Purchasing and Replenishment Agent

Wolseley Canada Inc
CA - Alberta - Alberta
January 24, 2025

At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you'll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You'll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you'd like to be?

Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.

Join the Pros!

Reporting to the Regional Supply Chain Business Partner or Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for timely and effective flow of inventory into Wolseley branches.

You will ensure alignment with company and departmental objectives according to replenishment tool recommendations for your designated portfolio. You will manage inventory planning activities and purchase plan execution to balance inventory levels required to achieve instock, customer fulfillment, and inventory productivity. Liaise with cross functional teams (branch operations, sales, demand planning, warehouse and distribution to capture local business intel that will impact the replenishment signal.

What's in it for you?

Regular business hours Monday to Friday
Career development and training opportunities
Paid vacation and sick time and day off on your birthday!
Employee discounts on top brands of plumbing and HVAC/R products
Education reimbursement for employees
Employee referral program
Safety shoe reimbursement

What you will do:

Create daily orders (Internal or External PO's) from our Distribution Center (DC), Hubs, and Vendors to desired locations (Distribution Center, Hubs, Branches). Creates Ad Hoc Purchase Orders for NL items (On Demand)
Execute and minimize Inventory Exceptions in Slim 4 tool for your assigned portfolio
Collaborate with Demand Planning and Shared Purchasing to recommend forecasting and setting adjustments required to keep service levels high while maximizing investment
Proactively build and maintain vendor relationships to identify potential supplier issues and execution disruptions.
Replenishment path recommendations to help improve efficiencies, fill rate, inventory investment, profitability and purchasing compliance.
Consistently displays a customer service attitude, sense of urgency and develops a rapport with branch contacts, cross functional teams and vendors.
Follow Shared Purchasing (SPC) SOPs and adhere to Purchase Approval Guidelines.

Key Performance Indicators:

In stock
Days of inventory
% Open inventory exceptions
Open PO ETA accuracy
OTIF

What you will bring:

Minimum of bachelor's degree required
2-5 years relevant work experience required in supply chain planning, customer service or replenishment in a fast-paced environment
Proficiency using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Microsoft Access
Experience with DRP tools/forecasting software
Working knowledge of warehouse and inventory control policies, processes and procedures
APICS, CSCL or comparable designation an asset
Bilingualism, English and French would be an asset

Desired Competencies:

Strong communication and interpersonal skills & ability to build productive relationships in a team environment
Able to partner with business stakeholders to deliver goals
Highly organized in prioritizing work and time management
Must be results oriented/ goal driven and solutions oriented

Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.

Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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