CPFR Manager

SUMMARY

The CPFR Manager is accountable for demand forecasting and inventory management designed to meet and exceed the customer’s goals for productive inventory and service (in-stock) levels for their assigned LG product business segments and customer accounts. Working directly with our customers/partners, responsibilities will include ensuring end to end planning to ensure LG products meet marketplace requirements effectively.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborative Planning:

• Customer level planning at the national, DC, and store levels, creating inventory and demand analysis for solutions on a weekly basis
• Analyze sell-in and sell-out forecasting trends and align future demand to meet the trends and current market conditions.
• Develop forecasts, track, and recap promotional events.
• Review current inventory levels and adjusts supply plans to align with target levels of channel inventory
• Collaborate with Sales team to ensure New Product Introductions / End of Line products are planned for execution in the marketplace.
• Maintain Channel service level and inventory management goals.
• Collaborate with logistics to ensure operations are transparent and supply lines are performing,
• Monitor and report on performance scorecards (weekly/monthly/quarterly)
• Effectively manage KPI’s: WOS, forecast accuracy, order coverage, revenue achievement

CPFR Process Improvement:

• Execute value-added services to drive competitive advantage and improved effectiveness
• Execute flexible, low-cost supply chain options that lowers cost-to-serve
• Troubleshoots coverage plans and supply disruptions on an on-going basis.
• Reviews the forecasting, sales capability, Inventory KPI’s for alignment and meeting business requirements
• Works well within planning organization. Provide progress and improvement in the installed processes to deliver scalable and sustainable efficiencies. 

KNOWLDEGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business, or another relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in CPFR / Buyer / Merchant
• Prior leadership experience is an asset
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Excel – Advanced
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills to effectively influence stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines and balance priorities across multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• CPIM, CSCP (APICS) certification is an asset
• The incumbent in the role provides significant experience in forecasting volume, revenue, product movement and procuring supply. The skill set brings to the business a well versed background using enterprise systems and modern methods in sales and operations planning.
• This position requires facilitating the collaboration process between LG and major retailers and their cross functional team including buyer and replenishment
• Communication and proper execution in-line with the demand-forecast consensus and demand based supply chain / logistics capacity requirements.
• Accountability for the effective implementation of sustainable, cost effective, supply chain processes.
• Detailed customer level planning at the national, DC, and store levels, creating inventory and demand analysis for solutions, using both LG and customer’s systems and analytical tools.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

The organization offers an attractive compensation package that encompasses a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

• It is the candidate’s sole responsibility to obtain any work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required to legally work in Canada prior to commencing employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve. LG Electronics Canada, Inc., will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform LG’s Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes.

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.