Buyer

Sobeys; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobeys is seeking a full-time Buyer to join our team in Vaughan, with options for other major offices in the Montréal and Toronto regions. The role focuses on replenishment, inventory turns, and supplier performance to support service levels.

You will manage purchase orders for regular turns and promotions, monitor service levels and inventory turns, and collaborate with Category Management, Merchandising, Replenishment and Logistics to optimize supplier performance.

Qualifications

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Knowledge of principles of demand forecasting and inventory planning
• Extensive knowledge of Excel (intermediate)
• Buying experience in Fresh, Produce category preferable
• Knowledge and experience of working with SAP system is considered as asset

Responsibilities

• Deliver against KPIs based on service level, web shop availability, inventory turns and shrink (fresh)
• Manage service level and inventory performance for respective categories
• Perform replenishment process, including purchase order execution for regular turns, promotional, and investment buying
• Accountable for service level and inventory turns
• Support the development and execution of best-practice inventory management processes that will meet or exceed benchmarks for customer order fill, freshness, shrink and inventory turns
• Ensure that the replenishment function meets budgeted financial targets and contributes to the respective region and banner strategies
• Monitor and take appropriate action on vendor performance with respect to order fill and on time delivery
• Identify and communicate opportunities with vendors, Category Management, Merchandising, Replenishment, and Logistics on areas for improvement
• Accountable for service levels and turns.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Excel proficiency

Vendor management

Education

Undergraduate degree or DEC

Tools

SAP

Job description

Ready to start fresh? Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Buyer. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Montreal; QC, Vaughan, Toronto, ON.

Here’s Where You’ll Have An Impact

• Deliver against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success based on service level, web shop availability, inventory turns and shrink (fresh)
• Manage service level and inventory performance for respective categories
• Perform replenishment process, to include purchase order execution for regular turns, promotional, and investment buying
• Accountable for service level and inventory turns
• Support the development and execution of best-practice inventory management processes that will meet or exceed benchmarks for customer order fill, freshness, shrink and inventory turns
• Ensure that the replenishment function meets budgeted financial targets and contributes to the respective region and banner strategies
• Monitor and take appropriate action on vendor performance with respect to order fill and on time delivery
• Identify and communicate opportunities with vendors, Category Management, Merchandising, Replenishment, and Logistics on areas for improvement
• Accountable for service levels and turns.

What You’ll Offer

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Knowledge of principles of demand forecasting and inventory planning
• Extensive knowledge of Excel (intermediate)
• Buying experience in Fresh, Produce category preferable
• Knowledge and experience of working with SAP system is considered as asset