Material Planner

**A little bit about us
**Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

**Position Snapshot**:
**Business areas: Nestlé**
**Job title: Materials Planner**
**Location: London Factory, Ontario
**Position Summary**:
Nestlé Canada Ice Cream has an immediate opening for a Materials Planner, to join the Supply Chain team at our state-of-the-art ice cream factory, located in London, Ontario. The Materials Planner is responsible for materials (raw ingredients and packaging) planning and ordering for the manufacturing of the different ice cream products.

**A day in the life of a Material Planner...**:

- Review production plan using MRP (SAP) and order ingredients and packaging accordingly
- Create and monitor call-off purchase orders
- Vendor Management:

- Manage VMI (vendor managed inventory) programs
- Manage Vendor non-conformances through SMI (Intelex). Includes claims management
- Manage Vendor site visits to review general business, performance, etc.
- Ensure minimum orders and inbound freight loads are optimized.
- Manage Aging inventory to mitigate risk
- Work closely with Marketing, Supply Planning and Vendor to manage onboarding of new materials & disposition of obsolete materials.
- Communicate material changes to all relevant factory departments
- Work with Vendors, Procurement, other functional depts. on sourcing opportunities that will generate savings and/or Lean best practices.
- Other duties as required

**What will make you successful**:

- Review production plan using MRP (SAP) and order ingredients and packaging accordingly
- Create and monitor call-off purchase orders
- Vendor Management:

- Manage VMI (vendor managed inventory) programs
- Manage Vendor non-conformances through SMI (Intelex). Includes claims management
- Manage Vendor site visits to review general business, performance, etc.
- Ensure minimum orders and inbound freight loads are optimized.
- Manage Aging inventory to mitigate risk
- Work closely with Marketing, Supply Planning and Vendor to manage onboarding of new materials & disposition of obsolete materials.
- Communicate material changes to all relevant factory departments
- Work with Vendors, Procurement, other functional depts. on sourcing opportunities that will generate savings and/or Lean best practices.
- Other duties as required

**Benefits**:
**What you need to know
**What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.