Strategic Inventory Replenishment Planner

Sysco; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Tolleson is seeking an Inventory & Purchasing specialist to achieve company inventory management goals with aligned suppliers, ensure PO accuracy, minimize spoilage and shrink, and drive replenishment strategies to support supply chain efficiencies.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventory levels, managing DSO, collaborating with merchandising teams and suppliers, using DPR to improve KPIs, coordinating with logistics, inbound planning, and ensuring 2,300–4,000 SKUs vendor direct,

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take strategic action to maintain inventory levels while maximizing customer service levels.
• Manage Inventory DSO, aged inventory, obsolete inventory, spoilage and shrink to achieve company goals.
• Collaborate with the local, market and corporate merchandising teams, suppliers, and other functional areas.
• Demonstrate an intermediate to advanced level of proficiency of the Manhatten inventory planning tool Demand Planning Replenishment (DPR), to drive the team's performance as indicated by DPR scorecards, dashboards and merchandising key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Work with the logistics team to maximize supply chain efficiencies.
• Collaborate/strategize with Inbound Planning to develop programs to maximize efficiencies of receiving and warehousing.
• Manage Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) count (min 2,300-4,000 SKUs vendor direct, 3500+ redistributed or 750 purchase order perishable lines weekly) and resolve replenishment issues as required.
• Performance to be sustained at this level while meeting established KPIs.
• Execute purchasing of new items and proper system set up timely.
• Actively process salesforce 360 request including NISR and MSR request in timely manner.
• Follow and react to market conditions within established corporate and market guidelines.
• Understand seasonal trends for aligned suppliers
• Manage and understand commodity purchasing dynamics.
• Execute enterprise purchasing initiatives.
• Confirm all POs for pricing and quantity.
• Investigate and resolve late/missing POs.
• Respond and resolve Cora requests in a timely manner.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting knowledge

Inventory management

Purchasing

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Demand Planning Replenishment (DPR)

Job description

Sysco Tolleson is seeking an Inventory & Purchasing specialist to achieve company inventory management goals with aligned suppliers, ensure PO accuracy, minimize spoilage and shrink, and drive replenishment strategies to support supply chain efficiencies.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventory levels, managing DSO, collaborating with merchandising teams and suppliers, using DPR to improve KPIs, coordinating with logistics, inbound planning, and ensuring 2,300–4,000 SKUs vendor direct,