Inventory Analyst

**The Company**
- Chens is committed to maintaining an family feeling working environment where team members will work together, have a place to grow and pursue excellence, have the latitude to take ownership of their careers and the support and encouragement necessary to be the best they can throughout their career. We are a Canadian, family owned, food and household distributor which has grown and prospered since 2008

**Position Overview -**

Reporting to the VP and senior buyer this is a key position with in the company.

**Position**:Inventory Analyst / Data Analyst**

The inventory Analyst will actively make decisions on a weekly basis, purchasing inventory. You will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and communicating with vendors, sales managers and category managers to ensure a lean supply chain. You will also need to periodically organize inventory cycle counts

**What we are looking for**
- Experience in product replenishment in the grocery industry is required
- Experience with an ERP. Experience with Microsoft Dynamic Navision is an asset
- Work experience with Jet report and Power BI
- Strong working knowledge of Excel is required
- Strong knowledge of grocery wholesale business in terms of seasonality and product mix
- Diploma in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience is required
- Must be detail-oriented and must be able to handle multiple priorities in a faced-paced environment

**What you’ll do**:
Forecasting and Replenishment

Maintains Min/Max stock levels by managing the product order cycles, vendor minimums, vendor lead times, product shelf life, truckload capacity and logistics schedules and executing purchase orders
- Revises system forecast to factor in any abnormalities and executes purchase orders
- Reviews inventory and initiates communication with sales managers and category managers as needed
- Orders for promotions based on prior sales performance, professional knowledge, and current market factors such as specials advertised by the competition and chain retailers
- Follows-up with vendor to ensure vendor has blocked time with the warehouse and prevent delays in receipt of order
- Coordinates the return, damaged of products with vendors due to various reasons, and make sure proper credit has been issued by vendor on an ongoing basis

**Additional Responsibilities**:

- Investigates vendor service level issues and pricing issues at every instance and communicates implication with Category Managers, Sales Managers and Inventory Management
- Actively manages the utilization of deals and forward buys to ensure maximum overall benefit and cost optimization
- Manages the product life cycle and negotiates special deals with vendors, as needed
- Escalate issues to the appropriate levels of management for review
- Tracks and reports relevant Supply Chain metrics
- Consistently demonstrates Genuine Merchant Customer Service by providing on-time response to customer queries and be knowledgeable about the products and their availability
- Utilizes a continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities within the supply chain to reduce costs through ordering patterns, optimal transportation routes, or process improvement.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $40,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

**Experience**:

- product Inventory Control & Replenishment: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person