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Acosta

Business Manager

Acosta

Business Manager managing growth for Loblaw across Canadian banners. Focus on driving sales growth and strengthening partnerships with retailers.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeMississauga • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as the primary business owner for assigned principals calling on Loblaw across Canadian banners within a defined marketing area.
  • Develop and execute customer-specific business plans to drive sales growth, distribution, and market share across Loblaw banners (including Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Independent).
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with Loblaw buyers, category teams, and internal cross-functional partners.
  • Lead customer presentations, line reviews, innovation sell-ins, and promotional discussions using fact-based insights.
  • Analyze sales performance, pricing, promotional activity, and category data to identify growth opportunities and risks.
  • Negotiate pricing, promotions, merchandising, and program execution in alignment with customer objectives while ensuring profitability for manufacturers and Acosta.
  • Partner cross-functionally to support forecasting, execution, and ongoing customer initiatives.
  • Ensure alignment with principal strategies, customer requirements, and Acosta financial objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
  • Proven track record of sales success; experience with a food broker, CPG manufacturer, or national Canadian retailer preferred.
  • Experience calling on Loblaw Companies Limited or similar large Canadian grocery customers is strongly preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze sales, promotional, and syndicated data (e.g., Nielsen, Circana) to develop effective sales presentations.
  • Proficiency in software and tools that support the sales function, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, CRM systems, and customer portals.
  • Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Equal opportunity employer

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Hard Skills & Tools
sales analysisdata analysisnegotiationpresentation skillspromotional strategycategory managementforecastingmerchandising
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsorganizational skillsinfluencing skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree