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Merchandise Flow Team - Kingsway
(9742126)
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Job Type:
Part Time
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Location:
Edmonton, AB, CANADA;
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Job Category:
Retail In-Store ; Retail Sales
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Job Industry:
Retail In-Store
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Job Career Level:
Student , Entry Level , Experienced , Executive
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Year(s) of Experience:
<1
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Number Of Positions:
3
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Date Posted:
Jan 10, 2013
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Contact E-mail:
sjancse@sears.ca
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The Sears Merchandising operations are critical to supporting our corporate vision of providing total satisfaction for our customers. The associates in the Apparel and Accessories, Home and Hardlines and the merchandising support areas utilize their expertise in buying (international and domestic), brand and product development, and supply chain and inventory management to ensure Sears offers competitively priced quality merchandise and services that meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. As part of this highly integrated organization you will work in a supportive team environment with many opportunities to grow and develop.
Are you interested in utilizing you analytical and technical skills in a role pivotal to supporting our merchandising teams and delivering to our customers? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic, fast paced environment? Then Merchandise Flow Analyst might be the next possible career step for you.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing inventory plans to maximize profitable sales and achieve customer service and inventory productivity goals. This involves:
• monitoring and maintaining the integrity of inventory databases on a regular basis;
• analyzing current and historical inventory and sales performance data and making appropriate recommendations; and
• following appropriate operational models (e.g., SAMS, RIM, DOS, SMART) to achieve customer service and inventory productivity goals.
As a Merchandise Flow Analyst you will also be responsible for maximizing profitable sales and inventory productivity by collaborating with other team members to identify and achieve ways to ensure in-stock position, reduce supply chain inventory and improve inventory productivity. This includes developing and implementing liquidation strategies to address distressed inventories and collaborating with suppliers and team members to ensure preplanning activities related to inventory needs are completed.
Success in this role calls for strong analytical skills and technical skills as well as an in-depth knowledge of the production planning process. The ideal job candidate will have completed a 2-year community college program in the area of Logistics Management, Business Management or Purchasing and have experience as a Sales Manager, or Merchandise Business Associate and Merchandise Flow Coordinator. Other qualifications for this job include:
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills (e.g., knowledge of SAMS, RIM, DOS, SMART, etc.)
• Organizational/planning skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
As a Merchandise Flow Analyst, you will join a team of professionals, working in the fast-paced field of merchandising, and contribute to making Sears a great place to shop. This job provides an opportunity to hone your project management and analytical skills in a dynamic environment, which can lead to other career opportunities within Merchandising.
We recommend that all associates should have completed a minimum of 12 months in their current role, should have their performance in good standing and should have discussed their career development plans with their current manager, before applying to internal roles. Any associates who do not meet these requirements may be screened from the hiring process.
Please be advised that only those associates who are selected for interviews will be contacted.
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At Sears Canada it is our commitment to provide a healthy working environment and to take every precaution reasonable to ensure the safety of all our associates and customers.
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