Specialist Sponsorship - Mississauga, Canada - Sobeys

Sobeys

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Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID:179720

Career Group:
Corporate Office Careers

Job Category:
Strategic Marketing Partnerships

Travel Requirements:0 - 10%

Job Type:
Full-Time

Country:
Canada (CA)

Province:
Ontario; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Saskatchewan

City:
Mississauga

Location:
Tahoe Office, 0100 Stellarton Sobeys, Calgary Office, Victoria Office, Winnipeg Office

Postal Code:
L4W 0C7

Our family of 134,000 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 1500 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.

All **career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?:

The Sobeys family is seeking a dynamic and experienced marketing professional to join our team.

As a Sponsorship Specialist, you will have the opportunity to play a crucial role in developing and maintaining the day-to-day relationships with a growing portfolio of sponsorship partners, managing all accompanying sponsorship programs and bringing our grocery brands to life through execution of the strategic sponsorship plan.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

The Specialist, Sponsorship Strategic Partnership Marketing will be responsible for leading, developing and executing sponsorship plans amongst a portfolio of local + national partners.

The role will coordinate the production and implementation of external marketing campaign tools as well as the resulting internal communications.

Act as a champion of Sponsorship to help bring the strategy to life for the consumer through sales driving integrated programs
Collaborate with Loyalty, Brand Strategy, Store Marketing, Merchandising, CRM, external partners (sponsorship partners/suppliers/creative/media) on marketing programs that support the strategy including brief development, creative evaluation and tactical execution
Lead development of strategies and briefs and follow up with agencies, manage the production, program development and implementation of plans related to SCENE+ integration and supplier funded/monetized sponsorship programs
Lead management of requests from sponsorship marketing partners, suppliers, and other strategic marketing partners
Lead strong communication and information sharing between internal teams and prepare internal communications as required for programs
Assist with management and execution of project tracking for marketing calendars, business updates, and quarterly updates
Develop and manage marketing plan project work streams including workback schedules, project management and followups, creative proof approvals and budget reconciliation
Work closely with Media, Insights and external partners to conduct pre/postcampaign reporting and analysis; identifying trends and recommendations for optimization

What you have to offer:

An Undergraduate Degree
Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in marketing, advertising, sponsorship, or retail / merchandising environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Passion for food and the intersection of food, family & experience
Knowledge of digital platforms Excellent oral and written communication skillsSobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

**We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.