Manager, Marketing – Health & Wellness

Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

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.

Why is this role important:

The Health & Wellness Manager, Brand Marketing role focuses on executional excellence for marketing campaigns and brand / service innovation supporting both Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw pharmacy services. This role is a key collaborator across multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., business stakeholders, internal/external creative & media agency, and compliance), to ensure seamless delivery of marketing plans and programs that support the pharmacy services’ objectives and KPIs. The candidate will demonstrate their proximity to campaign-level strategy and campaign execution to advise standard processes for the broader marketing organization

What you'll do:

• Campaign/Program Strategy: Translates brand/business-level strategic objectives into campaign-level plans; Gain strategic alignment from key stakeholders and manage collaborative relationship with said stakeholders; Set key KPIs that support business objectives and evaluate campaigns pre and post to garner consumer insights and learnings; Optimize campaigns and share best-in-class approach with team
• Campaign Planning: Handles the planning process for small to moderate marketing campaigns; Responsible for developing marketing briefs, including handling review cycles with senior decision-makers, and working with partners to gather inputs to advise briefs; Ensures the marketing briefs align to strategic and annual plan objectives; Ensures business stakeholders are aligned along the planning journey to ensure collaborative approach
• Campaign Execution: Leads end-to-end campaign execution; Be the primary point of contact for internal/external agency counterparts, and other partners (e.g., Loblaw Media, Loblaw Digital) for the review and execution of creative; Key lead for actioning other execution-related needs from the Division/Merchant teams, or local store operations
• Optimization, Innovation & Best Practices: End-to-end management of pre & post-mortem process, including working with partners to compile campaign performance report reports with key metrics, facilitating post-mortem discussions, documenting findings, and briefing Director/Sr. Director on the takeaways to share throughout the marketing organization

Outcomes & KPIs:

• Campaign ROI
• Campaigns delivered timely and on-budget
• Achievement of campaign objectives (e.g., sales, customer acquisition/expansion

Key Skills & Capabilities:

• Marketing planning & communication
• Campaign development & execution
• Developing marketing insights from data & analytics
• Stakeholder management and in working in a matrix environment
• Solution oriented
• Budget management
• Project management

What You'll bring:

• Experienced in end-to-end campaign planning & execution

• 3-5 years of experience in brand / service marketing

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 decision-making 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 Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s 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 long-standing 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:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.