Company features:
 
 .   Excellent working environment
 .   Health care benefits
 .   Free parking 
 
Responsibilities

• Manages allocations for replenishment orders in order to maintain in-stock inventory levels with the larger retailers, with a goal of maximizing sales while controlling inventory to achieve improved inventory turns and/or reduced waste targets.
• Reviews orders, compares to inventory and buys stock to ensure that we are always 99% in stock.
• Collaborates with vendors to maximize network flow.
• Tracks in-stock, turnover and performance on a weekly basis and reports on variances to corresponding salesperson/buyer and management team.
• Generates reports, analyzes and resolves issues relating to forecasts.
• Provides general retail analysis for major Canadian and US retailers.
• Provides sales and inventory trend analysis.
• Provides internal sales budgets by month by customer based on historical analysis.
• Helps to create presentations for customers with sales projections and buy-plans.
• Communicates future merchandise requirements to production team.
• Discusses and appropriately escalates any issues that may impact operations.
• Conducts adhoc auditing, analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Organized, detail-oriented individual who is very analytical and able to proactively investigate and problem solve.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and work well in a team environment.
• Understands the sense of urgency and is able to set and meet deadlines.
• 3 years of experience with inventory management processes.
• Generates and analyzes forecasts.
• Provide detail analysis of item performance
• Essential – software expertise in Excel, Microsoft Office; experience with Momentis would be an asset.