Analyst, Replenishment
Job Summary
As a member of the Replenishment team, the Replenishment Analyst will be responsible for ensuring a timely coordination and execution of the purchasing activities such as placing orders, follow up on PO confirmation, and monitoring shipping delays. In addition, the Replenishment Analyst will carry out various analysis related to replenishment and sales performance of different product categories, as well as develop new management tools and reports. He/She will perform ad-hoc business analysis with the Replenishment scope to identify potential process/tool improvement, participate in development and testing of the new SAP tools, and maintain process documentation. This position is to support our South American partner operating in Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico.
Key Accountabilities
- Review seasonal assortments prior to the purchasing for the new season-year
- Review and update master data parameters to ensure data inputs are correct in SAP
- Place purchasing orders and follow up on production and shipping delays
- Generate reports to provide visibility for product flows, inventory, lead times, etc.
- Review sales and inventory forecasts at article and company levels
- Create ad-hoc analysis in support of Replenishment business issues
- Use sound judgments to analyze results (versus historical and/or forecast) and provide explanations
- Conduct thorough assessments of existing replenishment processes and identify opportunities to enhance processes and reporting capabilities
- Maintain process documentation to ensure it is up to date, visible and always available;
- Create business requirements for new solutions and reports in SAP and FileMaker, support development, test results, and support implementation.
Job Requirements
- Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Two (2) years minimum of progressive related experience;
- Experience in product/retail environment is a definite asset;
- Proficiency in the development of MS Excel spreadsheets and a good working knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint;
- Strong analytics skills focused on solutions and improvement;
- Strong problem-solving skills combined with a keen attention to detail;
- Knowledge of SAP (asset);
- English is required