Canadian Replenishment Manager

**Role: Replenishment Manager**
Safety Express is part of Aramsco’s family of companies, a leading solutions provider to specialty contractors across North America, serving numerous end markets including abatement, restoration, environmental, emergency preparedness, stone care, cleaning, and surface preparation. The company has more than 70 locations, 12 located in Canada, through which it distributes products, equipment, and chemicals, and provides customers with other value-added services including equipment repair, equipment rental and education.
**Summary**
The Replenishment Manager will utilize his or her exceptional forecasting skills and methods to improve the efficiency of company operations in pursuit of corporate objectives. The Replenishment Manager is responsible for the direct management and planning of goods and materials for consumption or use by the organization. This includes creating specific forecasts for items over a given time span, which shall be used for inventory management purposes, strategic ordering, and vendor selection.
**Core Competencies**
- Customer Focus
- Communication
- Energy & Stress
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Adaptability/ Flexibility
- Creative and Innovative Thinking
- Decision Making and Judgement
- Planning and Organizing
- Problem Solving
- Results & Quality Focus
- Accountability and Dependability
- Mediating and Negotiating
- Providing Consultation
- Leadership
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Enforcing Rules and Regulations
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Development and Continual Learning

**Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities**
- Leadership of team
- Responsible for management of replenishment team to meet their goals
- Recruitment and ongoing team development; including Coaching/mentoring team while building team morale
- Communication of the company direction to team
- Host weekly team meetings and bi-weekly one on ones, to address concerns and drive employee engagement
- Ensure all performance reviews are being executed within scheduled timelines
- Lead all reorganizing efforts as they relate to Replenishment management, planning, and execution systems.
- Utilize data analysis, business intelligence, and reporting tools to forecast supply and material needs across the organization.
- Monitor developments within in-country and external markets to source materials and meet current/future replenishment needs.
- Supervise the creation of materials requirements plans and forecasts, using established tools and methods.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators and metrics for replenishment planning and forecasting; enact changes based on findings.
- Develop and, if necessary, implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans in pursuit of risk management goals.
- Facilitate, lead, and support all supplier relationships, and periodically conduct supplier capability assessments.
- Regularly report on replenishment performance to executive team, branch manager, and other stakeholders.
- Seek and establish ways to further align replenishment unit with the organization's financial revenue goals.
- Ensure that all reporting structures are well-established and follow blend with logistics activities, as well as freight and Replenishment initiatives.
- Maintain strict control over materials' inventory levels to meet internal and external demand of product.
- Identify discrepancies between inventory records and act.
- Conduct periodic spot-checks of inventory levels.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned

**Requirements**:

- University degree in business, with a focus on Replenishment Management, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, or Materials management.
- 5 years of direct work experience in a similar role.
- Direct working knowledge of operations, warehouse management, and transportation management.
- Direct knowledge of disaster recovery plans and other business continuity strategies, as it relates to the replenishment, is considered an asset
- Familiarity with Replenishment Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
- Demonstrated understanding of integrated Replenishment and logistics concepts and theories.
- Advanced procurement and supplier negotiation abilities.
- Familiar with enterprise-level track-and-trace systems, as well as implementation experience.
- Hands-on experience with shipping, logistics, distribution, receipt management, vendor performance appraisal, and vendor return systems.
- Experience or accreditation with Six Sigma is highly desirable.
- Good financial and business awareness.
- Experience with radio frequency ID systems (RFID) and bar code systems may be required.
- Superior analytical abilities and problem solving skills.
- Excellent project management and teambuilding skills.
- Knowledge of electronic data interchange (EDI) translation and transmission.
- Strong written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization and its executive team.
- Strong knowledge of