Inventory Planner - Vancouver - JD Sports Canada

Description

JD Sports Canada Job Description

About JD Sports Canada

JD Sports is a leading global omnichannel retailer of Sports, Fashion, and Outdoor brands. With our retail stores expanding and evolving throughout Canada, The Group is continuously finding and developing talent that adds to the inclusive and diverse work culture.

The Opportunity

This role will involve working closely with planning, buying, warehouse, and retail departments to ensure sales goals are achieved by efficiently completing all tasks within duties and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Allocations Duties: Working with the Buying and Planning departments to ensure distributions are set by the department & strategic direction.
• Review Auto-Replenishment: Ensure all stores are fully ranged and stocked, ensuring a premium consumer experience with complete size runs and depth available.
• Optimise Option Counts: Review and optimise option counts and inventory levels in store to meet or exceed sales & margin expectations in line with store capacities.
• Stock Consolidation: Consolidate stock within store and distribution centres to keep retail locations premium.
• Trend Analysis: Work closely with the team to highlight opportunities and trends within retail.
• Reporting Tools: Create tools and ad-hoc reports to manage allocation processes effectively and efficiently.
• Additional Support: Support the team as needed with additional analysis.

Product Administration:

• Create Options: Create and manage options in the stock management system. Including ad-hoc changes.
• Brand Collaboration: Work with brands to get UPCs for option creation.
• Purchase Orders: Create POs in stock management system using upload tools. Submit purchase orders to brands in line with the sign-off process.
• Order Book Management: Order book management.
• On-Order Report: Manage the housekeeping of the on-order report. Ensuring accurate OOR
• ETA Communication: Communicate and chase ETAs from brands weekly.
• Cancellation Notification: Communicate late or cancelled purchase orders to buying, planning, and allocations.
• Backorder Management: Manage back ordered purchases.

Development:

• Range Plans: Support in building range plans.
• Visual Deck: Support in development of visual deck.
• Ad-Hoc Projects: Help merchandising department with ad-hoc projects or analysis as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience: 2-3 years experience at either a vertical or multi-brand retailer.
• Communication Skills: Very strong communication skills: oral, visual, written.
• Computer Skills: Intermediate computer skills including MS Office applications - Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook
• Business Analytical Skills: Good business analytical skills and the ability to understand and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to aid in effective decision-making.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal Skills: Interpersonal abilities to perform effectively in a collaborative and team-oriented environment, where partnering with others and building strong working relationships are critical.
• Knowledge of Inventory Planning: Basic to intermediate knowledge of inventory planning is an asset.
• Office Experience: Experience working in an office is an asset.

Estimated Salary: $50,000 - $60,000 per year based on industry standards and location.