We are looking for a Replenishment Analyst (12 month contract) who is passionate about food and enjoys working in a fast paced, team environment!

Do you have product replenishment experience in the retail industry

?

Are you known for building strong relationships with vendors and category manager

s?

Why not join

**us?

Posit** ion: Replenishment Ana

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Functioning with minimal oversight, this role takes ownership and responsibility for the end-to-end process of material and vendor set up, costing, promotion management, forecasting and replenishment. Responsibilities include set up and maintenance of vendor and product master data; cost and price changes; assurance of data quality; issue resolution; forecasting and replenishment for warehouse stocked, cross dock and flow items; cost optimization and management of aged inventory. The Analyst, Supply Chain and Master Data actively makes decisions for weekly purchases more than $2 mi

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Accountabi**

lities:

Dat

• a Entry:Set-up and maintain data pertaining to vendors, new products, existing products, cost and price changes, promotional activity using provided tools and pro

cedures.

Inves

• tigation:Review data entry requests for accuracy and reasonability and potential conflicts with data already in th
• e system.Investigate errors to identify the root cause of the issue before completing the assigned data entry
• request.Work with multiple computer systems in ensuring data consistency and

accuracy.

Error Re

• solution: Communicate via phone, email and in-person with category managers and suppliers to seek resolution before completing the assigned data entry reques
• t on time.Forecasting and Replenishment for warehouse, cross dock and booked items for chain wide co
• nsumption:Maintains committed in-stock inventory levels and optimal inventory on warehouse stocked items by managing the product order cycles, vendor minimums, vendor lead times, product shelf life, truckload capacity and logistics schedules and executing purchase orders, when a
• ppropriateRevises system forecast to factor in any abnormalities and executes purchase orders, when a
• ppropriateReviews chain wide inventory and initiates transfers of goods
• as neededOrders for promotions based on prior sales performance, professional knowledge, and current market factors such as specials advertised by the co
• mpetition.Follows-up with vendor to ensure vendor has blocked time with the warehouse and prevent delays in receipt

of order.

Supplier P

• erformance:Investigates vendor service level issues and pricing issues at every instance and communicates implication with Category Managers and Manager, Inventory

Management

Cost O

• ptimization:Actively manages the utilization of deals and forward buys to ensure maximum ove

rall benefit

Management of P

• roduct Aging:Negotiates special deals with vendors, as needed, to deplete

excess st

• ock

  Reporting:Maintain a central log of issues to provide all stakeholders and management with visibility to recurring issues and sour

• ces of issues.Re

port on KPI’s.

Cu

• stomer Service:Execute and respond to stores and other support center departments, vendor requests and management requests in
• a timely mannerSupport Supply Chain team with additional projects and tas

ks, as assigned

He

• alth and Safety:Promotes and endorses Safety Vision “Safety is o
• ur way of life”.Observes and support Longo’s Safe Work guidelines and other safe
• work practices.Role models the importance of health and safety by always working safely and calls out and addressed an

**d safety issues.

Knowledge, Skills &a**

• mp; Competencies:Post-secondary certificate or diploma required, preferably in a Business Administrati
• on Field of StudyStrong knowledge of grocery retail business in terms of seasonality, consumer behavio
• r and product mixPrior experience in problem analys
• is and resolution3 years’ experience in forecasting
• and replenishment2 years’ exper
• ience with an ERPStrong working knowledge of Excel, and
• Word is requiredStrong customer-se
• rvice orientationStrong oral and written business com
• munication skillsExcellent analytical and probl
• em-solving skillsAbility to manage multiple projects and changing priorities with
• regular deadlinesHigh attention to detail while processing larg

e amounts of data

Longo’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs

due to disability.

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the po

sition applied for.

If you require accommodation, please contact the Human Resou

rces Co ordinator at:Emai

l: hrdept@longos.com