Production Planning and Replenishment Specialist

We are looking for a **Production Planning and Purchasing Specialist to**join our Supply Chain Team Our Production Planning and Purchasing Specialist is responsible for executing supporting strategic production and material planning that drive the company’s profit and growth by ensuring the right product is available at the right time and quantity to fulfill production while maintaining an optimal day on hand.

**Opportunities**

This is a very exciting time for the Supply Chain Team as we continue to grow and expand The main challenge is to optimize production planning and replenishment to ensure the department effectively performs and contributes to the company's overall success and vision. However, this provides opportunities to be a part of an amazing team.

**Here is who you are**
- **Drive & motivation**_
- You enjoy being a part of the team and helping others grow
- You can think outside the box to come up with creative solutions
- **Character & ABILITIES**_
- You the ability to work individually as well as part of a team
- You have a proven ability to develop excellent vendor and customer relations and the ability to make these relationships effective
- You have good analytical skills
- You have good time management skills
- You have strongly developed negotiation abilities
- You have project Management experience involving multiple stakeholders
- **Knowledge & skills**_
- You have good attention to detail
- You have excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- You have strong communication and presentation skills
- **Experience**_
- Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in business operations, logistics, mathematics, or related field is an asset
- You have at least 3 years of progressive experience in Supply chain (preferably in short shelf-life products)
- You have excellent computer skills, advanced knowledge of excel & experience with ERP (Latitude, Oracle NetSuite ) is an asset
- **Nice-to-Have**_
- Inventory & warehouse management
- Supply Management / purchasing /production planning
- APICS or any other professional supply chain certification

**Things you will do**
- Ensuring that smooth and optimized production is planned on the lines
- Completing the entire chain from Ordering of Milk from the DFO to planning consumption of available milk based on customer demand and available capacity
- Reconcile milk usage for DFO reporting
- Working cross functionally on different product launches and supply chain related marketing initiatives
- Ensure the continuous supply of Raw Material & Packaging to facilitate smooth production while maintaining an optimal on-hand inventory
- Work with the plant to make changes in the schedule based on day-to-day challenges and log them
- Work with the plant & cross-functional teams to ensure products are disposed of and the system is updated accurately
- Identify slow movers, obsolesce & deadstock - develop a strategy around it to ensure minimum write-offs

**OTHER **
- You might need to work overtime during months ends
- Up to 10% travel to other facilities when required
- Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

**Schedule**:

- Monday to Friday

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $66,864.00-$74,293.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person