Job Description: Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families. Job Responsibilities: Establish a Demand Planning team that will work with the Buyers and Category; Oversee vendor performance with respect to order-fill (service levels) and on-time delivery to the RSCs; Work with Finance and Category Management to optimize inventory turns and the associated cash flow; Work with the Logistics team to share best practice related to: cold chain, product handling procedures, inventory handling costs; Providing leadership and guidance to the replenishment team in the development and management of best-practice inventory management processes that will meet or exceed benchmarks for customer order-fill, freshness and inventory turns; Ensure that the replenishment team meets budget financial targets and contributes to the region thought leadership on strategies; Manage overstock and coordinate its sell through to the stores to minimize RSC shrink; Develop and implement continuous process improvement program with the help of the Director of Process Optimization (Grocery); Manage the activities of Demand Planners and their interaction with the Category Managers; Work with Food Safety to optimize product quality during transportation to the RSCs, within the RSCs and from the RSCs to the stores; Identify and communicate business development opportunities to vendors and category managers, including: freight management, new/emerging products, extension of seasonal availabilities, new sourcing geographies; Work closely with Demand Planning to ensure forecasts are effectively translated into accurate purchase orders; Work with the Vendors, Category Management and Sobeys Logistic teams to minimize freight costs; Coordinate the timing of in-bound freight loads with the RSC’s to ensure optimum utilization of the receiving docks and RSC capacity; Participate with Category Managers and Finance in the analysis related to large opportunity buys; Work closely with Director of Replenishment Process Optimization to identify opportunities to improve process and track vendor compliance with fill-rate (Grocery); Job Requirements: Ability to communicate and work in cross functional team with all levels of the organization; Experience working in replenishment, including inventory leadership roles; Ability to collaborate and influence internal and external stakeholders; Ability to drive results and performance within team; Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and employ resources efficiently; Bilingual French and English (written and spoken). An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; Extensive experience in the retail grocery business, specifically category management, logistics, and/or store operations; Job Details: Company: Sobeys Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Montreal, QC, CA Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here careerstrivia.net
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