Summary
Location
Calgary
Type
full-time
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About this role
What you'll do
As a Merchandise Allocator, you will play a critical role positioning the products Canadians desire by optimizing the allocation and replenishment of merchandise in our store network. Your primary responsibility will be to manage the flow of inventory from our distribution centers, monitor sales trends, and make informed decisions based on data and business unit discussions. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for optimizing product availability to maximize sales and drive customer satisfaction.
Inventory Analysis: Analyze historical & predicative sales data, market trends, and promotional activities to support future demand across a variety of commodities.
Merchandise Allocation: Determine the appropriate quantity of merchandise to allocate to each store location based on factors such as sales performance, store size, and local market conditions.
Replenishment Planning: Manage forecasts and inventory policies to ensure timely and sufficient replenishment with reference to current & projected inventory levels, seasonality, weather, store size and capacities, lead-times, and promotional events.
Product Flow Optimization: Coordinate with distribution centers to monitor inbound and outbound shipments, ensuring efficient product flow and minimizing stockouts or excess inventory in store.
Sales Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze store-level sales performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement or adjustment in merchandise allocation strategies.
Reporting and Analysis: Prepare regular reports for management review summarizing key metrics related to inventory management, allocation decisions, and sales performance.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams such as buying, planning, supply chain, and store operations to gather insights, align strategies, and optimize overall business performance.
What you bring
Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a relative experience.
Previous experience in allocations, inventory management, or retail merchandising is highly desirable.
Strong analytical skills with a proficiency in Excel. Experience in O9, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, Alteryx or other data analysis tools would be considered an asset.
Excellent attention to detail coupled with the ability to make quick decisions based on complex datasets.
Understanding of retail math and retail KPIs, such as sell-through rates, weeks of supply, turn, service levels and in-stocks.
Effective communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external partners.
Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced environment while managing top priorities and expectations.
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About Us
At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
Other facts
About Canadian Tire Corporation
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast.
We are a group of companies that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and CT REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which was founded in 1922 and provides Canadians with products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal & Gardening categories. Party City, PartSource and Gas+ are key parts of the Canadian Tire network. Our retail segment also includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear, Pro Hockey Life, a hockey speciality store catering to elite athletes, and SportChek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts, and Atmosphere, which offer the best active wear brands. Our 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial Services division and the tens of thousands of people employed across the country by our Company, local Dealers, franchisees and petroleum retailers. In addition, CTC owns and operates Helly Hansen, a leading technical outdoor brand based in Oslo, Norway.
CTC is an integral part of the communities in which we operate and our legacy of community support, through national and local programs, is initiated and executed by our Corporation, Dealers, franchisees, store operators and employees. Since 2005, our Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities has been helping kids overcome financial and accessibility barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for all kids of all abilities.
For more information, visit corp.canadiantire.ca.
What you'll do
- As a Merchandise Allocator, you will manage the flow of inventory, monitor sales trends, and optimize product availability. You will analyze data to support future demand and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance overall business performance.
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