Inventory Coordinator [5-Month Contract]

Position Snapshot
Business area: Purina PetCare
Job title: Inventory Coordinator [5-month contract]
Location: Innisfail, Alberta, Canada [5128 54 St, Innisfail AB T4G 1S1]
Hybrid: 3 days in person 2 days optional remote [subject to change based on business needs]
Working hours: 5 days a week, 7.75 hours per workday
Benefits

• Bring your dog to work!
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships
• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules, and accessories
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

A Little Bit About Us
As a company made up of pet owners, we believe that pets and people are better together. If you share our passion for pets and you're looking for a career where you can take ownership, collaborate and contribute to challenging, satisfying and meaningful work, then you are the type of person we want at Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada. We are a leader in the pet care and pet nutrition industry, producing Canada’s best loved brands including Alpo ®, Beneful ®, Beyond ®, Dog Chow ®, Cat Chow ®, Fancy Feast®, Friskies®, Tidy Cats®, Pro Plan®, Purina ONE® and many more. Join us in enriching the lives of pets and the people who love them. Pets are our passion; safety is our promise and progress is our pledge. We work smarter, not harder. As a result, we’re widely known as a ‘Best Place to Work’. We make some of the world's most popular and trusted food brands and are committed to advancing the science, health, and food products for pets.
Position Summary
We are looking for an Inventory Coordinator based out of our Innisfail location reporting to the Distribution Centre (DC) Manager. This role will be responsible for inventory accuracy, warehouse layouts, customer returns, managing bad goods processes and CHEP pallet reconciliations.
A day in the life of an Inventory Coordinator
As an Inventory Coordinator, you will be responsible for inventory coordination within the distribution centre; handling issues revolving inventory accuracy, bin and product maintenance, and data collection and analysis. You will be working with a team of 11 people, interacting with warehouse coordinators and supervisors, trade representatives and the DC manager.
You will also:

• Ensure accuracy of SAP WM/EWM data: inclusive of sorting bin dimensions, bin types, pallet types, stack heights, product movement and storage. As well as running queries to investigate invalid batches/locations, productivity, and aged and held products
• Assist and resolve warehouse trouble calls: inclusive of providing support for warehouse coordinators during vacations/sick leave – dependant on business needs
• Administration of pallet contracts: inclusive of ordering, reconciling transactions and investigating all pallet related issues
• Process support and management: investigating customer returns and invalid pallets, ensuring compliance to guidelines, managing inventory cycle count and bad goods processes (ie. donations, liquidations and destroyed)

What will make you successful?
As the successful candidate, you will be working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment so you will need to have strong interpersonal and time management skills. You will already have high analytical and organizational skills with a focus on an exceptional attention to detail and customer service attributes. Excellent prioritization and communication skills are essential. As an initiative driven individual, you have the ability to multi-task to thrive in our fast-paced environment and drive business results. The position also requires:

• A high school diploma or an equivalent college diploma. BA degree considered an asset
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a high paced distribution environment using a computerized warehouse management system. Experience working in a unionized environment deemed an asset
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (ie. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Exceptional computer skills. Experience with SAP deemed an asset but not required

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Nestle career you’ve always wanted.
What You Need To Know
We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.