Shipping Coordinator

Company Profile -Cérélia Bakery

Cérélia North America is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), which was incorporated in 1983. Cérélia’s key businesses are food manufacturing of cookies, rolled dough and pancakes/waffles for retail, food services and brands. Cerelia North America employs approximately 900 associates.

The activities of Cerelia North America are split over 3 different locations:
**Toronto, Ontario (CA)**: 2 factories and 1 distribution Center (cookies)

**Columbus, Ohio (USA)**: 1 factory (cookies & rolled dough)

**Liberty, South Carolina (USA)**: 1 factory (pancakes & waffles)

Cérélia Group currently operates 12 production plants globally with approximately 2,500 associates throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Products are sold in 50 countries with current sales of ~$550 million Euros (CA$800 million). Cerelia’s business model is the combination of quality, innovation, and cost efficiency. Cerelia has invested more than CA$100M in new factories and production lines in North America.

At the core of Cérélia’s strategy, our corporate responsibility focus points include the reduction of our environmental footprint, a responsible sourcing policy, the improvement of the nutritional profile of our products, and finally the development & engagement of our associates. Visit our annual report here

Cerelia expects and supports its associates to demonstrate the following core values:
**Entrepreneurial Spirt**: “Every day is an opportunity”

**Together with Cerelia**: “Building our success together”

**Commitment**: “Positive energy in everything we do”

Company Offering

Our ambition is to become the world leading partner for dough solutions, empowering consumers to create happy home-baking moments.

Cérélia offers a wide range of baked cookies, cookie dough, pizza dough, pie crust, puff pastry, pancakes, frozen waffles and breakfast sandwiches; commercialized under our clients’ brands, both retailers, food services and industrial companies, as well as under its own brands: English Bay Bakery, JusRol, and Pop Bakery.

Company Strategy

Cérélia North America’s strategy is articulated around 4 axes, aiming to improving its performance and seizing future growth opportunities, while embracing the company’s heritage and distinctive strengths:
**Create a solid base**: doing well what we do today, increase customer satisfaction and profitability

**Drive innovation around our 3 product platforms**: cookies, rolled dough and pancakes / waffles

**Enhance our capabilities & talent**: implementing new systems, developing a broader industrial footprint, and investing in our talent
Accelerate growth, through organic growth, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions

In 2020, we reset and refocused the business around the Toronto facilities for cookies, while adding rolled dough products with an excellent reputation and distribution across the US retailers, to our portfolio.

In March 2021, US Waffle, leader in pancakes & waffles joined the Cerelia family; in June 2021, we opened a new, state-of-the art, 150,000 sqft factory in Columbus, Ohio.

Cérélia continues to strengthen the relationship with its strategic customers across multiple distribution channels: food service, in store bakeries, retailers, clubs, convenience stores, and industrial partners.

**Summary**:
The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the seamless functioning of the logistics department. The Shipping Coordinator understands the impact of this position to other business functions that depend on the accuracy and efficiency of outgoing items and must keep constant communication between forklift operators and other department. The Shipping Coordinator must be prepared to work as a team member with mínimal supervision, follow all safety and food safety procedures, and have a high threshold for cold in a manufacturing environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
Keep updated records of inventory and activity logs between three buildings via ERP.
Schedule shipping and receiving appointments.
Make sure the shippers are loading the correct orders being shipped out.
Keep a meticulous record of shipment information.
Keep management and supervisors aware of product shortages and any issues on the floor.
Check stock for product availability.
Verify all incoming shipments to be accurate by comparing the invoice to order and ensuring all goods are in acceptable condition.
Prepare detailed and accurate invoices to accompany shipments and ensure all items are picked and shipped to company standards.
Coordinate shipping and receiving of goods and trucks.
Prepare and submit daily reports. Ensure all logistics related paperwork are filed, organized and easily accessible.
Ensure all inspections/checklists are completed on a daily basis.
Liaison closely with Internal Operations, Production Department