Supply Chain Analyst

Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.

**Role**:
The analyst is detail-oriented and highly organized. This cross functional role supports both the Supply Chain/Logistics team as well as the Finance team. This role is responsible for supporting the Supply Chain and Finance teams with timely and accurate reporting. This position plays a key role in ensuring smooth operations, compliance, and effective communication between departments.

**Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate all weekly pickups for our Co-Pak customers through our carriers. For Co-Pak customers managing their own carriers provide the client with notice of required pickup times
- Ensuring NAFTA/CUSMA documentation is completed and up to date
- Track aging inventory and notify relevant teams of at-risk or slow-moving SKU’s before expiry
- Cross check daily shipping documentation (e.g. BOLs and packing slips) with actual dispatches
- Reconciliation of freezer inventory in the plant’s finished goods warehouse by updating daily freezer counts, daily inventory movements based on production inflow and outbound shipments
- Ensure daily freezer/cooler/dry storage inventory reports are circulated daily
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies like over/under shipments, handling errors, mislabeling and data input errors in coordination with SYSPRO, warehousing, production, CSR and finance teams
- Monitor and optimize inventory movements and stock levels across warehouses to drive efficiency, cost savings and reduce dead stock
- Perform ongoing reviews of 3PL and freight vendor invoices to confirm invoice rates, match contracts and rate agreements; any other charges or fees are appropriately applied including duplication checks
- Coordinate inbound deliveries of raw materials, ensuring compliance with food safety and traceability standards.
- Manage inbound/outbound appointment calendar
- Match invoices against shipping or receiving records (BOLs, proof of delivery, purchase orders and receiving documents or warehouse logs
- Route reviewed and verified invoices through the designated approval workflow (manager sign-off, plant finance)
- Ensure invoice copies, approvals and related shipping documents are archived (digitally or physically) for audit readiness and financial reconciliations
- Verify charges are coded to the correct general ledger (e.g. freight-in, storage, distribution)
- Support the plant finance team in annual budgeting exercise
- Support in finance audits by providing supporting documents and explanations as required
- Perform monthly variance analysis of freight, storage and distribution costs to support cost-saving initiatives
- Support month end inventory cutoff procedures - review open supply chain transfers (SCT) and goods in transit (GIT), investigate inventory variances resulting from month end counts and stock take capture
- Assist in training new hires or internal staff in shipping, invoicing, and inventory reconciliation procedures
- Work with QA and Production to ensure shipping and receiving practices meet HACCP and CFIA/USDA compliance
- Support QA to track batch numbers and lot codes during inventory movements to maintain full traceability from production to dispatch
- Support QA during audits and provide necessary documentation as required
- Assist in implementing system improvements that enhance shelf-life visibility, expiry tracking, and FIFO controls
- Support customer inquiries on delivery timelines, lot traceability, or COAs (Certificates of Analysis)
- Liaise with Production on rework or reallocation of product due to QA holds or customer specification changes
- Other duties as assigned

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field
- 2 - 3 years' experience in a similar role
- Experience with logistics coordination, freight, or supply chain support is preferred
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as Syspro is considered an asset
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other visualization/reporting tools is an asset
- Exposure to customs documentation, HS codes, or international shipping regulations
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong documentation and recordkeeping habits to support audit readiness
- Proficiency with numbers and verifying financial data
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
- Solid communication and teamwork skills
- Strong knowledge of MS Excel would be considered an asset
- Experience with cost optimization and efficiency improvement activities
- Inventory Control, Transportation and Distributio