📍 Location: Brampton
🏢 Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)
📅 Contract Duration: 6 Months
💰 Pay Rate: $35/hour (T4)
We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and analytical Global Sourcing Analyst to support the daily operations of our Global Sourcing team. This position plays a critical role in ensuring seamless coordination across suppliers, distributors, and Distribution Centers (DCs), while managing purchase orders, inventory levels, and delivery execution.
The ideal candidate will have experience in supply chain operations, inventory management, and stakeholder coordination, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This role requires strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end purchase order lifecycle, including purchase order creation, tracking, validation, and issue resolution.
- Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure alignment with forecasted demand and minimize stock-out risk.
- Analyze inventory trends and proactively identify shortages, delays, excess inventory, and potential supply chain risks.
- Coordinate daily with domestic and international suppliers to ensure timely fulfillment and delivery of orders.
- Expedite shipments and resolve supply chain disruptions to maintain operational continuity.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Global Sourcing, suppliers, distributors, and Distribution Centers.
- Maintain accurate inventory, purchasing, and supplier records while ensuring data integrity across systems.
- Communicate inventory status, delivery updates, risks, and escalations to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Support high-volume operational workflows while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, reporting processes, and inventory management practices.
- Assist with reporting, dashboard creation, and performance analysis to support business decision-making.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Procurement, Sourcing, or Operations.
- Strong hands-on experience with inventory management, replenishment planning, stock monitoring, and risk mitigation.
- Experience managing and tracking purchase orders from creation through fulfillment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis, reporting, and tracking.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High level of attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Ability to proactively identify issues and implement effective solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, or distribution industries.
- Knowledge of global sourcing, international supplier management, or overseas procurement operations.
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
- Experience working with Distribution Centers, logistics, or warehouse operations.
- Proficiency in Power BI and/or Python for reporting, automation, and process optimization.
- Strong track record of driving process improvements and operational efficiencies.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
