Vendor Analyst, Effy Jewelry - Toronto, Canada - Hudson's Bay
Description
Lead a Brilliant Career.
Bring your authentic self to work every day, and help our customers express themselves, style their home, and live their life in a way that reflects who they truly are.
As a brand, we celebrate the differences that make each and every one of us unique because we believe that people shouldn't fit archetypes.
So why should your career be anything less than extraordinary?
What you will do:
●Manage Vendor Relationships
oWork closely with the vendor ensuring the vendor strategy for regular business, launches, GWP, and holiday boosts as applicable/needed
oHave weekly communication with the vendor to ensure the level of stock and react when needed. Review any opportunities and upcoming promotions.
oProvide the vendor with any analysis needed for the business (BIS)
oWork with vendors and prepare & review allocation for all promotions
●Analysis of flow product, purchase orders, sales, etc. in order to improve replenishment allocations
●Develop strategies relating to the flow of product
●Adhere to business processes related to the position and offer suggestions for improvement where possible including analysis of store and SKU productivity and any +/- recommendations.
●Other duties and special projects as assigned
●Prepare collaborative forecasting
●Review merchandise quantification
●Prepare RTV claims once negotiated
●Inventory management – review WOS, model stocks, and suggest stock balancing (RTV/transfers)
●Review DCM parameters (new items & updates)
●Manage buy plans/order flows
●Supervise NSP Process
●Create/Review allocations for repeat orders
●Highlight areas of opportunity to direct DSCMs balancing stock
●Approve purchase repeat orders
●Make purchase order changes (dates, quantity, UPC's etc)
●Provide information to our team in India for price changes
●E-commerce onboarding process
●Check E-commerce sites for content, pricing, and promotional integrity accuracy
●Ensure repeat style validation is updated in systems including cost, retail, and season coding
●Action updates on Assortment revisions
●Create/Approve/Track purchase orders and monitor fill rates
●Validate assortment plans in Nuorder are correct and export task submission for an item and PO create team to the Item data Analyst
●Work with the assistant buyer to coordinate marketing sample requests
HBC Merchandising
●Partners with Buyer to develop assortment plan, reconciling top-down/bottom-up financial plans across all categories
●Partners with Buyer to execute merchandise financial plan
○Owns post-season analysis and drafts learnings with Buyer
○Review item exceptions with the Buyer
●Partners with Buyer to manage store returns
HBC Supply Chain/Replenishment
●Manages Open-to-Buy for repeat business including AR, VMI, Central stock
●Liaises with Logistics regarding flow needs
●Liaises with Replenishment to manage returns from stores
What You Will Need
●Post-secondary education and/or equivalent retail experience
●Understanding of supply chain operations and inventory management
●Strong financial acumen
●Sharp analytical and critical thinking skills
●Proactive and solution-oriented
●Strong presentation skills
●Proficiency in MS Office with intermediate skills in Excel
●NuOrder experience is considered an asset
The Fabric of Hudson's Bay
Through a purpose-driven lens, Hudson's Bay helps Canadians live their best style of life. Hudson's Bay operates featuring Marketplace, one of the largest premium life & style digital platforms in Canada, with a seamless connection to a network of Hudson's Bay stores across the nation.
At Hudson's Bay, smart, high-performing team members will challenge you to learn and grow every day. We value ambitious work and great ideas grounded in data and insights. We strive everyday to provide our customers with an experience they will value with our products, services and dedication towards adapting to the ever changing environment of retail.
This role will actively support our DE&I framework by identifying opportunities to increase and promote diversity in our teams, products and brands. They will lead with inclusion to nurture our OneTeam culture by removing barriers for our Associates and communities
We'd love for you to join us in our mission to help Canadians live their best style of life Stay connected with us on , , and .
Thank you for your interest In The Bay. We look forward to reviewing your application.
The Bay provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, HBC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The Bay welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used