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Lead Team Inventory Management & Control

In-person
Full-time
Experienced
Company Benefits
Life Insurance

Requisition ID: 186434
Career Group: Distribution Centre Management
Job Category: Inventory Control
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Whitby
Location: 3016 Whitby RSC
Postal Code: L1N 9S1

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada's Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Manage all functions related to inventory within the RSC as well as the operational integrity of the EXE WMS. Actively contributes to a positive and productive working environment.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

  • Run and review the EXE RSC adjustment listing daily
  • Provide analysis and action plans to reduce inventory loss
  • Comply with all RSC audit expectations/ all programs and standards
  • Pre-plan and identify future space requirements
  • Act as liaison with the Procurement Department
  • Investigate and address product issues
  • Reconcile inventory BOH discrepancies between the host and warehouse systems
  • Ensure warehouse financial reporting, relating to inventory shrink, is maintained accurately with/ through the Regional Finance Department.
  • Manage the inventory cycle count and process
  • Manage the auditing schedule and process
  • Co-ordinate daily activities of inventory control staff
  • Coach, counsel, and discipline as required
  • Participate in ongoing training
  • Assist with the administrative support for Shipping and Receiving
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment as per company
  • Compliance with all Company food safety standards, guidelines and procedures

What you have to offer:

  • A minimum of three years experience in inventory control
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Experience working in a warehouse/ distribution environment
  • Working knowledge of EXE and SAP would be an asset
  • Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time
  • Must be able to work in a multi temperature environment
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Various shifts including evenings and weekends

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better - physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this position role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

  • Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
  • Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
  • A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
  • A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
  • Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
  • Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Competition Number: 1233151800

About Sobeys Inc.

About Sobeys Inc.

Sobeys Inc. is proudly Canadian, with more than 115 years of experience in the food retail business. As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, we serve the food shopping needs of Canadians with approximately 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations.

Our five core retail food formats and related businesses are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve – from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique shopping needs of our customers.

Our core values are our strength and the foundation of who we are: Customer-Driven, People-Powered, Community-Engaged and Results-Oriented. And, our purpose – We are a family nurturing families – is our collective passion and mission to nurture the things that make life better, including great experiences, families, communities and the lives of our employees.

Across our banners and businesses from coast-to-coast, we foster a family culture of care, trust and respect with each other, and focus on growth for ourselves, for others and for the company. Together, our employees, franchisees and diverse retail network are dedicated to nurturing our customers by providing exceptional shopping and food experiences and putting their needs and their families’ needs first. We also take tremendous pride in nurturing our communities by proudly growing, showcasing and giving back to the communities in which we serve.

Sobeys Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

Sobeys, its franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 131,000 people