Venez faire votre différence dans les communautés à travers le Canada, où l'authenticité, la confiance et l'établissement de liens sont valorisés - alors que nous façonnons l'avenir du commerce de détail au Canada, ensemble. At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day with the value our private label brands provide. Through our innovation and quality products, we are here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.

The Senior

Manager, Product Development – Strategic Initiatives protects the quality, integrity and continuity of our existing Control Brand products when change is required. Supplier changes, ingredient availability, regulatory requirements, manufacturing changes and product performance issues can require an existing product to adapt. In this role, you will provide senior technical leadership through these changes, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, validated at commercial scale and implemented without compromising the product experience our customers expect.

Working closely with Product Management, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Operations and suppliers, you will assess technical and sensory risks, determine the right path forward and lead complex product changes from initial assessment through successful implementation. Lead complex reformulation, technical adaptation and supplier transition initiatives for existing products in response to ingredient, supplier, regulatory, manufacturing, supply or product-performance changes. Assess proposed changes for their impact on product quality, sensory experience, functionality, manufacturability, compliance and supply, and define the appropriate validation required.

Apply robust food science and manufacturing knowledge to diagnose technical issues, identify root causes and develop practical solutions. Establish the critical product attributes, specifications, process parameters and acceptable ranges required to protect consistent product performance following a change.



Partner with suppliers to develop and evaluate solutions, providing clear technical direction and constructively challenging proposals when product quality or performance may be compromised.

Lead plant trials to validate solutions at commercial scale, troubleshoot issues and ensure successful implementation. Partner with Product Management, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs to manage trade-offs across quality, customer experience, cost, timing and supply continuity, providing clear recommendations when decisions or escalation are required. Proactively identify risks and opportunities across the existing portfolio, including supply vulnerabilities, recurring technical issues and product changes that could affect customer experience or availability.

Independently lead multiple complex projects and critical timelines, ensuring decisions, risks and cross-functional actions remain on track through implementation. Post-secondary degree in Food Science, Food Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline. 7+ years of progressive experience in food Product Development/R&D;, ideally within food manufacturing or CPG. Demonstrated experience leading reformulation, supplier or ingredient transitions, technical troubleshooting, plant trials and commercial implementation.

Strong technical knowledge of food formulation, ingredient functionality, manufacturing processes, sensory evaluation and product testing. Strong technical and product judgment, with the ability to assess equivalency, recognize meaningful product differences and determine appropriate validation requirements.



Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn technical evidence into practical recommendations.

Demonstrated ability to manage complex change and competing priorities, balancing quality, supply, cost and timing considerations. Working knowledge of applicable food regulations, nutrition and labelling requirements. Ability to travel locally and occasionally more broadly as required.

Notre engagement envers la durabilité et l'impact social est un élément essentiel de notre façon de faire des affaires. Notre approche de la durabilité et de l'impact social repose sur trois piliers - l'environnement, l'approvisionnement et la communauté.Nous offrons à nos collègues des carrières progressives, une formation complète, de la flexibilité ainsi que les nombreux avantages compétitifs - voici quelques-unes des nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes classés au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs du Canada, au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour la diversité au Canada, au palmarès des employeurs les plus verts au Canada et au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour les jeunes au Canada. Nous nous concentrons depuis longtemps sur la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion, car nous savons que cela fera de notre entreprise un meilleur lieu de travail et de magasinage.

Nous nous engageons à créer des environnements accessibles pour nos collègues, candidats et clients. Les demandes d'aménagement en raison d'un handicap (qui peut être visible ou pas, temporaire ou permanent) peuvent être faites à n'importe quel stade de la demande et de l'emploi. Les candidats âgés de 18 ans ou plus doivent effectuer une vérification des antécédents criminels.

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📌 Sr. Manager, Product Development - Strategic Initiatives (Brampton)
🏢 Loblaw
📍 Brampton