Store Automated Ordering Replenishment Analyst

Position Title: Store Automated Ordering Replenishment Analyst

Job Requisition ID: 50453

Banner: Metro

Employment Type: Temporary

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 temporary full-time vacancy ending on October 29th, 2027.

Are you motivated by solving complex business challenges, analyzing data, and making informed decisions? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where curiosity, analytical thinking, and innovation create tangible value for the business? At Metro, we are transforming supply chain and store replenishment practices, and we are looking for talented and motivated professionals to contribute to this transformation.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact while advancing your career.

You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Collaborate with various areas of the business by working with different systems, data sources, and cross-functional teams to solve operational challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Support digital transformation initiatives by contributing to the implementation and adoption of modern supply chain technologies, advanced analytics tools, automation, and new artificial intelligence-based solutions.
• Turn data into action by identifying trends, drawing meaningful insights, and making recommendations that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Be part of a high-performing team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning while delivering tangible business results.
  
  

Summary

The SAO Replenishment Analyst is responsible for ensuring the replenishment of the right products, in the right quantities, to meet demand through automated store replenishment processes. Serving as a critical link between stores, merchandising, demand planning, supply chain optimization, and distribution operations, the analyst relies on system-generated forecasts, inventory analyses, and their knowledge of business operations to optimize product availability while supporting sales, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Specific Responsibilities

• Analyze and release purchase orders generated by the system while monitoring inventory levels to ensure product availability and minimize excess inventory.
• Analyze sales, promotions, seasonality, and local market factors to understand forecast performance and their impact on inventory.
• Proactively identify and address inventory risks, replenishment exceptions, and ordering issues that impact store operations.
• Collaborate with stores and teams in merchandising, operations, logistics, distribution centres, demand planning, and supply chain functions to support efficient product flow and effective execution of activities.
• Use data, reports, and trend analysis to identify improvement opportunities, determine root causes, and make actionable business recommendations.
• Support process improvement, the implementation of new technologies, and innovation initiatives that enhance inventory productivity, operational efficiency, and replenishment performance.
  
  

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience in analytics, ideally within grocery retail, supply chain, replenishment, inventory management, or operations.
• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing, Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Experience with data manipulation, reporting tools, or analytics platforms is considered an asset.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, risks, improvement opportunities, and recommendations from multiple data sources.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Customer-focused and results-oriented mindset, with strong business acumen.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while effectively managing competing priorities and evolving business needs.
• Knowledge of SAP, replenishment systems, forecasting tools, or in-store ordering processes is considered an asset.
• Availability to provide holiday coverage, as needed, on a rotational schedule.
• Availability to work weekends.
• Ability to travel occasionally within Ontario or Quebec to stores, warehouses, or corporate office locations.
• Bilingual in French and English Required.
  
  

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

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.