Interim Pharmacy District Manager

4980 Tahoe Blvd, Mississauga, ON L4W 0C7, Canada

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. | Expires Friday, July 31, 2026 at 3:59 a.m.

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.

Ready to Make an impact?

As a Pharmacy District Manager your ability to lead, motivate and inspire your team of pharmacies is key to our business success. In this role you will support your teams by; executing safety practices in collaboration with Integrated Health Management and Pharmacy Quality and Policy teams, collaborating with Operations Merchandising, Customer Engagement/Experience, Business Development teams to execute merchandising and customer experience strategies. This role will support our Pharmacy locations in Ontario.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Drive employee engagement and industry leading customer experience within the district

• Coach, develop and empower teams
• Review employee and customer engagement results, develop overall action plans, and coach according to market insights
• Inspire a positive, customer oriented culture and develop customer service KPIs

Lead Pharmacy Managers and oversee management development

• Lead and execute Pharmacy team life cycle activities including selection, training, performance management, and compensation in conjunction with HR and Operations
• Own succession planning and performance management

Execute district team strategy

• Execute strategy ensuring that it aligns with functional strategy
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success
• Communicate with leader/ team to provide KPI and strategy updates

Execute district external compliance and implementation of industry leading store standards for department

• Own implementation of external compliance including Integrated Health Management and Food Safety and/or Pharmacy regulations within district
• Own the execution of internal programs to drive store, product, labour and customer service standards within district

Drive community involvement and brand advocacy

• Drive implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and district involvement in the community

Own district Income/Profit and Loss and drive performance to meet targets within Department

• Own development of district business plans to drive sales/business growth
• Lead capital projects
• Oversee plan vs. actual performance

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager experience
• Full knowledge of store operations pharmacy regulations
• Full knowledge of business processes tools
• Knowledge of union contracts and franchise business models
• Full knowledge of company policies and procedures
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Pharmacy license, practicing in Ontario

Who we are

Sobeys is one of Canada’s leading grocery retailers, with more than 1,600 stores across all 10 provinces and banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drug Stores. Our 128,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are passionate about delivering great food and exceptional experiences to our customers and communities.

We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life.

• health and dental benefits
• retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan
• a 10% in-store discount at participating banners
• virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• learning and development opportunities
• parental leave top‑up
• paid vacation

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.

Job Family Pharmacy

Job Function Pharmacy - Pharmacy Management, Support & Advocacy

4980 Tahoe Blvd, Mississauga, ON L4W 0C7, Canada

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