Career Opportunities: Inventory Manager (50372)

Requisition ID50372-Posted05/11/2026- Job Posting Country (1) - Job Posting State/Province (1) - Job Posting City (1) -Distribution Center-Permanent-Logistics and Distribution

Department:Logistics and Distribution

WorkLocation:METRO ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W (#A-DUND) Province:Canada : Ontario

Position Type:Permanent Posting End Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 The typical salary range for this position is $62,400.00 - $85,800.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.

This posting is for an existing permanent full-time vacancy.

Joining our team has its advantages

- Flexible schedule to promote work/life balance
- Telecommuting in hybrid mode
- Group insurance from the first day
- Very competitive pension plan
- Generous holiday policy
- Personal days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
- Prospect for professional development

SUMMARY: The Inventory Manager controls the Grocery replenishment function for all banners for a selected group of vendors and is responsible for managing inventory valued at an average of $280,000,000 annually. The incumbent is accountable for meeting service level and inventory turn objectives in multiple distribution centres. The incumbent is responsible for managing a large portfolio of products through multiple week timelines to satisfy the needs of several diverse merchandising programs and must have the ability to control inventory and maintain an acceptable service level to the stores in multiple distribution centres.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:





- Analyzes and forecasts product requirements using system recommendations, promotions, and stock on hand.
- Constructs orders to maximize the Distribution Centre efficiency and supplier distribution allowances (for full truck, full pallet, full layer).
- Ensures all data management pertaining to forecasts, product and vendor attributes are maintained
- Monitors inventory levels and inventory movement using system or manual inventory tracking and anticipates or reacts to shortages and overstocks immediately.
- Analyzes warehouse in-stock to determine actions needed to improve in-stock levels
- Anticipates and reacts to emergency product shortages with vendors and Distribution Centres
- Schedules product deliveries into the Distribution Centre with vendor and Distribution Centre personnel.
- Expedites orders to ensure that product is received when it is scheduled.
- Analyzes data to anticipate future needs
- Tracks promotions by analyzing customer information and formulates recommendation to improve processes for the next activity
- Maintains ordering criteria such as consumption, MRP and forecast profiles, supplier lead times, rounding profiles, etc. in SAP
- Identifies product overstocks to Category Managers and jointly develops plans to eliminate.




- Works with vendors to continually improve the logistics process in order to reduce distribution costs and/or inventory levels.
- Investigates inventory management incidents in order to verify and resolve complaints
- Identifies issues and maximizes data availability (SAP/EXE/Witron/BW) to make recommendations that will benefit both our internal and external customers
- Works with Distribution, Transportation and Vendors to co-ordinate flow of goods through the network

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Post Secondary Education, preferably specializing in Supply Chain
- 1-3 years of grocery retail experience or grocery replenishment experience
- Superior time management, priority management and organizational skills
- Possess a great sense of urgency
- Ability to think and respond quickly, and adjust schedules and operating plans in response to unplanned events
- Attention to detail
- High stress tolerance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self motivated
- Ability to build strong vendor partnerships and drive high order fill rates through effective collaboration and strategic communication, ensuring on-time delivery
- Merchandising and/or food store experience is an asset
- Knowledge of SAP an asset
- Excellent computer skills in Excel, Word, Outlook
- Power BI experience is an asset

COMPLEXITIES: The Grocery Replenishment Department is under significant pressure to perform and meet expectations in an extremely stressful environment. Managing a large buying portfolio is very demanding. The use of tools offered in the system t

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