# Manager, Vendor Relations

Work Location Toronto Corporate OfficeAbout the Role The Manager, Vendor Relations plays a critical role in translating merchandising and commercial strategy into mutually beneficial supplier partnerships and trade programming for SNDL’s Cannabis Retail segment, supporting 120+ stores across the Value Buds and Spirit Leaf banners. Reporting to the Senior Director, Category Strategy, you’ll act as the day-to-day relationship lead for 50+ suppliers, managing all aspects of the vendor partnership lifecycle with a focus on driving overall retail revenue and margin growth. Candidates based our of SNDL's Toronto (49 Spadina Ave) or Edmonton (17220 Stony Plain Rd) offices on a hybrid basis are strongly preferred. Exceptional candidates working remotely from Ontario, Alberta, or British Columbia may also be considered. Responsibilities Vendor relationship management Act as the primary relationship lead for 50+ vendors, managing all aspects of the partnership lifecycle including onboarding, business reviews, commercial negotiations, billing, collections, and issue resolution Lead the identification, sourcing, and set up of new suppliers to address assortment gaps and evolving customer needs

- **Id**: 3348378
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sndl-manager-vendor-relations>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Toronto, Canada, Kitchener, Canada, Edmonton, Canada, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-27T17:54:14Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-27
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T11:43:26Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5663
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cannabis & CBD

## Company

- **Id**: 3069481
- **Name**: SNDL
- **Domain**: sndl.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sndl>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 19
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 95000
- **Max**: 109000
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 77646

## Technologies

- **Power BI** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-27T17:54:14Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 77646
- **Is top pay**: no

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