- all program management activities for the deployment and maturation of IBP processes and data integration, ensure all process requirements are met to achieve a successful monthly cycle. This includes but is not limited to meeting organization, administration, tracking of key risks and opportunities, cross functional preparatory support for each meeting and the maintenance of the IBP document repository.
- collaborates, and educates cross functional stakeholders on IBP concepts and culture to ensure process is self sufficient and working as expected
- and Lead AOP activities, this includes but not limited to, timeline creation, working with cross functional teams to ensure timely inputs, recommendation on IBP task force team, including representatives from cross functional teams, retrospectives after AOP completion, identifying areas for improvement
- and develops service improvement activity across the business through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking
- Supply Chain Organization suite of critical operating reports
- as a Kinaxis SME for new or updates to design solution elements
- or post graduate degree (MBA/MSc)
- Degree (B.S./B.A.) from a four-year college or university and three to five years of Supply Chain or Operations experience in a progressive Organization (industry preferred)
- capability to manage a direct report
- dealing with Senior Management in a fast paced environment
- communication and collaboration skills
- organizational and leaderships skills
- to detail
- decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
- knowledge of MS Office, including project management, and ERP systems
- organizational and problem-solving skills
- mind with problem-solving aptitude
- of business operations and procedures
Manager, Demand Planning - Toronto, Canada - Jamieson Wellness Inc.
Description
Overall Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, IBP & Demand Planning, the Demand Planning Manager develops, maintains, and distributes regular monthly volume forecasts by SKU for new and existing products that support various internal departments in developing production schedules, logistic budgets, inventory plans and devising long-term financial, strategic and corporate growth plans. He/she coordinates analytics and insights to deliver business targets. Collaborates with Sales, Supply, Marketing and Finance, identifying risks and opportunities. Involved in all aspects of the business planning process and interacts closely with all internal departments, having responsibility for achieving forecast accuracy and bias targets at the SKU, month level.
Specific Key Responsibilities & Duties
Attends IBP meetings and facilitates the process, through the development and communication of IBP calendars and process tools
Demonstrate leadership, influence and expertise through
Fostering teamwork between all internal departments
Creation of synergies across BU's, finding ways to leverage best practices
Being the lead for all IBP initiatives (i.e. Maturity assessments, Audits, Efficiency tracking)
Create the engagement plan with CLT on IBP process:
This will include process alignment meetings with business leaders on helping them drive IBP improvements and deliver efficiency benefits
Develop and align on an improvement plan
Drive governance of improvement plans
Ensure Cross functional Teams are deriving value from the process, addressing inefficiencies and opportunities for streamlining
Identify key capabilities required to improve, and create a delivery roadmap for long term changes
Identify the metrics to govern the IBP process
Set the framework for system-to-system transition of volume forecasts
Lead the cross functional IT teams in development of system enhancements and automation, ensure accuracy of data
Support forecast data integration of new tools and processes
Developing SLA and BRD documentation for third party contractors and external teams
Coordinating internal teams to align to technology infrastructure design relating to forecasting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Requirements