Buyer Buyer Stellarton, Nova Scotia, CA, B0K 1S0 Corporate Office Careers Sobeys - Jobs in Stellarton

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Requisition ID:178625 Career Group:Corporate Office Careers Job Category:Replenishment Grocery - Atlantic Travel Requirements:0 - 10% Job Type:Full-TimeCountry: Canada (CA) Province: Nova Scotia; OntarioCity: Stellarton, MississaugaLocation: Foord St. Office Postal Code:Our family of 134,000 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 1500 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. All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.Ready to Make an impactSobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Buyer in the Dry Grocery category.Here’s where you’ll be focusing:Manage service level and inventory performance for respective categories:Perform replenishment process, to include purchase order execution for regular turns, promotional, and investment buying Accountable for service level and inventory turns Support the development and execution of best-practice inventory management processes that will meet or exceed benchmarks for customer order fill, freshness, shrink and inventory turns Ensure that the replenishment function meets budgeted financial targets and contributes to the respective region and banner strategies Monitor and take appropriate action on vendor performance with respect to order fill and on time delivery Identify and communicate opportunities with vendors, Category Management, Merchandising, Replenishment, and Logistics on areas for improvement Ensure that system maintenance (AWR,WDFR)is performed based on ABC classification Accountable for service levels and turnsFinancial:Deliver against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success based on service level, inventory turns and shrink (fresh)#Li-HybridWhat you have to offer:An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience Knowledge of principles of demand forecasting and inventory planning Extensive knowledge of Excel (intermediate) Fresh or Grocery experience (as applicable)We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. 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 or monitored for accuracy by our organization. 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.Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.