Replenishment Analyst - For Future Opportunities

The Home Depot Canada is committed to valuing and supporting its employees. The Replenishment Analyst is responsible for executing the replenishment strategy and ensuring inventory levels are optimized for stores and distribution centers, thereby maintaining high service levels for customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide key reporting on inventory management to Merchandising, Logistics and Senior Management
• Use replenishment tools to support Key Performance Indicators on a daily, weekly, monthly quarterly and annual basis, including store/DC
• Release and monitor systemically generated purchase orders using the SAP sales forecast as a primary input for the Stores and Distribution Centres and determine manual purchase quantities when required/approved
• Manage the Store and DC inventory exceptions (stock-out and excess)
• Manage inventory at the Stores and DC’s to achieve the turn and fill rate objectives including service level/in-stock targets for stores and DC
• Collaborate on initial buy quantities and product flow discussions and provide replenishment expertise to cross functional teams
• Provide options for cross-functional teams when issues of too much or too little inventory arise
• Communicate product status and updates to stores and DC in a timely manner
• Liaise and support cross-functional teams, Vendors, Merchants, stores and Logistics to ensure the company meets performance targets
• Work closely with Merchants and Senior Management to achieve company objectives
• Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions
• Manage store requests to the service level agreement
• Ensuring consistent, timely execution of cross-functional facing processes (e.g. Ad Process)
• Escalate issues to forecast analyst and business analyst partners as well as your leaders
• Act as primary on-site SSC contact for merchandising, stores, and vendors

Skills

• 1-3 years of analytical experience (ideally in a retail environment) with emphasis on inventory management
• Intermediate or advanced proficiency in Excel and/or MS Access
• Good analytical skills with the ability to extrapolate pertinent information from various sources (reports and spreadsheets) and analyze data for recommendations
• Excellent communication skills; collaborative with effective interpersonal skills; able to work across departments
• Strong customer focus with business acumen, problem solving skills and results orientated
• Self-directed, ability to work with limited supervision
• A Bachelor's degree or Equivalent Work Experience
• 1-3 Years
• University or College Degree in business or engineering will be considered as a preferred qualification
• SAP knowledge would be an asset
• Bilingual French/English is an Asset

Benefits

• Semi-annual bonuses tied to business performance
• Deferred Profit-Sharing Program to assist with retirement savings
• Comprehensive paid benefits
• A 15% discount on Home Depot stock purchases
• Merit-based salary increases

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