Assistant Demand Planner

**NOW HIRING FOR AN ASSISTANT DEMAND PLANNER (18 MONTH CONTRACT)**

**If you think our products are great, you should “meat” our people**

**THE PERKS**
- Competitive wages
- Day Shift (8:00AM-4:30PM)
- Amazing co-workers
- Exclusive Employee Rewards Programs
- Full Benefits (Health, Dental and Vision)
- Company Matched Pension Plan after 1 year
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Employee Appreciation Events

**THE BUSINESS**
At Piller’s, we’re in the business of crafting high quality, specialty foods for families to enjoy. Our award-winning deli and meat products are found in grocery and restaurant chains across North America. We’re passionate about our products and equally as passionate about the success and safety of our people.

If you are looking for a long-term career in manufacturing with job security, teamwork, and fantastic co-workers, consider us as your next place to call home.

**THE PEOPLE**
We are a community made up of introverts, extroverts, family people, single people, passionate people, creative people, sports fanatics, movie buffs, video gamers, music makers, gym goers, pet lovers and every other variety. When you work with friends, it doesn’t feel like work

**THE OPPORTUNITY**
- Develop and maintain rolling 12-week demand plan for finished goods, consolidating forecasts from Sales on regular customer demand, features, and new/lost business.
- Identify and quantify inputs for demand plan such as current inventory, seasonality, overstock risk, current open orders, QA holds, lead times, HPP requirements, shelf life constraints, and production capacity.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (Sales, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics) to ensure customer demand trends are accurate and support strategic business objectives.
- Identify discrepancies between sales forecasts and demand plan trends and communicate to Sales, Operations, Inventory, Procurement Planning (SOIPP) team.
- Issue/modify purchase orders for all third-party produced finished goods.
- Work closely with the Inventory Control Coordinator to manage inventory movements between facilities to ensure appropriate finished goods inventory levels are maintained to support demand.
- Analyze order releases and inventory reports (expiry, upcoming shortages, etc.) daily to identify order issues and/or errors, and communicate with key stakeholders (Sales, Customer Service, Logistics) to implement timely solutions to mitigate shortages.
- Review and report on fill rate service levels weekly.
- Responsible for maintenance of ERP master data with respect to Demand planning (safety stocks, batch sizes, inactive coding).
- Act as a back-up for Inventory Control & Logistics Coordinator for HPP order processing and inventory movements.
- Other duties as assigned.

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**
- Post-Secondary education in a Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations or related field, and/or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a food processing environment.
- Experience using ERP systems and reports in a manufacturing environment.

**SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS**
- Exceptionally detail-oriented, with a proven ability to produce error-free work.
- A highly motivated, self-starter with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, coupled with a strong bias for action.
- Flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within compressed timeframes.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly effective written and verbal communications skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote).

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Piller's Fine Foods is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. Piller's Fine foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please advise us if you require accommodation.