Signage Specialist

Requisition ID : 183666

Career Group : Corporate Office Careers

Job Category : In-Store Marketing

Travel Requirements : 0 - 10%

Job Type : Full-Time

Country : Canada (CA)

Province : Ontario

City : Mississauga

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 131,000 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?

The Signage Specialist role will be responsible for the execution of POP and Signage related projects across selected Empire grocery banners

Here’s where you’ll be focusing :

• Team leadership - demonstrates a commitment to support a positive and collaborative working environment while working with cross functional teams.
• Production and Project Management - oversight of Signage and POS production and support creative and production tactical briefs;

project tracking workbacks, return on briefs, quotes, proofs, performance and innovation for all marketing campaigns, ad hoc projects and signage requirements for capital plans.

• Coordinate with Brand Marketing, Creative teams and other internal teams to generate accurate and timely execution of signage that is customized to each banner’s needs.
• Coordinate with print partners for timely execution and the creation of workback schedules and communicate to internal stake holders.
• Collaborate with print partners to determine and select appropriate materials, signage elements and sizes to support the signage requirements for any given project.
• Ensure accurate delivery of quotes by print partners and approvals to proceed for each execution. Coordinate approvals of press proofs and drawdowns with creative and brand leads.
• Budget tracking / forecasting and reporting accuracy
• Create and develop effective and informative signage communication for every store execution.
• Support in the development and management of Décor & Signage guides.
• Support in the development and management of Store Catalogs for warehoused marketing signage items.
• Manage the banner floor plans and blocking calendars of signage spaces and places on a monthly basis to track all signage activity in store.
• Key internal contact and print vendor contact for marketing signage requirements and for assigned portfolio
• Oversee all marketing signage within select banner, negotiating activities between categories / departments, guiding execution to build upon the customer & Brand experience.
• Supports in the development of POS strategies for marketing campaigns, from single store to national executions.
• Support in the development of national signage standards and brand specific décor and signage guides.
• Support in the harmonization and store clean up to enhance the shopper experience.

What you have to offer :

• 3-5 years’ experience in the print and production industry and or in store marketing experience, retail environment, process, and project management, working with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects
• Proven track record of project management, managing to budget
• Excellent project management skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks from concept through implementation and deliver quality outcomes on time and on budget
• Strong verbal, written communication, negotiation and diplomacy skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking skills and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Collaborative and strong customer service orientation
• Ability to work cross functionally with multiple stakeholders
• Strong Interpersonal skills, adaptable, flexible and dependable
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week.

This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively.

We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque :

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.