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2 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Ontario, Canada
$5,500,065,000 - $5,500,065,000 USD yearly

United Trimen

Our employees exhibit a friendly, collaborative, team-oriented focus on serving our customers with urgency and attention to detail. Our culture is built on a set of Cornerstone values we believe make us unique:

  • Our customers come first. We’re driven to exceed their expectations by listening, leading, solving problems, and delivering what we promise.

  • We encourage productivity and efficiency, and there are rewards for jobs well done. Sometimes it’s a financial incentive, other times an award, always a genuine thank-you.

  • The best relationships are founded on honesty, trust, and respect. We say what we will do, and then we do it.

  • Personal and professional growth depends on teamwork. By sharing knowledge, skills, ideas, and effort, we benefit our customers, ourselves, and our communities.

  • Strong relationships break down barriers and promote innovation and cooperation. By working as an open-minded, responsive team, we achieve excellence.

  • Our future depends on the success of each employee. In an atmosphere of dignity and diversity, our appreciation for each other’s talents and contributions keeps us at our best.

  • We play fair, but never lose sight of the goal to win. With that in mind, we execute our plans and strategies with focus, commitment, and passion.

We offer our employees very competitive benefits:

  • Profit Sharing

  • Healthcare Benefits

  • Matching Retirement Contribution

  • Overtime Compensation Over 40 hours

  • Training & Development and Growth Opportunities

We have a wide variety of opportunities to establish yourself in the food industry including sales, sales support, customer service, marketing, administration, finance, operations, technology and inventory management. Come join our team and build your career with us!

Position Summary:

Manages replenishment and procurement for the United Trimen warehouse, serving as a generalist. Supports product life-cycle management and acts as the primary divisional resource and contact for all inventory and supplier-related business needs.

Salary Range: $55,000 – $65,000

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for releasing Purchase Orders, and replenishing inventory.

  • Reviews and actions daily reports and KPI’s. 

  • Supports  product life cycle management (new product introduction through product discontinuance).

  • Supports new supplier and item set-up process and system activities.

  • Supports inventory management activities for all product conversions.

  • Collaborates with suppliers to solve quality and/or service problems; expedites deliveries as necessary.

  • Monitors market conditions (weather, seasonality, raw materials) and product availability to effectively manage inventory, ensuring customer supply and minimizing waste.

  • Responsible for primary and backup sourcing solutions.

  • Aligns with, and supports enterprise procurement philosophies while meeting divisional business objectives.

  • Works closely with sales and merchandising teams to meet all customer product needs.

  • Responsible for the disposition of long, outdated and obsolete inventory.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Human Relations: Ability to work effectively in teams, interact collaboratively across departments and roles, and develop strong professional relationships.

  • Self-Management: Self-directed with the capacity to manage distractions, repetitive tasks, prioritize effectively, adapt to workload fluctuations, and handle ambiguity.

  • Mathematical Skills: Competence in basic mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages).

  • Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.

  • Time Management: Proficient in multitasking, prioritizing tasks, and executing work processes efficiently.

  • Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of principles and methods for transporting goods via various modes (air, rail, sea, or road), including an understanding of associated costs and benefits.

  • Customer Service: Understanding of principles and processes for delivering high-quality customer service.

  • Problem-Solving: Aptitude for identifying and developing solutions to complex problems through comparison, classification, innovation, analysis, coordination, and replication. May involve referring to established precedents and policies.

  • Product and Category Knowledge: Advanced understanding of supply chain principles and techniques.

Equipment / Tools / Technology:

  • Desktop or laptop computer

  • Networked printer/copier

  • Google Apps (Gmail, Chrome, Calendar, Docs, Forms, Slides, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Groups)

  • Knowledge of ERP softwares (SAP preferred) 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. United Trimen is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to careers@unitedtrimen.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.