Supply Chain Planner

Etobicoke, ON

We are looking for Supply Planners to oversee inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned plants and/or co-packers. This role maintains capacity plans, production schedules and finite schedules to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Disruptive and a non-traditional mindset
An inclusive and dynamic culture
Accelerated career progression
Competitive compensation and benefits

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Oversees inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned categories. Maintains capacity plans, production schedules and/or finite schedules to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives. Responsibilities may also include inventory stock transfer/replenishment responsibilities
Develops a detailed understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities of the manufacturing locations planned
Proactively identifies and communicates potential supply issues impacting the business with production facilities, Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning and Customer Service
Oversees inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned plants and/or co-packers
Collaborates with Demand Planning and deployment to translate unconstrained forecasts to SKU-DC level supply plans
Schedules finished goods production for each assigned category. Supply recommendations are based upon scheduling parameters and system settings that are developed and maintained to support sales goals, inventory targets, as well as minimizing the age of product when shipped to a customer
Tracks plant/business performance (KPIs) to the established supply chain plan such as Case Fill Rate, Days of Supply, and Production Adherence
Manages and controls finished goods inventories for assigned items in order to achieve the company's financial targets along with utilizing obsolete and slow moving inventory reports to determine action required to initiate salvage sale or disposal of product
Analyzes long-term production capacity and develops/maintain capacity models showing planned production, projected inventory and projected capacity utilization and available capacity by period/month
Deploys finished goods inventories across the distribution network to support customer needs

ABOUT YOU:

Undergraduate University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing), Business, Supply Chain or Math, Statistics, and Finance
New Graduates are encouraged to apply
Passionate and desire to work and learn about the food manufacturing industry and innovation
Highly self-driven and motivated to learn, someone thrives in a fast-moving competitive work environment
High attention to detail, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Flexible to work days, afternoons, nights & weekends if needed
Strong ability with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) required
Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities

The ability to interpret large amounts of data is required
Experience with supply planning software (SAP APO, Manugistics, etc.) is an asset