Jr Supply Chain Planner - Richmond Hill, Canada - La Rocca Creative Cakes Inc.

Description

We are passionate about making simply the best cakes Our roots go back to 1960s Naples, Italy where our family's passion for the art of baking and enjoying great food inspired us to create the bakery we have today.

In 1986, La Rocca Bakery opened its doors in a suburb of Toronto, Canada.

Today, the tradition of offering classic, memorable recipes lives on as we continue to innovate with new and exciting flavors.

Our cakes are now available in thousands of grocery, food service, and fine food distributors across North America


Role Purpose

The Jr Supply Chain Planner plays an important role in supporting supply chain functions to plan, analyze, report and monitor a variety of areas.

Supporting supply continuity of materials for seamless daily operations and ensuring product is delivered to customers with a high service level and in a cost-efficient manner is a focus for this team member.

Reports to
Associate Director - Supply Chain


Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze RM spends to identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase efficiency in sourcing
• Assist reporting manager with sourcing exercises and contracts with vendors
• Plans and assists in scheduling carriers for all logistics movements based on sales order updations from CSR team
• Lead sourcing activities for noncomplex purchases (consumables and contract renewals) in accordance with the Procurement policy and guidelines
• Time to time assistance in replenishing inventory by placing purchase orders with vendors after reviewing inventory and production plan.
• Maintain and manage key reports including but not limited to Balance Contract volumes, BPO trackers, Logistics Cost to Serve
• Review and ensure system hygiene is maintained with a high data accuracy for all ordering parameters (supplier information, item details, pricing etc)
• Prepare SOPs for all procurement & logistics activities for standardization of processes
• Coordinate meetings with vendors and internal stakeholders as required to enable scheduling inbound orders, resolve any receiving discrepancies, returns and assist supplier recalls and streamline warehouse operations
• Support the implementation, monitoring, tracking and reporting of performance metrics
• Support optimization of On-Hand inventory of materials to enable continuous support for production runs at mínimal storage costs
• Support as a backup to the Buyer/Replenishment coordinator, and Customer Service Representatives

Knowledge & Skills & Abilities

• Post secondary education in a relatable field (ie. Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, etc.)
• High attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to prioritize; able to work in a time sensitive, fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets
• Experience in PowerBI would be an asset
• Exposure to ERP platform and supply chain optimization tools is considered an asset
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in a unionized environment is an asset
• Team player and collaborate well with internal / external stakeholders

Work Location:
In person