Job Description

Job Description

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. We have a new vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength with deep local roots, that offers an easy, fun, friendly and inspiring experience, no matter how a customer chooses to shop with us. We want talented individuals to be a part of this journey!

A $60B company with 2,300+ stores, 20 distribution centers, and 18 food and beverage plants make us one of the largest retailers in the United States. With stores in 34 states serving 34 million customers, our foundation is our 20 well-known grocery banners with an eclectic and legendary history. Across the nation, we are moving the needle through innovation.

Position profile:

The ecommerce Department has an opening for an eCommerce Inventory Manager/ Merchant. This position will be located at the Albertsons E-Commerce offices in Pleasanton, CA.

The eCommerce Inventory Manager / Merchant will have two primary responsibility. First will be to manage day-to-day assortment decisions for eCommerce as necessary. Second will be to conduct inventory forecasting and planning for eCommerce merchandising as necessary.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Manage day-to-day assortment decisions to add in new products, remove discontinued products, and provide order forecast for Micro Fulfillment Centers (MFCs).
* Analyze sales data including rest of market data to determine optimal assortment for MFC. Conduct SKU rationalization to determine most productive assortment with available SKU space to ensure maximum sales and customer satisfaction.
* Act as liaison between procurement and MFC Operator to ensure that new items are slotted in the distribution center
* Perform business analysis and monitoring to efficiently merchandise product, ensure optimal assortment/slotting, and maintain positive partnerships with CPG and DSD vendors to drive overarching strategy
* Planning inventory flow, analyzing statistical data, and generating forecasting solutions
* Predict future inventory needs, producing plans for buying based on forecasts and sales data.
* Develop and measure inventory levels and service performance through KPIs.
* Plan sales and forecast appropriate inventory levels by SKU.
* Identify potential inventory liabilities and take appropriate actions to bring quantity to a desired level.
* Analyze factors that impact demand for products (i.e., category trends / trade promotions / competitive products / seasonality / retail consumption).
* Develop and provide appropriate business analysis to influence future purchases and assortment strategies.
* Construct new/pre-season item plans and suggest flow forecasts and investment quantities.
* Generate recommended order quantities based on forecast and promotional plans.

Qualifications and Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or other relevant fields.
* A minimum of 3 years' experience in a demand planning/forecasting role.
* A minimum of 3 years' experience in a merchandising and assortment management role.
* Solid understanding of inventory management practices and procedures
* Experience working with vendors and understanding data to make assortment decisions.
* Extensive experience with full Microsoft Office suite including ability to build vlookups and run macros.
* Experience using other key software platforms including Power BI, Safeway Single Item Maintenance System (SSIMS), SmartSheet, Symphony Gold
* This job requires to work on weekends and/or holidays on a rotating basis.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/careers/en/home.html

Diversity is fundamental at Albertsons-Safeway. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. A diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Albertsons-Safeway policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace -- all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

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