Strategic Retail Planning & Inventory Manager

CCentral; Toronto; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Restaurant Brands International is seeking a Manager, Retail Planning & Inventory for Tim Hortons in Canada. You will lead demand planning and inventory management for Tim Retail merchandise across all channels, collaborating with Category and Channel Managers to forecast and optimize stock levels.

Bring a post-secondary degree with 3–5 years in retail demand planning and inventory management, advanced Excel, SAP, and BI tool experience.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree with 3-5 years of Retail industry experience in Demand Planning and Inventory Management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills along with experience in SAP, Business Objects, Tableau, or comparable Business Intelligence software tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead SKU level forecasting for new Retail collection assortments, promotions, markdowns, and inventory replenishment buys, using sales history, program assumptions, and input from Category and Channel Managers
• Develop inventory allocation recommendations for Tim Hortons restaurants and adjust allocations by program to support sales, sell-through, and franchisee profitability
• Manage inventory and product lifecycle performance across channels by tracking in-season sell-through, post-promotion sales rates, markdown performance, and distribution centre stock levels; flagging risks and recommending corrective actions
• Recommend replenishment buys, clearance and discounting actions, and other measures to address inventory risks; coordinate execution of approved actions with cross-functional partners.
• Track and analyze planning KPIs, including inventory turns, shrink, residual stock mix, forecast accuracy, and margin performance, and provide regular reporting and actionable recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and reporting and support the evaluation and implementation of new tools and systems.
• Represent the Retail Team in Supply Chain discussions with vendors. Monitor inbound deliveries and flagging potential risks and own program readiness.
• Collaborate closely with Category and Channel Managers, Visual Merchandising, Operations, Supply Chain, and Restaurant Owners to align forecasts, inventory plans, and program execution.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Post-secondary degree

Tools

Excel

SAP

Business Objects

Tableau

Job description

Restaurant Brands International is seeking a Manager, Retail Planning & Inventory for Tim Hortons in Canada. You will lead demand planning and inventory management for Tim Retail merchandise across all channels, collaborating with Category and Channel Managers to forecast and optimize stock levels.

Bring a post-secondary degree with 3–5 years in retail demand planning and inventory management, advanced Excel, SAP, and BI tool experience.