What you’ll do
The Demand and Fulfillment Planner fills a vital role within the purchasing organization, working as a business partner with every member of the pod. This key role operates the Demand & Fulfillment process for a portion of the business, reports to a Demand & Fulfillment Manager, and works within a pod to deliver increasing sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity.
Strategy
Contribute to seasonal line reviews
Contribute to business strategy for the pod
Organize and facilitate a consensus process within the pod to ensure alignment on the forecast and replenishment plan
Accept feedback throughout the network and action where required
Channel recommendations for merchandise physical flow
Recommend inventory strategies for the pod
SKU rationalization within store assortment plans
Collaborate with vendors on inventory constraints and opportunities
Reverse flow recommendations where required
Coaching and mentoring on demand & fulfillment planning best practices within the pod
Recommendations on how to improve systems, processes and ways of working
Meet or exceed all measures in key performance indicators and work to ensure that measures and metrics are aligned to business intention and strategy
Demand & Fulfillment
Set up demand and fulfillment plans & parameter assignment according to business strategy
Manage demand and fulfillment exceptions
Tune model parameters and demand plan weekly in-season
Provide ongoing projections to vendors for replenishment merchandise
Approve daily transfers and orders
Keep current with demand and fulfillment planning best practices
Fill gaps, crisis coverage where required
Size Scaling
Purchase Order Management & Analysis
Purchase order management
Managing physical product flow exceptions
Managing information flow exceptions that may inhibit physical flow
Embrace and support the rollout of new strategies
Ad hoc reporting as required
What you bring
Degree and/or equivalent 2-5 years experience, with a combination of experience in retail, merchandising and cross-functional roles
Experience with advanced forecasting and inventory replenishment toolsets preferred.
Experience & interest in retail preferred and the ability to understand the big picture
Advanced problem-solving capability
Advanced multitasking capability
Intermediate level MS Suite
Strong analytical capability and self starter
Strong communication skills
Hybrid
We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.
About Us
At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
