Open Jobs Assistant Planner

Job Type: Full Time

Function: Inventory Management

Address: 160 Bloor Street East 11th Floor Toronto ON

Working Model: Hybrid

Vacancy Status:This position is for an existing open vacancy

Belong to Something Beautiful

At Sephora Canada beauty is about feeling seen valued and empowered individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others celebrating diversity and inclusivity unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together we belong to something beautiful.

Ready for a career glow-up As an Assistant Planner youll be building brand partnerships forecasting client behaviors and optimizing inventory levels. The work you do will impact beauty as you plan forecast and allocate products to ensure they reach our clients efficiently. Youll be part of an innovative operations and logistics team thats united in beauty supported by those who are equally as passionate about enhancing speed and accuracy in a fast-growing ever-evolving marketplace.

What Youll Do:

• Review and action in-stocks to maintain healthy positions for core and newness (SKU/store level). Consult with the Planning Manager to ensure appropriate WOS levels work with brands on ETA for back in-stock and communicate with the leader
• Track core and newness purchase orders to ensure timely receipt of inventory at all Canadian DCs and stores to meet business needs. Close POs regularly to ensure inventory is captured in replenishment
• Analyze newness/launch performance and seasonality adjusting forecasts receipts and inventory levels as needed to drive business
• Manage regular replenishment forecasts and orders; responsible for ordering within the OTB receipt budget
• Oversee allocations with analytical insights that support sales performance
• Create manual POs as needed (e.g. newness new stores ad hoc promotional support POs)
• Provide visibility to fill rates with the planner and brand partners
• Communicate and elevate late key launches to the planner and merchant focusing on inventory strategy
• Ensure timely receipt of inventory for newness launches animations promotional events and communicate any risks to the business
• Set up newness in Blue Yonder (JDA) for accurate purchasing and allocation of inventory.
• Generate reports on vendor/brand fill rates and lead time accuracy
• Validate productive assortment and recommend presentation quantities items to discontinue and items to develop within new productivity guidelines and the merchandising team
• Report updated business trends and stock continuity weekly
• Conduct newness hindsight and key initiatives analysis on a seasonal basis
• Support with additional projects as required
  
  

What Youll Bring:

• 2 years of experience in inventory planning and/or merchandising
• Bachelors degree preferred
• You are tech-savvy and proficient in MS Office with advanced Excel skills
• You are curious a go-getter and love tackling problems using your analytical skills to find solutions
• You have a keen eye for detail while leading and balancing multiple projects prioritizing integrity and accuracy in your craft
• Great at expressing yourself clearly and creatively in writing conversation and presentations
• You are adaptable thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively with cross-functional partners to drive shared success
• Prior retail experience is considered an asset

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What Youll Get:

• Caring Community. Youll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating doing the right things and driving the industry forward together united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path. Your career glow-up starts here with access to opportunities that will challenge stretch and develop your skills. Youll have access to the global community of luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) for endless career opportunities.
• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty youll feel and see the positive change (consumer industry and social) your individual voice is a part of.
  

Rewards as Unique as You Are:

Eligibility requirements apply to certain benefits and may vary depending on job classification and length of employment.

• Wealth. Were passionate about pay equity and transparency. The Compensation ranges between CAD $66470.00 CAD $74290.00 plus bonus RRSP matching. The final pay offered will depend on various factors including but not limited to the actual qualifications and experience of the individual and any additional non-discriminatory legitimate business factors relevant to the position and/or location.
• Health. Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your familys needs with medical dental vision life and disability coverage. Access to our program to support your mental financial physical and social well-being.
• Balance. Youll be trusted to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with a hybrid work schedule vacation and flex days and maternity/paternity leave.
• Growth. A career glow-up is built into every role with access to training and development as well as tuition reimbursement.
• Perks. Think youve tried it all Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services opportunities for gratis and flash sale discounts on LVMH brands.
• Support. Tap into volunteer and donation matching Employee Assistance Program and free mental health resources with 24/7 access to Dialogue.

Join us and Belong to Something Beautiful.

Sephora Canada strongly believes in equal opportunity when it comes to employment and advancement. Our goal is to be inclusive diverse and representative of the communities where we work while creating an environment where every person can belong grow and build a beautiful career. This commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race ethnicity citizenship creed place of origin religion sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation family status marital status disability age and/or any other diversity dimensions. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (visible or otherwise) other protected characteristics or other reasonable circumstances can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People team.

As part of our commitment to transparency and efficiency we would like to inform you that we utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening and evaluation of applications.