Buyer – Fresh Produce & Inventory Management

About the role

Sobeys Inc. is seeking a full‑time Buyer to join its procurement team in one of its main Canadian offices. You will be responsible for managing inventory, service levels and vendor relationships for fresh produce and related categories.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver on KPIs such as service level, web‑shop availability, inventory turns and shrink.
• Manage service level and inventory performance for assigned categories.
• Execute the replenishment process, including purchase orders for regular turns, promotions and investments.
• Support best‑practice inventory management to meet benchmarks for order fill, freshness and shrink.
• Monitor vendor performance on order fill and on‑time delivery and take corrective action.
• Identify improvement opportunities with vendors, Category Management, Merchandising and Logistics.

Required profile

• Undergraduate degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a DEC with at least 4 years.
• Knowledge of demand forecasting and inventory planning principles.
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel.
• Buying experience in the Fresh/Produce category is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP is an asset.

Required skills

• Excel
• SAP

What we offer

• Comprehensive Total Rewards package including health/dental benefits, retirement plans, employee share ownership, 10 % in‑store discount, virtual healthcare and assistance programs.
• Learning and development opportunities, parental‑leave top‑up and paid vacation.
• Competitive, flexible compensation structure aligned with market standards.