At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview of the Role

As the Director of Insights & Strategy, you will leverage your solid understanding of the consumer and category to develop Saputo Dairy Canada’s commercial strategy. You will promote a consumer centric mindset and utilize your accumulated insights knowledge to support key business decisions. In this role, you will lead the strategic planning process and work collaboratively with cross functional leads to develop, implement and track progress of multi-year plans.

Salary ranges from $120 415 to $158 050*** Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.****

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

Vacation upon hire

Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance

Group retirement plan with employer contribution

Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families

Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match

Paid Parental Leave program

Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off

Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA

Training and development programs

Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs

Organized activities for employees and their families  

Advantageous discounts on Saputo products

How you will make contributions that matter:

· Manage Insights budget and develop plans to further strengthen consumer, shopper and category knowledge while ensuring a strong ROI on data investment

· Manage research suppliers and lead end-to-end research process

· Socialize Insights throughout the organization to elevate consumer and category knowledge and enable fact-based decision making

· Support Sales leads with customer presentations aimed at driving category growth through enhancing the shopper journey, optimizing assortment / placement at shelf and providing price & promo recommendations

· Ensure strong engagement with Insights & Strategy function and key customers

· Develop multi-year strategies for your assigned commercial groups, establish KPIs and track performance

· Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure engagement, alignment and execution of strategic plans

· Proactively assess external landscape and internal situation to adjust strategy accordingly

· Work with Innovation to highlight emerging trends and category white space opportunities

· Act as key liaison with Product and Revenue management leads and counterparts in global divisions

· Participate in the IBP process by highlighting category performance, evolving consumer trends and implications to the business

· Develop, lead and mentor direct reports to promote insights and analytics excellence

· Demonstrate strong leadership and model Saputo values consistently

· Supports and maintains Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P.’s quality standards

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field

· 10+ years progressive category management, insights, strategy or related CPG experience

· Critical thinker, strategic mindset, results orientated

· Excellent business acumen and communication skills

· Strong organizations skills with ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively

· Excellent presentation skills with ability to influence across all levels of the organization both internally and externally

· Able to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

· Experience in leading market research and managing suppliers

· Strong knowledge of Nielsen Markettrack and retailer data systems (LDIA, Retail link, Circana)

· Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Outlook

· Solid understanding of Canadian Retail & Foodservice landscape

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

This year, Saputo is celebrating 70 years of passion and craftsmanship!

In Canada, Saputo is a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Dairyland, Armstrong, Neilson, Alexis de Portneuf, and many more. Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain management, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.    

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