Specialist Inventory Control (FT)

Requisition ID:  186875 
Career Group:  Distribution Centre Management 
Job Category:  Administration 
Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%
Job Type:  Full-Time
Pay Rate: $73,334.00 - $101,000.00 
 
Country: Canada (CA) 
Province: British Columbia  
City: Surrey
Location: 0052 Campbell Heights RSC
Postal Code: V3S 3W7
 
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.
 

Ready to Make an impact?

The Inventory Control Specialist is integral to RSC Operations reporting directly to the Head of Operations.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

  • Manage HEAT system for store returns and claims
  • Provide analysis and action plans to reduce inventory loss
  • Run and review the EXE RSC adjustment listing daily
  • Comply with all RSC audit expectations/ all programs and standards
  • Pre-plan and identify future space requirements
  • Act as liaison with the Procurement Department
  • Investigate and address product issues
  • Reconcile inventory BOH discrepancies between the host and warehouse systems
  • Ensure warehouse financial reporting, relating to inventory shrink, is maintained accurately with/ through the Regional Finance Department.
  • Manage the inventory cycle count and process
  • Participate in ongoing training

What you have to offer:

  • A bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or combination of education and related experience
  • Minimum seven years in senior warehousing, transportation or logistics inventory management position.
  • Experience working in a Third Party (3PL) or Retail logistics environment
  • Demonstrated successful experience, working with big data in complex logistics environment
  • A minimum of three years experience in inventory control management
  • Previous 3 years supervisory experience
  • Working knowledge of EXE ,SAP, BW, C3, and TMS
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite

#RSCWEST

 

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally. 

 

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

  • Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
  • Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
  • A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
  • A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
  • Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
  • Paid Vacation 

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

 

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.