Replenishment Technician - Food & Beverage

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Job ID: 116054
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Posted: 10.15.2024

Occupations:

Inventory Management :
Marketing-Product : Product Management
Purchase Requisitioning & Ordering :

Job Description:

ROLE:
This role requires the incumbent to perform, develop and implement analytical activities that impact important components/processes of the specified Retail Product categories and divisions and includes responsibilities in the area of Category Strategy & Reviews, Purchasing & Inventory Management, Customer Insights, Assortment Planning, Pricing and Promotions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Promotions – Creating and distributing Category Management Bulletins (CMBs), analyses & reports effectiveness(ROI) of promotions including Seasons (Standardise format & when). Recommends, codes, tests & set-up effective promotions. Enters, tracks, analyses and reports all promotions from system by vendor, Category, SKU. Creates & maintains unique promotion numbering & send to Stores on system.
Completes Foreign PO’s, PO justification analysis, revises numbers and dates on PO, tracks Logistics/Orders, creates, format & number of PO & as well as send to vendors with e-signatures, completes PO Justification on system with value to link to PO value, opens PO prompts/auto close, EDI.
Conducts Price Set Ups, Surveys, Analyses.
Identifies products, determines item setup & order quantity, life cycle parameters, first purchase quantity. New Vendors- sends & evaluates declaration & pre-qualification forms.
Identifies and resolves out of stock issues, focusing on minimizing shortage occurrences through analysis of data and review of stock levels.
Performs Sales & Profitability analysis on Promotions, Pricing, Products by store (All parameters).
Validates SKUs, develops & implements, monitors Depletion Plans & analyses/reports of success of plans. Tracks Depletion Plan & prompts.
Analyses and evaluates internal and external market research information (pricing, competitor analyses), sales and merchandise turnover to ensure the proper merchandise mix for the categories at Stores.
Produces monthly reports on Vendor performance and works with vendors to reduce Lead Time, Fill Rate, Data Quality, and Cost Accuracy and resolve other vendor related issues.
Develops analysis for interpretation of results and analyzing trends by providing reports on a daily and monthly basis.
Reviews alignment of functional area strategies with projected outcomes and monitors strategies of functional areas and recommends/implements adjustments.
Optimizes inventory levels by managing and analyzing stores data to determine the best implementation strategy of the Category Growth Plans(4P’s) & focus.
Builds Relationship with Stores & Vendors, Conduct Quarterly Competitor Analyses, develops & maintain database for Competitor pricing & reports/analyses.
Performs business analyses of key performance measures including tracking divisions’ performance against business plan, evaluating depletions plans, Promotions/ Seasonal ROI.
Ensures that problematic issues for key initiatives are tracked, summarized and presented to management. Anticipates and prevents problems/issues before they occur.
Merchandising – Works with Food Innovation and Merchandising Officer to recommend layouts & POGs.
Liaises weekly with Operations to discuss key in-stock and inventory issues, focus areas for the week and extended timeframes. Item maintenance (e.g. price changes, item status, replenishment information, barcode changes). Updating item card.
Utilizes system-generated reports to determine priorities, areas of opportunity, to confirm and communicate results. Creates adhoc reporting when needed.
Communicates effectively and tailors communications appropriately to different audiences.
Constructively challenges current methods to identify areas of improvement, support established standards and deliver improved results.
Identifies opportunities and makes appropriate recommendations to improve processes and /or operating efficiencies. Continuously reviews, documents and maintains all ERP procedures relevant to Category Management.
Performs any other duties as assigned to assist in meeting the Company’s objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Undergraduate degree in Business Management or a related field.
Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in Retail Sector, Trade Marketing, Business Analytics, FMCG Procurement and Inventory Management, Category Management and/or Brand Management.
Experience controlling inventory purchases and ensuring proper multiple stores inventory levels.
Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office products.
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (LS Retail), Power BI or any Business Intelligence software will be an asset.

Skills/Abilities considered as assets for the job:

Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department/company goals within budget and established timelines.
High degree of personal and professional ethics.
Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and possess a vehicle in good working condition that he/she is willing to use in the execution of job responsibilities.

Job Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Undergraduate degree in Business Management or a related field.
Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in Retail Sector, Trade Marketing, Business Analytics, FMCG Procurement and Inventory Management, Category Management and/or Brand Management.
Experience controlling inventory purchases and ensuring proper multiple stores inventory levels.
Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office products.
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (LS Retail), Power BI or any Business Intelligence software will be an asset.

Skills/Abilities considered as assets for the job:

Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department/company goals within budget and established timelines.
High degree of personal and professional ethics.
Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and possess a vehicle in good working condition that he/she is willing to use in the execution of job responsibilities.