Inventory Replenishment Manager

**Requisition ID**: 189048
**Career Group**: Corporate Office Careers
**Job Category**: Farm Boy
**Travel Requirements**: 0 - 10%

**Job Type**: Full-Time

**Country**: Canada (CA)
**Province**: Ontario
**City**: Ottawa

**Ready to Make an impact?**:
The Inventory Replenishment Manager is responsible for ensuring that all objectives and goals of the department are met and/or exceeded for the day-to-day management of the department. The performance of the duties must ensure a quality service approach to all employees, customers and suppliers. All responsibilities must be performed in a manner consistent with the Farm Boy Way.

**Here’s where you’ll be focusing**:

- Ensuring proper levels of inventory by SKU for the purpose of maximizing fill rates, shelf-life availability and product freshness resulting in increased inventory turns through effective forecasting and reporting processes.
- Provide clear communication through supply chain in an effort to expedite accurate transmission of information and product.
- Maintain accurate data enabling effective decision making in regards to inventory control.
- Oversee and approve purchase order spending for merchandise products, supervising PO Review process in order to prevent unnecessary purchases.
- Oversee development and implementation of distribution strategies ensuring appropriate seasonal inventory levels for all warehouse, manufacturing and store locations.
- Work closely with cross-functional leaders to optimize the integrated planning and execution process, ensuring execution of item-level sales plans and appropriate in season/pre-season purchase orders.
- Direct and support the Supply Management team through command of reporting tools, helping to identify exceptions and opportunities with daily inventory tasks.
- Develop strategies and action plans to address opportunities, collaborating with appropriate stakeholders to maintain acceptable inventory investment.
- Develop effective strategies and processes to scale and overcome complexities, such as space capacity and production capacity.
- Oversee team development, motivation, and recognition all while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and trust.
- Consistent and effective communication to lead the team, including: one-on-one coaching, huddles, metrics, product knowledge, corporate policies, and procedures.
- Use superior analytics and data management skills to resolve complex challenges and identify opportunities.
- May be requested to undertake other related duties on a periodic basis.

**What you have to offer**:
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Typically requires completion of a post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Finance, plus 3 to 5 years of supervisory or management experience in an office setting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Solid knowledge of retail business practices, with a passion for food retailing and superior quality standards.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and to interact with various stakeholders in the organization.
- Excellent judgement and analytical skills with strong decision-making abilities.
- Experience working with ERP and/or Inventory Replenishment systems.
- Experience working with various computer software programs (i.e Microsoft Suite).
- Clear and effective communication style, both written and oral.
- Impeccable organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Skilled at working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining priorities and a high level of performance.
- Fluency in English and French shall be considered an asset

**Work & Sensory Environment**:

- Providing service to several people or departments, working under many simultaneous deadlines.
- Exposure to eye strain from computer terminals.
- Exposure to periodic and various temperature environments.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.