Location: Brampton, Ontario
Job Description:
Position: Inventory Control Supervisor
Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Location: Brampton, ON
Reports to : Manager Inventory Control
About Us
Pet Valu is Canada’s leading pet specialty retailer, dedicated to strengthening the bond between dedicated pet lovers and their pets. With 50 years of animal care expertise, we operate over 800 stores across Canada under several banners, including Pet Valu, Bosley’s, Total Pet, Paulmac's Pet, Tisol & Chico. Guided by our mission to deliver products, care, expertise, and memorable moments, Pet Valu is a place where people build meaningful careers while making a positive impact on pets and communities.
What is the role?
The Inventory Control Supervisor is responsible to lead their team to ensure that the on hand inventory of the Brampton Warehouse is accurate, transactional integrity to process is maintained, all adjustments are completed in a timely basis, and conformance to internal and legislative requirements as they pertain to inventory control. This role will pursue maximum customer fill rate achievements, monitor and support the highest quality of product to our customers, establish as well as enforce all procedures and processes as they relate to KPIs and participate in continuous improvements and projects as required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides leadership to direct team members and overall staff by setting clear expectations, providing necessary training, validating work performed, follow up, holding team accountable and looking for process opportunities to streamline and improve
Promotes Safe and Inclusive work culture in DC in line with Pet Valu approaches
Support team to remove roadblocks and facilitate highest level of quality, accuracy, and integrity within the department
Strict adherence to all requirements as per policies, procedures and scheduled timelines and frequencies
Cycle counting process completion as per established
Store returns processing back to stock and associated store credits
DC to DC transfers monitoring and support of end transactions
Fill rate investigation to promote highest customer fill rate achievement
New product slotting and set ups
Discontinued product system and physical exit processes
Shorts at time of picking investigation and transactions to correct
Damages investigation and reduction initiatives
Inventory shrink (Net & Absolute) investigation and reduction initiatives
Negative inventory investigation, correction, and monitoring
FIFO and FEFO review and action any deviations
Monitor all DC transactions on inbound and outbound for system cleanliness
Responsible for E-Commerce team as it relates to system transactions and order processing
Maintain QC Audit program on E-Commerce and Store audits to support highest accuracy to our customers
Handling of all QC related matters such as Inspection, Withdrawal, Recall, Vendor returns and Customer complaints inclusive of required process, procedure, and transactional needs
Participate and be key leader in Annual Physical Counts as required
Additional Duties & Responsibilities:
Support product supply flow and transactions relating to 3PL providers if applicable
Monitor and enforce inventory control procedures and process with 3PL providers if applicable
Education & Experience Requirements:
Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience leading a team in a Warehouse or Distribution Center environment
Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Inventory Control positions ideally in leadership or high responsibility roles
Must have excellent and applied knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
Must have enhanced knowledge of Pivot tables and VLOOKUP functionality
Must have excellent and applied knowledge of WMS, ERP and RF based systems and processes
Completion of Community College in related field is considered an asset
Experience with Microsoft Nav (Navision) is considered an asset
Experience with 3PL providers or…