Assistant Manager,Planning & Inventory Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Retail

Position: Assistant Manager, Planning & Inventory - 12 month contract

Company Description

WHO WE ARE

Indigo is a physical and digital place inspired by and filled with books, ideas, beautifully designed lifestyle products, and the creative people who help make it all happen. We believe in real books, living life fully and generously, being kind to each other and to the environment, and that stories – big and little – connect us. Indigo is our customer’s happy place – for joyful moments of discovery and to connect with people who share their passion for reading, their belief in ideas, and their commitment to making the world a better and more beautiful place.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Our Mission is to inspire reading and enrich the lives of booklovers. As such, we believe in the power of people and their stories. We aim to attract top talent, nurture the potential of our employees, and create space for everyone to thrive. Our Guiding Principles are the few key ideas that are meant to influence everything we do, every day.

We Will Hire, Inspire, Promote and Retain the Best – A’s Hire A’s.

We Will be Customer Centric.

We Will Be Data Driven – System Thinking – Entrepreneurial.

We are Committed to True and Shared Value Creation.

We Will be Human-Centered and AI Enabled.

We are Committed to Caring About Each Other, Our Communities, Our Environment.

Job Description

MISSION

The Assistant Manager, Planning & Inventory develops a working knowledge of the planning function to help meet/exceed sales, margin and inventory turn targets. This role will be primarily responsible for the allocation and replenishment of merchandise and maintaining the integrity of inventory at store level, contributing to financial and inventory planning for their categories.

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

Sales & Net Margin

Store stock levels and Weeks of supply

EOM Inventory Levels

Turns & NMROI

HEAT ticket resolution

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Functional

Manage replenishment orders

Monitor store stock levels, adjusting allocations for performance trends and inventory levels to maintain target inventory levels

Recommend re-orders based on sales, on-hand and support product exit strategies

Perform analytics and reports to support Category/Planning team in understanding business performance

Support Managers, Planning & Allocation in developing Merchandise Financial Plans and Open-to-Buy, managing allocation/replenishment and conducting business analysis

Support the execution of markdowns to Master Data and to Retail

Communicate with stores and DC regarding inventory and replenishment questions

Promote teamwork within the Category and Planning teams through daily communication and interaction

Share best practices and learning with peers

Ad hoc reporting

Works with a sense of urgency allocation, identify opportunities based on sales trends

Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making and design processes

Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs

Embrace and seek out technology that creates high tech and high touch solutions for Indigo’s customers

Challenge the status quo by consistently identifying areas for improvement, diagnosing issues and working to resolve them

People

Collaborate with others to drive flexible and iterative solutions, quickly and easily

Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself

Help others see the impacts of their efforts and proactively engage other functions to get input

Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback

Cultural

Model Indigo’s beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do

Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset

Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning, taking risks without the fear of making…