Demand Planner - 13 - month contract

Jace Holdings Ltd.; Montreal, Pointe-Claire, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is looking for a Demand Planner to manage demand forecasts and collaborate with multiple teams. The role requires 5+ years of experience in forecasting and vendor management, as well as a deep understanding of supply chain. A hybrid work model is expected with the need to work in the office three days a week. This position offers competitive compensation tailored to candidates' experience.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid work model

Commitment to diversity and accommodation

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in forecasting, buying, and vendor management.
• Deep understanding of supply chain and business.
• Solid experience with fresh products or groceries.

Responsibilities

• Understand demand for respective categories.
• Manage accurate demand forecasts based on market info.
• Develop reports to determine priorities and opportunities.
• Identify root causes for forecast accuracy.
• Coordinate seasonal forecasts and plans.
• Propose sales forecasts and collaborate to refine them.
• Track projections and recommend actions for service metrics.

Skills

Supply chain understanding

Forecasting

Vendor management

Intermediate Excel knowledge

Experience with groceries

Job description

Requisition ID: 191734; Career Group: Corporate Office Careers; Job Category: E-commerce Replenishment; Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%; Job Type: Full-Time; Country: Canada (CA); Province: Ontario; Québec; City: Toronto, Montreal, Pointe Claire

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

We are looking for a Demand Planner who will work closely with Category Managers to review forecast results and make forward-looking recommendations on opportunities in their respective category. You will also work with sourcing, category management, marketing, process optimization and go-to-market functions to understand forecasts and trends; and support testing, implementation, training, and adoption of the Ocado platform.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Understand the demand for respective categories
• Manage accurate demand forecasts that incorporate current and relevant market information to predict customer demand and provide buying team with the right information to plan to meet that demand
• Develop reports to determine priorities and areas of opportunity and confirm/communicates results; creates ad hoc reports as necessary
• Identify forecast accuracy root causes and refine process to ensure continuous improvement of the overall process
• Support the company’s long-term strategy and inventory reduction while maintaining high Customer
• Coordinate seasonal forecast and plans with merchandizing, suppliers, and distribution teams
• Propose sales forecast based on observations, knowledge, and assessments; collaborate with partners to refine forecasts
• Track projections and recommend appropriate action to achieve service level metrics

What you have to offer:

• Deep understanding of supply chain and business
• 5+ years of experience in forecasting, buying, and vendor management
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• Solid experience with fresh products or groceries

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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

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 will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

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.