Merchandise Allocator (12 Month Contract)

What you'll do

As a Merchandise Allocator, you will play a critical role positioning the products Canadians desire by optimizing the allocation and replenishment of merchandise in our store network. Your primary responsibility will be to manage the flow of inventory from our distribution centers, monitor sales trends, and make informed decisions based on data and business unit discussions. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for optimizing product availability to maximize sales and drive customer satisfaction.

• Inventory Analysis: Analyze historical & predicative sales data, market trends, and promotional activities to support future demand across a variety of commodities.

• Merchandise Allocation: Determine the appropriate quantity of merchandise to allocate to each store location based on factors such as sales performance, store size, and local market conditions.

• Replenishment Planning: Manage forecasts and inventory policies to ensure timely and sufficient replenishment with reference to current & projected inventory levels, seasonality, weather, store size and capacities, lead-times, and promotional events.

• Product Flow Optimization: Coordinate with distribution centers to monitor inbound and outbound shipments, ensuring efficient product flow and minimizing stockouts or excess inventory in store.

• Sales Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze store-level sales performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement or adjustment in merchandise allocation strategies.

• Reporting and Analysis: Prepare regular reports for management review summarizing key metrics related to inventory management, allocation decisions, and sales performance.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams such as buying, planning, supply chain, and store operations to gather insights, align strategies, and optimize overall business performance.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a relative experience.

• Previous experience in allocations, inventory management, or retail merchandising is highly desirable.

• Strong analytical skills with a proficiency in Excel. Experience in O9, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, Alteryx or other data analysis tools would be considered an asset.

• Excellent attention to detail coupled with the ability to make quick decisions based on complex datasets.

• Understanding of retail math and retail KPIs, such as sell-through rates, weeks of supply, turn, service levels and in-stocks.

• Effective communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external partners.

• Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced environment while managing top priorities and expectations.

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 Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada's destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you'll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. 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.