Location: Markham, Ontario

Job Description:

Job Overview

The Vendor Compliance Analyst will perform a variety of analytical tasks related to monitoring trends and determining adherence in our vendor performance. The role will also help to design the business process, develop reporting, and provide data-driven insights that are scalable. Once these are in place, the analysts will work together with the vendors and partnering teams in order to improve the vendors’ on-time and in-full fill rates, directly contributing to optimized inventory levels, an improved service level to our stores, and a reduction in lost sales.

Essential Duties                                                                                                 

Be a subject matter expert and participate in the building out of the vendor compliance programDevelop reporting for vendor performance (adherence tracking)Identify non-compliant operations, determine root cause, and assess if a business process change or vendor charge is requiredPartner with vendors, merchants, and inventory planning teams to address process changes and improve vendor performanceMonitor metrics for trends in data and report on findingsCreate a vendor dashboard incorporating metrics additional to compliance to support merchant negotiationsContinual evolution and improvement of the vendor compliance program as it matures

Experience & Education

Previous experience with retail product flowPreferred 3+ years' experience in vendor compliance or vendor management in the retail sectorPrevious experience in an analytical roleExperience with data analysis, KPI development, and report buildingExperience implementing/managing EDI a plus

Competencies or Technical Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skillsAdvanced MS Office skillsAble to influence across multiple internal teams to ensure actions are executedAble to build and maintain good working relationships with vendorsStructured and creative thinking; ability to switch easily between big picture and small detailsAbility to analyze and derive actionable insights from large data setsAbility to manipulate said large data sets is a plus (SQL/DB2/MS Access)Knowledge of VBA, SSMS, and Tableau is a plus