Analyste de réapprovisionnement

Metro Inc. is a leading company in the grocery retail sector, and they are seeking a Replenishment Analyst to ensure stores maintain an in-stock position while minimizing waste. The role involves using system tools to analyze sales trends and supply needs, preparing purchase orders, and collaborating with stores to meet departmental objectives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare purchase orders and liaise with stores ensuring department objectives including service level, waste reduction and product quality are met
• Practices “just in time” inventory to maximize freshness and minimize shrink and waste
• Regularly liaise with stores to ensure review of merchandising plans, inventory levels, and product quality
• Maintain ordering criteria such as consumption, MRP and forecasting profiles in SAP
• Analyze data from SAP, BW and BI systems to maximize sales, inventory turns and gross margin
• Periodically meet with merchandising team ensuring appropriate responses to changing market conditions and promotional plans are executed appropriately
• Keep informed with regards to supply market conditions, market opportunities and competitor activities
• Ensures that every store requirement is fulfilled daily with the freshest and highest quality product being procured
• Identifies potential overstock situations proactively
• Ensuring every effort is made to ship product to stores with regular vendor communication, including contingency deliveries if necessary
• Works with Inventory Managers to continually improve the logistics process to reduce distribution costs and/or inventory levels

Skills

• Post Secondary education in Supply Chain, Retail Management, Business or industry experience and knowledge
• 1–3 years previous replenishment work, preferably in grocery retail
• Knowledge of perishable food products replenishment
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to identify problems and draw upon a range of choices to formulate solutions
• Knowledge in inventory and supply chain concepts
• Superior time management, priority management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of SAP – Replenishment module and BW is a definite asset
• Excellent skills in Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Flexibility to adapt to changing customer demands, schedules, and working under the challenge of tight timelines
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Self-motivated with the ability to possess a great sense of urgency

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