Replenishment Manager Job Description
Replenishment Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Replenishment Manager Job Description
- Report on ongoing service issues (investigate and report on service challenges including corrective actions to recover inventory health
- Ensure consistency of process and that training is in place to allow for efficient PO generation
- Oversee expediting and prioritization of supply when needed and provide guidance on the resolution of escalations
- Deliver industry leading results through proactive cross-functional planning, project management processes, a well-developed process of daily results management, utilization of customer scorecards and root cause problem solving/corrective action processes
- Assist with development/implementation of strategic selling plans targeted to profitable customer growth for VMI customers
- Makes recommendations for system, policy and procedure enhancements, and to consistently deliver suggested solutions
- Communicate regularly with customer buyers/analyst
- Keep supervisor, management, and sales teams advised of all pertinent issues
- Manage budget/costs appropriately for VMI team
- Work cross-functionally with sales on regular basis to collaborate on metrics, forecasting, and replenishment plans
- Prior experience in Inventory Management and DRP Planning in a Consumer Products Goods environment
- Previous Management experience in Supply Chain related function
- APICs or other forecasting certification is preferred
- Experience with software packages including Microsoft Office, and specifically MS Excel and Access programs
- Good facilitation skills are required and the incumbent must be able to work effectively without close supervision
- Demonstrated abilities to effectively coach and lead team members in an international environment
Replenishment Manager Job Description
- Understand CSM strategic objectives and align VMI activities as appropriate
- Teach and motivate replenishment specialists to manage customer inventory within established guidelines and processes
- Collaborate with customer during annual reviews to determine acceptable and achievable metric levels
- Lead the replenishment team to achieve customer metrics on turns, in stock, fill rate, on time delivery
- Communicate replenishment issues to customer, sales and supply chain on a daily basis, late trucks, shortages, in stock opportunities
- Work cross-functionally with manufacturing and logistics to make sure orders are filled and delivered on time
- Attend any replenishment conferences or meetings with the customer
- Run various reports that would aid in sales analysis and diagnosing replenishment issues
- Leading and training the replenishment team to perform any and all specific duties listed above at a high level
- Main point of contact for critical communication with customer replenishment managers across multiple vendor numbers
- Minimum intermediate level MS Excel skills
- Computer proficient (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Strong math and advanced analytical skills
- Minimum 4 years of experience with SAP and/or other supply chain management systems
- Minimum 6 years of experience managing teams in a supply chain function
- Develops technology roadmap to meet our growing business needs
Replenishment Manager Job Description
- Has ownership and accountability over creating new systems and evolving existing systems
- Providing support to our Replenishment Manager
- Works directly with the client and client’s Replenishment staff to manage instock levels, Store/DC inventory, forecasts, MABD/Fill Rate compliance
- Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders
- Effectively communicates project expectations to project team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
- Facilitates diverse stakeholders to drive consensus and decision making around process, policies and procedures
- Reports project progress
- Identifies, manages, and escalates risks and issues
- Assists in the development of tools and templates used by the Replenishment team
- Provide innovative and impactful insights and recommendations to project stakeholders
- Experience in developing software in AWS in combined cloud/enterprise environment
- Knowledge of retail domain, industry trends, new technologies and business and information services models for Merchandising capability
- Ability to build strong relationships and effectively contribute on cross-functional teams
- Must be able to operate or learn how to operate a computer, calculator, fax machine, telephone, paper cutter, copier, hammer, screwdriver, drill, case cutter, hand truck, and pallet jack
- Strong self-starter with initiative and customer centric approach
- Bachelor’s degree Preferred (sufficient related experience may be a substitute)
Replenishment Manager Job Description
- Main point of contact between Coles Replenishment Teams and Sales Business Analyst
- Work closely with Business Analysts, Customer and Collaboration Managers and Customer Service teams to ensure monthly / year end forecasts are proactively managed
- Key Performance Indicator reporting in accordance with Coles requirements as detailed from time to time
- Build and execute Program plan and calendar for developer delivery activities day-to-day and in aggregate to drive successful delivery of DRS developer devices
- Work closely with the Marketing, Solutions Architecture, Product, PR, Alexa, Retail, and AWS teams to ensure developers and partners have the support they need to achieve their goals for DRS
- Ownership for all ongoing developer/partner program communications, tracking, and reporting
- POS/Inventory – Forecast sales and inventory levels on a weekly basis, ensuring all ads, events and media plans are up to date
- Ship Projections – Work with sales lead to forecast and update shipment plans by item on an ongoing basis
- In Stocks / Weeks of Supply – Review weekly and provide analysis / solutions for any item below corporate goals
- Forecast Collaboration (internal) – Meet with sales lead on a monthly basis to discuss POS trends and shipments needed to support those trends
- SAP, forecasting, Shiloh experience preferred
- Ideally, 3-plus years of progressive experience in complex, best-in-class consumer and lifestyle oriented companies that ideally create emotional connections with their customers
- Experience in Sequel Performance preferred
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to interface with senior level staff
- Must be extremely organized, analytical and possess highly developed written/oral communication, management, training and interpersonal skills
- Successfully worked in a complex organization supporting a variety of stakeholders
Replenishment Manager Job Description
- Inventory Flow / Supply Chain – Act as liaison between customer, account support, Hasro Asia and logistics departments to ensure smooth flow of inventory according to customer requested ship dates
- Review purchase plans and strategies with Inventory Specialists to ensure in stock levels and sell through for tab inserts and catalog drops
- Drive consistency across department by leading, training and developing Ispecs through leadership development, performance management, and fostering growth of team
- Develops and communicates fulfillment strategies that support financial and marketing strategies through partnership with merchants, planners, and Supply Chain (DC and retail)
- 30% Drive sales through replenishment
- Develops, recommends, and implements business plans, operational procedures, and systems which support the section's long-term, strategic objectives
- Establishes goals and objectives for the division
- Evaluates and measures the section's performance against these goals and objectives
- Establish and maintain a partnership with the Walmart/Sam's Club replenishment manager and clients in the development of strategic plans for replenishment insights within the client/customer relationship
- Work as integral part of assigned team assisting clients in presenting replenishment insights reviews to Walmart/Sam's Club
- Ability to analyze information and develop recommendations
- Ability to provide consistent and structured direction
- Prior experience with MS Planner, MS Project or similar tool
- Certified Scrum Master and Green Belt preferred
- Practical, reactive
- 3+ years experience working with partners and developing channel programs