About the Role
This full-time opportunity is for a Buyer who will deliver against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success based on service level, web shop availability, inventory turns and shrink (fresh).
Responsibilities
- Manage service level and inventory performance for respective categories
- Perform replenishment process, to include purchase order execution for regular turns, promotional, and investment buying
- Accountable for service level and inventory turns
- Support the development and execution of best-practice inventory management processes that will meet or exceed benchmarks for customer order fill, freshness, shrink and inventory turns
- Ensure that the replenishment function meets budgeted financial targets and contributes to the respective region and banner strategies
- Monitor and take appropriate action on vendor performance with respect to order fill and on time delivery
- Identify and communicate opportunities with vendors, Category Management, Merchandising, Replenishment, and Logistics on areas for improvement
Requirements
- An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
- Knowledge of principles of demand forecasting and inventory planning
- Extensive knowledge of Excel (intermediate)
- Buying experience in Fresh, Produce category preferable
- Knowledge and experience of working with SAP system is considered as asset
Skills
- Demand forecasting
- Inventory planning
- Excel (intermediate)
- SAP system
Location
- Montreal, QC
- Vaughan, ON
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2 years relevant experience
- 4 years relevant experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate Degree
- DEC
About the Company
- Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team!
