Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Location:

500 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2V9

At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day. Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.

We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.

We’re looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.

Analyst, Promo Allocatons

The role of Analyst, Promo Allocations is responsible to review the projected forecasts on all regular promotional items and seasonal programs. They will determine the correct amount of inventory is allocated and pushed to the stores based on store specific sales history, mapping, and seasonality impacts. The analyst will provide the analytics to support the gap in projections between category and allocations while ensuring that both sales are maximized, and inventory is minimized.

Accountabilities:

Forecasting

Provide forecast reviews on all regular promotional items and seasonal programs
Provide an item specific total sales forecast review with the category teams
Provide analytics to review large discrepancy between the category sales projection and actual performance
Provide direction on preferred merchandising vehicles to allocate (case inventory vs DRP)

Process Management

Determine item allocation according to store specific sales history, mapping and seasonality impacts, spread across all available buckets
Validate DRP opportunities
If no item history is available, items are allocated according to the sales history of similar items and/or category history
Ensure all store records are up to date for allocations to be complete
Adjust store specific allocations according to current on-hand inventory
Forecast inventory rate of depletion
Adjust allocations in specific cases based on feedback from the District Manager, Customer Experience Specialist, or the Store Manager
Review items sell through and propose action for increased or decreased purchases to optimize store sales and inventory
Review Ad Change requests to ensure that items are purchased or cancelled

Customer Experience/Management

Partner with Category & Supply Chain Teams to review promotional sales strategies, logistics and planning
Follow-up with the Supply Chain on inventory that did not deliver to stores
Create an alternative supply plan if product is not available
Generate and action postmortem reports to ensure excess inventory is addressed in a timely fashion

Role Requirements:

Post-secondary education in Business or Economics or related field
Detail oriented and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical and communication skills
Team player and focus on a team-oriented environment
MS Office (Specifically Excel)
Knowledge of JDA & SAP an asset

Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.%8692154% %%retail%%

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