Supply Planner

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, we leverage our strong global resource base, our local expertise, and our family-oriented values to deliver the best service to our customers and suppliers.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.

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• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

Responsible for efficient inventory planning (and related processes), to ensure availability of goods as a key competitive advantage, and to achieve operational targets. Responsible for maintaining inventory levels and assortment.

• Analyzing and maintaining product assortment, inventory, and safety stock levels, forecast accuracy, transfer frequency, and lead times.
• Review, assess, and report on supply and demand variability, and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk.
• Update parameters (or be responsible for parameter updates) product and kit setup.
• Take preventive measures to avoid stock outs and missed sales.
• Perform alternate products sources analysis.
• Review various reports for exceptional usage, expiring thresholds, lead times and frozen reasons.
• Assist on inbound shipment execution and allocation plans for products, ensuring optimal inventory deployment across branches.
• Perform timely vendor pricing updates in ERP.
• Manage obsolescence, stock rebalancing.
• Manage vendor returns/stock rotation.
• Ensure data integrity (master data maintenance).

• High school completion required.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree preferred (ex – inventory management).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs is required.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Inventory Control, Purchasing or Warehouse logistics.

We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:

• Benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

Please note that, whilst not expected, the company may pay at a rate outside of the range for this role where appropriate. Actual compensation commensurate with the candidate’s experience, education, internal parity, role complexity, role level, and other relevant factors. The advertised salary range relates to British Columbia and is provided in accordance with the BC Pay Transparency Act. We recognize however that salaries are often driven by market forces in the local area where a candidate is based and accordingly the salary range may not apply outside of British Columbia.

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

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