Inventory Manager - Richmond, Canada - Foley's Candies

Foley's Candies

Verified Company

Richmond, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

What could be sweeter than a career in chocolate?

Our MISSION:
"To Share Happiness Through Chocolate"

Our VISION:
"From idea to indulgence, we leverage innovation and deep collaboration to deliver our partners, sustainable craft chocolate solutions"

Our VALUES:
Customer-Centred. Communication. Curiosity. Impact. Accountability. Collaboration. Community

Position Description:

This role undertakes the following responsibilities and objectives on behalf of both Foley's and Brockmann's business units.

Under broad direction, the inventory manager's primary function is to supervise and direct the inventory and warehousing manpower and to coordinate the traffic of materials between the plants and warehouses.

They provide supervision and leadership around inventory and materials efficiency and effectiveness and continuous improvement, plant-wide.

They partner with quality, production, and maintenance to facilitate excellence in food product quality and food safety throughout the plant, along with compliance with all regulatory guidelines.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, this position is responsible for the hands-on supervision and on-the-floor coordination of the activities of warehouse and inventory workers; ensuring logistics activities (in/out and onsite) are completed in a timely and accurate manner, and within the inventory and quality standards, while adhering to all health and safety requirements.

This includes coordinating the receipt of materials for required production dates, overseeing the shipment of products to warehouses and plants, communicating and synchronizing product movement, ensuring import/export compliance, and providing logistics support activities as needed.

In addition, they assist and provide guidance in the development and maintenance of a safe & healthy workplace through active communication with the company health & safety committee, management, and employees; including worksite inspections and proposals of corrective actions for unsafe work environments or unsafe work behaviours.

setup inventory and KPI's.

Key Accountabilities:

_ Management & Operations_

Coordination of logistics:
Execute system requirements to ensure timely and accurate product shipments to warehouses
Submission of purchase orders/bill of lading and packing instructions to warehouse employees
Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
Inspect the levels of business supplies and raw material to ensure availability and preclude shortages
Ensure product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demand from customers
Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory
Use software to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory
Manage inventory to targets for turns, volume and $'s and ensure no out of stocks.
Analyze data to anticipate future needs
Evaluate suppliers to achieve costeffective deals and maintain trust relationships
Collaborate with warehouse employees and other staff to ensure business goals are met
Coordinate communications between plants and other logistics coordinators in a clear and timely manner:
Ensure that internal and external customer service expectations are met at all times
Communicate measures, controls, and quantities of raw materials and finished packaging materials, maintaining accurate cycle counting practices
Ensure systems accurately reflect up to date information
Report to upper management on stock levels, issues etc
Develop and implement inventory operational standards for staff compliance
Utilize computer systems to electronically track inventory flow, scan stock, and reconcile inventory
Maintain positive work relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure smooth business operations
Coordinate the supply of goods to customers to ensure complete orders and timely delivery
Address and resolve staff or client complaints/grievances to protect the reputation of a company and ensure a satisfied clientele
Record daily deliveries and shipment to maintain information required for periodic inventory reconciliation
Assign and delegate job tasks to inventory personnel to ensure operational objectives are achieved
Manage warehouse transfers, ensuring clear communication of transfers between sites
Lead the coordination and management of daily, monthly, and annual physical cycle counts

_Administration & Support_

Working in collaboration with different departments, manage different projects primary tasks include:
Coordination of raw materials inventory management (includes verification of accurate lot codes and quantities
Create and maintain spreadsheets for the report and analysis of data
Provide written reports and results of data analysis to senior management
Provide recommendations to management on operational policies and objectives required for improved performance
Utilize scanning terminals and fixed asset t