Store Automated Ordering Replenishment Analyst
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Etobicoke, ON, Canada
The typical salary range for this position is $70 200.00 - $81 900.00 annually. · Full-time
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- Pay
- The typical salary range for this position is $70 200.00 - $81 900.00 annually.
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 1-3 years of analytical experience, ideally within a grocery retail, supply chain, replenishment, inventory management, or operations environment.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Requisition ID: 50295
Banner: Metro
Employment Type: Permanent
The typical salary range for this position is $70 200.00 - $81 900.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.
This posting is for an existing permanent full-time vacancy.
Joining Our Team Has Its Advantages
- Telecommuting in hybrid mode
- Group insurance from the first day
- Very competitive pension plan
- Generous holiday policy
- Personal days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
- Opportunity for professional development
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact while accelerating your career. You'll have the chance to:
- Partner across the business by working with diverse systems, data sources, and cross-functional teams to solve operational challenges and drive continuous improvement.
- Support digital transformation initiatives through the implementation and adoption of modern supply chain technologies, advanced analytics, automation tools, and emerging AI-powered solutions.
- Transform data into action by identifying trends, generating insights, and providing recommendations that influence strategic and operational decision-making.
- Be part of a high-performing team that embraces collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning while delivering meaningful results for the business.
The SAO Replenishment Analyst is responsible for ensuring the right product is replenished in the right quantities to meet demand through automated store replenishment processes. Acting as a critical connection between Stores, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, and Distribution Operations, the analyst leverages system-generated forecasts, inventory insights, and business knowledge to optimize in-stock performance while supporting sales, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
Specific Responsibilities
- Review and release system-generated purchase orders while monitoring inventory levels to ensure product availability and minimize excess stock.
- Analyze sales, promotions, seasonality, and local market factors to understand forecasting performance and inventory outcomes.
- Proactively identify and address inventory risks, replenishment exceptions, and ordering challenges that impact store operations.
- Collaborate with Stores, Merchandising, Operations, Logistics, Distribution Centres, Demand Planning, and Supply Chain teams to support effective product flow and execution.
- Use data, reporting, and trend analysis to identify opportunities, uncover root causes, and provide actionable business recommendations.
- Support process enhancements, new technology implementations, and innovation initiatives that improve inventory productivity, operational efficiency, and replenishment performance.
- 1-3 years of analytical experience, ideally within a grocery retail, supply chain, replenishment, inventory management, or operations environment.
- University degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience working with data, reporting tools, or analytics platforms is an asset.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations from multiple data sources.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Customer-focused mindset, sound business acumen, and a results-oriented approach.
- Ability to work with limited supervision while effectively managing competing priorities and changing business needs.
- Knowledge of SAP, replenishment systems, forecasting tools, or store ordering processes would be an asset.
- Availability to support a rotating holiday schedule as required
- Availability to work weekends.
- Ability to travel occasionally within Ontario or Quebec to stores, warehouses, or head office locations.
Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.
METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.
We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.
Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.
We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Review and release system-generated purchase orders, monitor inventory, and analyze sales, promotions, seasonality, and local market factors to improve product availability and replenishment performance. Collaborate across stores and supply chain functions to resolve inventory risks, provide data-driven recommendations, and support process improvements and technology initiatives.
Requirements
Requires 1–3 years of analytical experience, ideally in grocery retail, supply chain, replenishment, inventory management, or operations, and a university degree in a relevant field. Candidates should have intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills, strong analytical and communication abilities, and be available for weekends, rotating holidays, and occasional travel in Ontario or Quebec; SAP or replenishment-system knowledge is an asset.
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Automated Replenishment
- Data Analysis
- Forecasting
- Microsoft Excel
- Reporting
- Trend Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Business Acumen
- Process Improvement
- Supply Chain Operations
- Prioritization
- SAP
Benefits
- Hybrid Telecommuting
- Group Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Generous Holiday Policy
- Personal Days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free Parking
- Professional Development
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Retail
- Logistics
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Automated Store Replenishment
- Supply Chain
- Inventory Management
- Purchase Orders
- Demand Forecasting
- Sales Analysis
- Promotions
- Seasonality
- Inventory Risk
- Replenishment Exceptions
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP
- Reporting Tools
- Analytics Platforms
- Data Analysis
- Trend Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Demand Planning
- Distribution Operations
- Distribution Centres
- Store Ordering
- Process Improvement
- Digital Transformation
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Operational Efficiency
- Inventory Productivity
- Stakeholder Management