Inventory Deployment Planner - Mississauga, Canada - Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Opportunity:

As an important link in the end to end supply chain and as a member of the Inventory Deployment team, the Planner is responsible for the development of inventory deployment plans to meet business service level targets while optimizing warehouse capacity, minimizing distress sales and transportation costs.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

Creation of weekly/daily deployment plans to determine appropriate levels, taking corrective action when inventory position is long or short.
Identifies and executes efficient and costeffective inventory deployment practices in alignment with established KPI's (right inventory, in the right place, at the right time, costeffectively).
Identifies and executes alternative shipping strategies.
Coordinates the efficient replenishment of finished goods inventory from MLF plants through corporate and 3rd party distribution centres.
Performs root cause analysis and identifies solutions to proactively manage excess/shortage of inventory to eliminate reoccurrences.
Assists with new product launches to ensure product is viable from an inventory management perspective.
Works crossfunctionally with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Distribution, 3PL, Customer Fulfillment, and Transportation teams to meet/exceed Supply Chain KPIs targets.
Regularly maintains master data and transportation network in SAP.
Other duties as assigned (Sales and Operations Planning, supply chain improvements, etc.).

What You'll Bring:

University degree and/or professional designation in a related field
24 years experience within Supply Chain
SAP ECC, IBP experience
Strong understanding of the overall supply chain process and its interrelationships with other functional areas
Strong crossfunctional collaboration skills with a bias for factbased planning
Ability to work in fast paced environment across multiple teams with competing interests
Excellent analytical, problem solving, oral & written communication skills
Strong change management skills
Strong computer skills (MS Office suite, MRP/ERP)
Ambassador for Maple Leaf Values

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.
A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve worklife balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting.
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 sciencebased targets.
We aim to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025.

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