Supply Planner

**About Us**:
With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, we leverage our strong global resource base, our local expertise, and our family-oriented values to deliver the best service to our customers and suppliers.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. In Canada, we are represented by 9 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 8 provinces.

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What’s In It For You?_**
- You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
- You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
- A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
- We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
- An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

**Scope of the Position**:

- Responsible for efficient inventory planning (and related processes), to ensure availability of goods as a key competitive advantage, and to achieve operational targets. Responsible for maintaining inventory levels and assortment.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Analyzing and maintaining product assortment, inventory, and safety stock levels, forecast accuracy, transfer frequency, and lead times.
- Review, assess, and report on supply and demand variability, and Identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk.
- Update Parameters (or responsible for parameter updates) product and kit setup.
- Take Preventive measures to avoid stock outs and missed sales.
- Perform alternate products sources analysis.
- Review various reports for exceptional usage, expiring thresholds, lead times and frozen reasons.
- Assist on inbound shipment execution and allocation plans for products, ensuring optimal inventory deployment across branches.
- Perform timely vendor pricing updates in ERP.
- Manage Obsolescence, stock rebalancing.
- Manage Vendor returns/stock rotation.
- Ensure Data integrity (master data maintenance).

**Education & Training**:

- High school completion required.
- Post-secondary diploma or degree preferred (ex - inventory management).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs is required.
- Previous experience using ERP systems.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 4 years’ experience in Inventory Control, Purchasing or Warehouse logistics.

**Benefits & Perks**
- We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:

- Flexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
- Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
- Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

**Social Media**:
Facebook: Gescan Canada

LinkedIn: Gescan

YouTube: GescanTV

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

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