities. Participate as a key member of key strategic projects or initiatives Prepare and present real estate strategies or deals to management board and board of directors as required Role Requirements: Minimum 10 years of handson experience in retail specific geographic information systems (GIS). Postsecondary education equivalent to a university degree in Urban Planning, Geography or related field - Masters of Spatial Analysis preferred Excellent skills in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and PowerBI) Experience in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for problem solving using a combination of discrete and continuous data inputs. Minimum 5 years of research & financial analysis or equivalent experience for example, interpreting a profit and loss (P&L) statement. Excellent knowledge of the Canadian retail market, grocery and drug store experience preferred. Will be presenting to high levels of management Ability to work autonomously in an agile workplace as well as coordinate and collaborate with colleagues across regional offices. Requires a senior level understanding of interrelated work processes to be able to adapt to differing assignments. Excellent knowledge of analytical practices and procedures, especially in spatial analytics. Top level professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with external contacts and colleagues including senior management. Proven leadership skills in building/leading large work teams, while crosstraining and developing the future talent pool. Able to work at a high level with diverse personalities and styles. Communicates with clarity, verbally and in one on one or group situations, or over Microsoft Teams and / or the telephone. Work related travel is a requirement of this role. Location: Brampton, Ontario Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars Environment, Sourcing and Community and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence guide all our decisionmaking and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canadas Top Employers, Canadas Best Diversity Employers, Canadas Greenest Employers & Canadas Top Employers for Young People. If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team. We have a longstanding focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities. Please Note : A candidates experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. 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