Champion Petfoods is an award-winning, independent pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning more than a quarter century.
At Champion, our mission is clear and strong: we make Biologically Appropriate™ dog and cat foods from fresh regional ingredients.
Leading the industry in innovation and quality control, Champion is known as the maker of ACANA and ORIJEN foods.
Prepared exclusively in our own kitchens, our foods have earned an international reputation of trust, offering peace-of-mind to Pet Lovers when feeding their cherished companions.
Champion employs team members dedicated to creating only the world’s best petfood.
At Champion Petfoods we’re committed to making significant investments in people – and we believe in carefully selecting passionate Pet Lovers to join our growing teams.

Champion Petfoods

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project-manager

Champion Petfoods is a Canadian pet food company founded in Alberta that produces premium, biologically-appropriate dog and cat foods under brands such as ORIJEN and ACANA. The company emphasizes high-quality animal ingredients and avoids common fillers (wheat, corn, soy), focusing on nutrition inspired by pets' ancestral diets. Champion Petfoods sells its products in over 90 countries through retailers and distributors and highlights research, sustainability, and product quality in its brand messaging.

Champion Petfoods is an award-winning, independent pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning more than a quarter century. At Champion, our mission is clear and strong: we make Biologically Appropriate™ dog and cat foods from fresh regional ingredients. Leading the industry in innovation and quality control, Champion is known as the maker of ACANA and ORIJEN foods. Prepared exclusively in our own kitchens, our foods have earned an international reputation of trust, offering peace-of-mind to Pet Lovers when feeding their cherished companions. Champion employs team members dedicated to creating only the world’s best petfood.

At Champion Petfoods we’re committed to making significant investments in people – and we believe in carefully selecting passionate Pet Lovers to join our growing teams.

• Support the end-to-end creative process and spearhead commercial execution of the global brand packaging refresh
• Lead the functional transformation of packaging across the premium product portfolio
• Manage the entire workflow from design to execution
• Guide integration of sustainability goals into new packaging
• Manage transition to more sustainable materials and compliance with EU PPWR and California SB 54
• Coordinate creative agencies, marketing brand managers, technical packaging engineers, and supply chain partners
• Manage operational workflow, timelines, and action items across design, prepress, and final technical execution
• Manage artwork and structural design updates across the SKU catalog
• Ensure packaging materials support required printing, finishing, and structural aesthetics
• Lead cross-functional teams through product commercialization from concept validation and trial runs to commercial launch
• Create and manage project timelines and mitigation plans
• Link with Kitchen, Ingredient supply, Regulatory, and material suppliers
• Track and validate sustainable materials, including PCR content
• Maintain packaging metrics tracking systems for sustainability goals and regulatory reporting
• Design inventory run-out strategies with S&OP and Supply Chain to minimize obsolete packaging write-offs
• Ensure packaging integrity across retail and e-commerce distribution channels
• Coordinate shipping tests, transit trials, including ISTA testing, and packaging line trials

Project Manager – 24-month contract

Project Manager leading Champion Petfoods’ global packaging refresh across design, commercialization, and sustainability compliance. Coordinating agencies, packaging engineers, marketing, and supply chain partners.

ecommerce

• Lead, expand, and optimize Champion Petfoods' digital commerce footprint across Canada
• Own and execute the Canadian digital commerce strategy across key online accounts
• Lead new account setup, catalogue and master data onboarding, supply chain coordination, and promotional go-live planning
• Develop demand forecasts, inventory targets, annual operating plans, and joint commercial plans with Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Finance
• Deliver digital shelf execution across product detail pages, SEO, bilingual content compliance, ratings and reviews, and in-stock availability
• Plan, execute, and optimize search and sponsored media investments
• Uphold brand equity, commercial pricing discipline, online price consistency, and channel harmony
• Monitor platform feature rollouts, digital commerce trends, and retail operational policies
• Establish channel KPIs, reporting cadence, and performance dashboards
• Act as the digital commerce subject-matter authority for the Canadian commercial organization

Senior Ecommerce Manager

Senior Ecommerce Manager growing Champion Petfoods' Canadian online pet food business. Leading ecommerce strategy, retail media, digital merchandising, and commercial operations across Canada.

data-analyst

• Support Research & Innovation (RI) initiatives by developing and maintaining Python‑based data analytics tools
• Analyze operational, laboratory, and formulation datasets using Python to generate actionable insights
• Develop and present clear, visually compelling data visualizations and reports
• Improve data integrity and operational efficiency by managing datasets and building workflow automations
• Use SQL within Databricks to extract, interrogate, and validate corporate master data objects
• Perform advanced Excel‑based analytics to support RI and adjacent functions
• Work collaboratively with IT (Data Architecture) and RI stakeholders

Data Analytics, Automation Development Intern

Data Analytics & Automation Development Summer Student supporting Champion Petfoods in data management and analytics development. Collaborating with QFS and RI teams to drive insights using Python and SQL.

Champion Petfoods is an award-winning, independent pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning more than a quarter century. At Champion, our mission is clear and strong: we make Biologically Appropriate™ dog and cat foods from fresh regional ingredients. Leading the industry in innovation and quality control, Champion is known as the maker of ACANA and ORIJEN foods. Prepared exclusively in our own kitchens, our foods have earned an international reputation of trust, offering peace-of-mind to Pet Lovers when feeding their cherished companions. Champion employs team members dedicated to creating only the world’s best petfood. At Champion Petfoods we’re committed to making significant investments in people – and we believe in carefully selecting passionate Pet Lovers to join our growing teams.

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Project Manager – 24-month contract

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Data Analytics, Automation Development Intern

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