Market Strategies Summer Student

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

**Why this role is important?**

**Summer 2025 Work Term**

Term Length: 4 months

Term Start: May 5, 2025

Term End: August 22, 2025

As of October 15, 2024 Loblaw has adopted the following Hybrid working model (a combination of working between the office and remotely). Colleagues will continue working remotely up to 1 day a week, while spending the other 4 days in the office (to be determined by each business unit).

Role Mandate:
**Duties**:

- Contribute to a national market strategy to identify areas for incremental store growth based on metrics such as but not limited to: population growth and store performance
- Liaises with municipal and contacting planners to monitor respective regional growth areas, estimate future population growth and research potential commercial opportunities.
- Monitor competitive activity, update relational databases and contribute to national and regional level reporting.
- Fulfills various requests for information including extracting data from various databases
- Participate on potential site visits and market tours as required.

Role Requirements:

- Insightful; giving new perspectives & identifying paths beyond the status quo
- Engaging; a person who makes connections and builds trust
- Motivated; determined to pursue excellence, deliver on commitments and aim toward success
- Able to learn in a quick-paced environment
- Be able to work well individually in an agile setting and/or in groups
- Familiar with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Access & PowerPoint)
- GIS experience is an asset, not required (MapInfo Professional)
- Confident in problem-solving skills
- Grocery & drug Canadian retail market knowledge is a benefit
- The ability to produce effective reports, documents, and presentations.
- Updates and maintains critical databases.
- Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with external contacts and colleagues including senior management.
- Communication, presentation, written and multi-tasking skills are essential

Term Length: 4 months

**Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?**
Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a competitive pay program and online learning through _Academy_.
Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

**How You’ll Succeed**:
At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Type of Role**:
Temporary (Fixed Term)
**Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.** recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct - it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.