Reporting to the Director, Customer Supply Chain and Operations, the Customer Replenishment Manager leads replenishment strategy for key retail accounts to improve product availability, inventory flow, service performance, and customer scorecard results. This role partners with customer replenishment teams and internal Sales, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Service, and Finance teams to align forecasts, manage risks, reduce deductions/fines, and support profitable growth.
Responsibilities:
Lead customer replenishment planning across base business, promotions, seasonal events, innovation launches, item transitions, and forecast exceptions.
Partner with external customer teams and internal Sales, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Service, and Finance to align demand, supply, service priorities, and risk mitigation plans.
Monitor and improve KPIs including fill rate, on-time delivery, in-stock performance, forecast accuracy, inventory health, order cuts, deductions/fines, and customer scorecards.
Analyze POS trends, customer forecasts, shipment history, inventory positions, and supply constraints to identify risks, root causes, and corrective actions.
Lead customer and internal business reviews with concise insights, action plans, owners, timelines, and expected business impact.
Use customer portals, ERP systems, Excel, Power BI, and replenishment tools to improve reporting visibility, automate manual work, and strengthen planning discipline.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that improve service, reduce manual touches, optimize inventory productivity, and improve customer experience.
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in CPG, retail supply chain, replenishment, demand planning, customer supply chain, inventory management, or a related field.
Experience supporting major retail, with a strong understanding of retail replenishment, forecast alignment, order management, customer compliance, supplier scorecards, inventory optimization, and cost-to-serve.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret POS data, forecasts, shipment trends, inventory positions, service gaps, and financial impacts.
Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of Power BI, Power Query, Tableau, Cognos, ERP systems, customer portals, and replenishment tools such as SAP, Retail Link, or equivalent platforms.
Strong communication, influencing, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
Post-secondary education in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or a related discipline; APICS/ASCM, CPFR, or CSCP certification is an asset.
Rewards Package
The standard hiring range for this role is $100,000-$125,000 CAD per annum with a 15% performance-based bonus. The final agreement upon salary may vary based on market location and factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
We offer a competitive rewards package for our employees as well as a growth-oriented work environment. This includes not only the opportunity to sample our premium chocolate products but the following:
Health and Dental Plan
Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Corporate Gym Discount Rates
Wellness Program
Chocolate!
Why Lindt Canada? Join our winning culture and become part of our team of passionate and dynamic individuals in our journey to become the leader in the Canadian chocolate market. Our environment characterizes personal commitment, drive, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit, working together as one team to reach outstanding results. We encourage, recognize and reward innovation, personal initiative, leadership and accountability throughout the organization. We are recognized as a Great Place to Work so come and grow your career with us, it’s a pretty sweet deal. To learn more about our winning culture, visit https://careers.lindtcanada.ca and or follow us on LinkedIn
Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During more than 170 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate, with 12 production sites in Europe and the USA, and distribution and sales companies on four continents.
We thank all those who have applied, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.
Lindt is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request. Please contact our Human Resources department for more information.
This position will involve the use of AI tools to help screen, assess, or select applicants. This posting is for a existing position.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in CPG, retail supply chain, replenishment, demand planning, customer supply chain, inventory management, or related field.
- Experience supporting major retail including retail replenishment, forecast alignment, order management, customer compliance, supplier scorecards, inventory optimization, and cost-to-serve.
- Advanced analytical skills to interpret POS data, forecasts, shipment trends, inventory positions, service gaps, and financial impacts.
- Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Power BI, Power Query, Tableau, Cognos, ERP systems, customer portals, and replenishment tools such as SAP or Retail Link.
- Strong communication, influencing, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Post-secondary education in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or a related discipline.
- APICS/ASCM, CPFR, or CSCP certification.
What We Do
The Lindt & Sprüngli Group - premium chocolate for more than 175 years Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During 175 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate. The beginnings of Lindt & Sprüngli are in 1845, when father and son for the first time manufactured solid chocolate in their small confectionery Sprüngli & Son, at that time yet a partnership. Since then, the company has gone through many different eras, but the entrepreneurial spirit and passion for making chocolate that drove both the Sprüngli family as well as Rodolphe Lindt, when he invented the first truly melting chocolate and later on sold his business to Sprüngli, are still alive. Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprüngli are made at 12 own production sites in Europe and the USA. They are distributed by 36 subsidiaries and branch offices, in more than 530 own stores, and also via a comprehensive network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With more than 14,500 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 5.2 billion in 2023.
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