Retail Inventory Analyst
Top Benefits
About the role
Sporting Life Group is a proudly Canadian family of retail banners, Sporting Life, Golf Town, and Team Town Sports, united by a shared passion for sport and active living.
From individual pursuits to team sports, we offer the best equipment, expert services, and experiences to help Canadians play, move, and live well.
Why Work Here?
- Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
- Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
- Team-first culture that celebrates an active, sports lifestyle.
- Fun, fast-paced hybrid environment where your passion for sport and style belongs.
- Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
- Competitive pay and opportunities to grow your career in sports lifestyle.
What You'll Do;
As a Retail Inventory Analyst with Sporting Life & Team Sports, you will support the Senior Inventory Control Manager to ensure the integrity and accuracy of inventory data across all systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) for our stores.
Sporting Life is Canada’s premier sports lifestyle retailer since 1979, known for exceptional service and a curated selection, and Team Town Sports is its newest banner focused on delivering top-quality team sports equipment across the country. With rapid growth since launching in 2023 and a strong presence both in-store and online.
To support our growth plans, we have created this new role in our team to ensure the successful execution of organizational processes over inventory by managing our inventory accuracy through daily monitoring and completion of inventory adjustments and reconciliations.
- Drawing on your knowledge and understanding of retail Inventory management, you will continuously develop our inventory dashboard to effectively communicate with our leadership team on daily, weekly and/or monthly basis.
- Oversee daily and monthly inventory reconciliations between internal systems (D365, data warehouse) and external sources. Ensure timely and accurate inventory adjustments, journal entries, and allocations to correct GL accounts.
- Support monthly shrink reserve preparation and investigate inventory variances, aged in-transit discrepancies, and cost anomalies in collaboration with Finance and the Senior Inventory Control Manager.
- Coordinate and execute physical inventory counts. Reconcile results with teams, validate and post adjustments, and summarise findings for business leaders and Regional Managers.
- Prepare and review inventory reports to support data-driven decisions. Monitor inventory-related transactions across all channels (stores, e-commerce, 3PL, special orders, etc.) and contribute to forecasts and budgets.
- Liaise with A/P, Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Finance to resolve inventory exceptions, unmatched invoices, GRNI issues, and support external audits and special projects (e.g., inventory taskforce).
- Process Improvement & Training: Promote best practices across Store and DC Inventory Control processes. Mentor retail teams, enhance compliance, and support operational changes for inventory movements, shipping/receiving, returns, and special inventory programs.
What You'll Bring;
- 3-5 years’ retail or relevant experience.
- D365 Finance & Operations systems knowledge required.
- Strong analytical and business process skills.
- Strong communication skills both verbally and written
- Advanced Excel and PowerBI skills required.
- Independent, self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environment.
About Sporting Life
Sporting Life is a leading, iconic Canadian sports lifestyle retailer. Since 1979, we've been committed to providing our customers and their families with the best possible experience—and we are continuously working to improve it every day. We offer the best in outdoor apparel and fashion, footwear, equipment and accessories for men, women and kids. The mix of sport and fashion is what makes us unique.
YOU live for the great Canadian outdoors and take pride in living the Sporting Life. You relish in the exhilarating experience of skiing, snowboarding, cycling, running, tennis, hiking and camping and want to inspire our customers to do the same. You believe in the spirit of team, adapting to the ever-changing retail environment, being part of constant innovation and working alongside the best leaders, associates and vendors in the business. We are looking for those who live what we sell every day and who celebrate the love of sport and an active way of living.
Retail Inventory Analyst
Top Benefits
About the role
Sporting Life Group is a proudly Canadian family of retail banners, Sporting Life, Golf Town, and Team Town Sports, united by a shared passion for sport and active living.
From individual pursuits to team sports, we offer the best equipment, expert services, and experiences to help Canadians play, move, and live well.
Why Work Here?
- Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
- Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
- Team-first culture that celebrates an active, sports lifestyle.
- Fun, fast-paced hybrid environment where your passion for sport and style belongs.
- Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
- Competitive pay and opportunities to grow your career in sports lifestyle.
What You'll Do;
As a Retail Inventory Analyst with Sporting Life & Team Sports, you will support the Senior Inventory Control Manager to ensure the integrity and accuracy of inventory data across all systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) for our stores.
Sporting Life is Canada’s premier sports lifestyle retailer since 1979, known for exceptional service and a curated selection, and Team Town Sports is its newest banner focused on delivering top-quality team sports equipment across the country. With rapid growth since launching in 2023 and a strong presence both in-store and online.
To support our growth plans, we have created this new role in our team to ensure the successful execution of organizational processes over inventory by managing our inventory accuracy through daily monitoring and completion of inventory adjustments and reconciliations.
- Drawing on your knowledge and understanding of retail Inventory management, you will continuously develop our inventory dashboard to effectively communicate with our leadership team on daily, weekly and/or monthly basis.
- Oversee daily and monthly inventory reconciliations between internal systems (D365, data warehouse) and external sources. Ensure timely and accurate inventory adjustments, journal entries, and allocations to correct GL accounts.
- Support monthly shrink reserve preparation and investigate inventory variances, aged in-transit discrepancies, and cost anomalies in collaboration with Finance and the Senior Inventory Control Manager.
- Coordinate and execute physical inventory counts. Reconcile results with teams, validate and post adjustments, and summarise findings for business leaders and Regional Managers.
- Prepare and review inventory reports to support data-driven decisions. Monitor inventory-related transactions across all channels (stores, e-commerce, 3PL, special orders, etc.) and contribute to forecasts and budgets.
- Liaise with A/P, Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Finance to resolve inventory exceptions, unmatched invoices, GRNI issues, and support external audits and special projects (e.g., inventory taskforce).
- Process Improvement & Training: Promote best practices across Store and DC Inventory Control processes. Mentor retail teams, enhance compliance, and support operational changes for inventory movements, shipping/receiving, returns, and special inventory programs.
What You'll Bring;
- 3-5 years’ retail or relevant experience.
- D365 Finance & Operations systems knowledge required.
- Strong analytical and business process skills.
- Strong communication skills both verbally and written
- Advanced Excel and PowerBI skills required.
- Independent, self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environment.
About Sporting Life
Sporting Life is a leading, iconic Canadian sports lifestyle retailer. Since 1979, we've been committed to providing our customers and their families with the best possible experience—and we are continuously working to improve it every day. We offer the best in outdoor apparel and fashion, footwear, equipment and accessories for men, women and kids. The mix of sport and fashion is what makes us unique.
YOU live for the great Canadian outdoors and take pride in living the Sporting Life. You relish in the exhilarating experience of skiing, snowboarding, cycling, running, tennis, hiking and camping and want to inspire our customers to do the same. You believe in the spirit of team, adapting to the ever-changing retail environment, being part of constant innovation and working alongside the best leaders, associates and vendors in the business. We are looking for those who live what we sell every day and who celebrate the love of sport and an active way of living.