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Title posted on CareerBeacon - Manager Innovation & Strategy Partnership
Posted on November 27, 2024 by Employer details Sobeys Inc.
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Requisition ID: 186302 Career Group: Corporate Office Careers Job Category: Technology Strategy & Innovation Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%Job Type: Full-Time Country: Canada (CA) Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia City: Mississauga / Calgary / StellartonLocation: Tahoe Office, Calgary Office, Foord St. OfficeEmbark 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 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. 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?Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for an Manager Innovation & Strategy Partnership. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB.Here's where you'll be focusing:As a Manager Innovation & Strategy Partnership with Sobeys, you will: Drive an innovation strategy that enables the transformation of the business through experimentation and adoption of emerging and advanced technologies.Spearhead efforts to identify, assess, and apply future technologies to drive innovation within our organization.Identify emerging technologies and trends relevant to Sobeys' business objectives, and share insights with relevant leaders. Evaluate the potential business impact and feasibility of adopting emerging technologies through rigorous assessment and analysis.Lead the design and execution of experiments, proof of concepts (POCs), and pilots to validate the applicability of new technologies within Sobeys' operational framework.Collaborate with key technology and business stakeholders to identify gaps, success criteria and metrics for POCs and define a realistic implementation path.Build a culture of technology innovation and continuous improvement by creating an innovation hub for cross-functional collaboration.Provide guidelines on technology best practices and standards for sustainment and maintenance of new technologies.Build and nurture relationships with technology vendors, startups, and industry partners to stay abreast of innovation trends and opportunities.Prepare and present findings, indicative costing, recommendations, and progress to leadership to gain alignment.Takes ownership of the new technology from identification through pilot lifecycle, working with teams they do not have direct authority over to deliver and unlock value. Fosters a culture of innovation and technology awareness across IT and with key business stakeholders; acts as the Centre of Excellence.Stays current on innovative and emerging technology advancements.Provides thought leadership, direction, and insights on advanced technologies and industry trends.Can lead and develop more junior colleagues, both formally and informally.Ensure emerging technologies are captured in the overall technology strategy (with Manager of Strategy).Communicate technology advancement research and POC outcomes to IT team (with Planning and execution lead).Planning & execution of cross-functional experiments, proof of concepts (POCs), and pilots with stakeholders from across IT and the business (IT & stakeholder leaders).Management of an innovation pipeline that covers relevant use cases for key stakeholders (IT & stakeholder- LocationCalgary, AB
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- SalaryNot available
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CareerBeacon #2126549
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