Manager E-commerce Replenishment (15 month Contract)
Requisition ID: 186939
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: E-commerce Replenishment
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Toronto
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?
We are currently looking for Manager, E-Commerce Replenishmen- Fresh who will support the produce and bakery categories and work with the Director, eCommerce Replenishment to build a national strategy and structure to best support the Voila’s replenishment performance.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Responsible for achieving target customer fulfillment, webshop availability, inventory management, and minimizing shrinkage.
- Ensure forecast accuracy and reliability.
- Oversee replenishment processes to meet budgeted targets and align with regional and banner strategies.
- Monitor supplier performance regarding order fulfillment and on-time delivery.
- Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement to suppliers and category managers as needed.
- Explore and develop opportunities for generating inbound freight revenue.
- Build and maintain productive, proactive, and consultative business relationships.
- Ensure efficient business operations to meet financial targets and contribute to budgeted KPIs.
- Implement procurement plans that emphasize product quality.
- Collaborate with distribution teams to provide accurate information on promotions, CFC arrival times, and forecast shipments related to promotions and seasonal programs.
- Leverage supplier relationships to increase direct purchases from the source.
- Utilize regional volumes to secure the best possible landed cost for products.
What you have to offer:
- Proven record of inclusive, agile leadership with a “can do” attitude.
- Strong change management skills.
- Experienced in the grocery industry.
- Extensive knowledge of demand forecasting principles and inventory planning.
- Deep understanding of buying functions.
- Skilled in building and strengthening supplier partnerships across divisions.
- Proven track record of fostering a customer-centric culture.
- Effective communicator with the ability to provide clear direction to teams and accurately convey improvement opportunities across departments and with suppliers.
- Ability to drive team results and manage resources effectively.
- Capable of working collaboratively within a team.
- Skilled in identifying operational issues and proactively implementing solutions.
- Able to perform well under stress and pressure.
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.