Planning Manager

1 day ago

St Jacobs, Canada Home Hardware Stores Limited Full time

**INVENTORY PLANNING AND REPLENISHMENT**

Reporting to the Director, Inventory Planning and Replenishment for ensuring alignment of strategic planning, forecasting and inventory management initiatives with Merchandise Buying Leadership. Influence and implement strategic business opportunities, with a focus on the financial success of a complex merchandise planning and inventory management environment.

**What you'll do**:

- Provide strong leadership, support and direction to the Planning team to deliver results. Ensure accurate forecasting methods are used throughout all decision-making situations.
- In partnership with Merchandise Buying Leadership, direct and support the development of merchandise financial plans and forecasts, ensuring solutions are based on strong analytics and insights.
- Review and present monthly forecasts with a focus on maximizing profit, optimizing inventory, and managing risk inventory.
- Oversee, manage and approve complex Open To Buy decisions across the Merchandise groups with a focus on turnover, sales, gross margin and risk assessment.
- Ensure Category Management initiatives are launched with proper product levels to achieve/exceed profit plans. Identify untapped potential and recommend corrective action to optimize profitability.
- Collaborate with Merchandise leadership and replenishment team to review vendor inventory productivity, inventory exit strategies and seasonal clearances to optimize inventory and business financial success.
- Other projects as assigned by the Director, Inventory Planning & Replenishment.

**What we're looking for**:

- College / University Diploma or Degree in Business, Finance and/or Supply Chain.
- Minimum five years’ experience in merchandise planning, finance or replenishment and experience leading a business unit. Ability to coach, motivate and direct an effective team.
- Strong retail financial business acumen.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and influencing skills to be a team player to act as both a leader and individual contributor as required.
- Excellent communication, planning and time management skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to balance, prioritize and manage several projects.
- Familiarity with Hardware / Lumber and Building Materials (LBM) retail and logistics processes considered an asset.
- Ability to work additional or varied hours as required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

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

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