Job Specifications
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We are looking for an Account Executive to join our Retail Media Network team. In this role, you will manage and
nurture ongoing relationships with advertisers, including brand marketing teams, by reviewing and analyzing their
performance across media campaigns. You will ensure timely and accurate reporting of campaign results and
coordinate closely with cross-functional teams, including Data & Tech, Merchants, and Sourcing.
Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing
Manage ongoing relationships with advertisers (including brand marketing teams
Review advertiser performance, including overall performance with Empire and across media campaigns to
inform campaign objectives
Ensure timely measurement and reporting of campaign performance is delivered to advertisers
Coordinate closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., Data & tech, Merchants & Sourcing)
Proactively prospect new opportunities for existing advertisers not buying media or upselling existing
advertisers
Effectively communicate value proposition to inspire advertisers to commit to annual purchases and to
pursue new product offerings
Understand advertiser objectives and assist with addressing pain points
Develop pitches tailored to advertiser needs, including pricing structure, audience segments, and creative
suggestions
Support in design of initial media plans
Stay informed on new product developments and updates
What You Have To Offer
8+ years experience in retailer / grocery / CPG; mandatory 3+ years in insights-based or data-driven sales
Media / advertising experience
Experience in retailer / grocer / CPG
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to build and maintain relationships across varying levels of seniority
Ability to perform insights-based / analytical selling
Who We Are
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.
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.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fuelled by our purpose and values. It shapes our culture and drives business success. As a family nurturing families, we embed DE&I into everything we do. We know that it takes open minds and respect for distinct perspectives to create engaging workplaces, inclusive customer experiences and strong community partnerships. 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.
What We Offer
Our Total Rewards package is designed to help our teammates thrive—physically, financially, and emotionally. While offerings vary by role and employment type (full-time, part-time, contractual), eligible teammates may receive:
Comprehensive Benefits Package with health and dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Access to Virtual Health Care and an Employee and Family Assistance Program for personalized support.
Retirement and Savings Plan to help you build financial security.
10% In-Store Discount at participating banners, plus additional discount programs.
Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to invest in the company’s success.
Learning and Development Resources to support your career growth.
Parental Leave Top-Up to assist growing families.
Paid Vacation and Days Off to help you recharge.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity—including expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required —please click the “I’m interested” button above. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
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To drive our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires you
About the Company
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 f...
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