Retail Inventory Management and Replenishment Specialist

Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the Shop Rite®, Price Rite®, The Fresh Grocer®, Dearborn Markets®, Fairway Market®, Gourmet Garage®, Di Bruno Bros.® and Morton Williams® banners.

Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co-operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.

The Retail Inventory Management and Replenishment (RIMR) Specialist will support the recruitment, training and development of retail Computer Generated Order (CGO) personnel including, but not limited to: CGO Coordinators, Store Management and Department Managers. He/she must possess a working knowledge of the CGO, Store Transfer, Direct Store Delivery, Backdoor Receiving, Store Inventory, Reduction Label, Hand-Held Devices, Store Shrink, Production Planning, and related promotional systems, as well as a basic understanding of the Wakefern operating culture and store operations.

This knowledge must be at a level which enables the Specialist to develop, facilitate and maintain these systems both in the Wakefern and retail environments via training, system installation, and support the continual evolution and improvement of the process and technologies. This associate will conduct store visits to ensure that department standards and processes are in place to deliver consistent execution and financial results by leading and coaching for improvement.

• Coordinate all necessary functions across all divisions for the installation and operation of CGO (Computer Generated Ordering) and related systems in new/existing stores.
• Responsible for the development of the new store timeline, including the creation of all CGO orders and deliveries with the Stores’ management staff, outside vendors and appropriate Wakefern Divisions.
• Provide training and guidance to all levels of store management, Wakefern staff, outside vendors and their Associates as it relates to the CGO system maintenance and reporting.
• Evaluate CGO, inventory management, production planning and related system operations at store level and identify training needs and areas of opportunity to improve Wakefern/Store operations/conditions. Implement required training and develop comprehensive planning for integrating best practices to store needs.
• Work with Store/Wakefern Associates and outside vendors in analyzing, developing, piloting and implementing system enhancements for inventory management related systems. Provide training for retail/Wakefern Associates and outside vendors on system enhancements, as needed.
• Develop informative updates, training materials and presentations for store Associates, Wakefern staff and outside vendors as requested.
• Possess the ability to interpret, understand and react to the needs of the Member stakeholders as they relate to CGO, store transfer, DSD backdoor receiving, store inventory, handheld devices, reduction label, production planning and store operations.
• Ability to analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) e.g.:
  Shrink, Gross Profit, Sales, and Inventory $. Etc.
• Communicate all issues and problems daily through verbal and electronic methods to Replenishment & Inventory Department Manager or Appropriate Wakefern Division, and insure problems are resolved.
• Responsible for formal and informal communications including:
• Updates and presentations to Wakefern Staff, User Groups and Outside Vendors.
• Training materials as assigned.
• Responsible for providing weekend on call support coverage as scheduled.
• Available to work 6th and 7th day when scheduled.

• Four-year college degree is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in supermarket inventory experience
• Expertise in Retail Operations process and reports
• Expertise in various CGO reports to help identify opportunities…