Material Supply Coordinator

**The Opportunity**: This position coordinates all plant and packaging supplies to ensure that they are available to meet production needs, while continuing to stay within budget.

**Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life**:

- Orders and coordinates shipment of available supplies from vendor to different locations
- Reconcile 3rd party warehouse inventory to internal inventory
- Enter, Analyze and investigate daily material cycle counts for direct materials (works closely with Finance)
- Vendor quality notifications
- create, send and follow up with vendors
- Investigate and resolve receiving issues
- Purchase indirect materials for the facility
- Communicate with supplier’s Customer Service Representatives regarding purchase orders and invoices
- Meet daily with Plant Supervisors and Formulation group on next day’s RAW and Ready-To-Eat (RTE) production plans
- Attend daily production meetings to communicate shortages from previous day, availability of materials, and reasons for shortage
- Communicating with Customer Service Reps to insure delivery of supplies
- Assist the Purchasing Manager on daily duties when required
- Performs other related duties as necessary
- Cross train within department

**What You’ll Bring**:

- Post-secondary education would be preferred and/or equivalent industry experience
- 2-3 years practical purchasing experience in a fast-paced production environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer skills i.e. Word, Excel, SAP, and Ariba
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to interact with all levels of management and cross functional teams
- Team Player

**What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods**:

- Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
- An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
- Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
- Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

**About Us**: We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company - not just in Canada - but on earth.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
**A diverse and inclusive work environment**: Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace.
**We embrace a strong, values-based culture**: Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.
- Doing What’s Right
- Shared Value
- High Performance
- Diverse and Inclusive Teams
- Disciplined Decision Making
- Our Accountability
- Intense Curiosity
- Transparency and Humility

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