Demand Planner - Toronto, Canada - Apollo Health And Beauty Care

Apollo Health And Beauty Care

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Apollo Health & Beauty Care (Apollo) is a premium developer of private label and control label health & beauty care products and leverages unique expertise and experience in developing national brand-equivalent products designed to compete equivalently with the most popular national brands.

The largest private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada, Apollo has formidable penetration and distribution in the North American marketplace and also services customers throughout Central and South Asia, Mexico, Europe and Asia.

Building on our core values of Excellence and Commitment, Apollo has established itself as a market leader that attracts the industry's top talent.

We are currently searching for an energetic, motivated _

_Demand Planner _:

- to join our Team_

POSITION SCOPE:

The Demand Planner is responsible for ensuring the availability of all necessary materials required to support the manufacturing process.

This role requires regular review of forecasts, regular communication with the Sales, Purchasing, Operations and Finance Teams, and works closely with the Schedulers and Master Scheduler.

This individual must be Fluent in statistics, spreadsheets, root cause analysis, and risk management.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

To ensure a sufficient level of commodity is available to fill customer orders
Schedule/oversee product flow
Liaise between the Sales and Production Departments
Utilize analytical, marketing, and sales data to estimate future product demands
Review load versus capacity and be proactive if any issues are foreseen
Monitor and report essential changes to sales forecasts, business strategies, and budgets
Notify customer service/sales departments of any possible future shortages
Support management with risk assessments and activities to help mitigate the risk and propose and implement solutions that accurately improve demand forecasts
Consistently improve ontime delivery performance
Ensure system updates are conducted to provide adequate planning horizon for purchasing activities and manufacturing capacity considerations
Establish detailed production plans and confirm material and resources availability to meet the Master Production Schedule
Develop applicable Planning Strategy based on product environment
Planning and scheduling workflow, planning order sequences in assembly operations. Prepare and maintain production reports for Master Scheduler
Communicate production priorities based on supply chain deficits, product demand and sales forecasts
Perform other duties as assigned

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 5+ years' experience in a demand planning or supply chain role required; post-secondary education required; Graduate in Business Administration or equivalent required; Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/CONTACTS:
regular access to confidential or sensitive information; frequent internal interactions and/or frequent external interactions; purpose of internal/external contacts regularly related to complex matters; regular selling, negotiating, consulting, teaching/instructing, or advising; above average level of written and verbal communication skills required for successful job performance

PROBLEM SOLVING/JUDGMENT:
position is has some autonomy in terms of level of monitoring and decisions usually do not follow prescribed guidelines; frequent analysis required; frequently makes recommendations or referrals; responsible for solving moderate problems

MENTAL EFFORT:
requires moderate to high levels of concentration and/or attentiveness; moderate duration and/or intensity of efforts; requires higher levels of thinking, watching, listening, verifying, checking numbers, creating or designing

PHYSICAL EFFORT:
occasional duration or intensity of physical effort; some moderate energy required in terms of standing, walking, lifting, keyboarding, pushing, pulling, sitting, packing, assembling, bending or twisting; includes moderate fine or coarse movements

MATERIAL RESOURCES:
moderate to high level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money, or property; moderate responsibility for machinery, work aids, equipment, materials, properties, products, stock, inventory or tools

INFORMATION RESOURCES:
moderate to high level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money or property; moderate to high responsibility for information and or services; regular access to confidential, sensitive or proprietary information

PEOPLE/POLICIES/PRACTICES:
no responsibility for people, policies or practices in terms of assigning work, development, evaluation, supervision, health and safety, performance, scheduling of work, training, coaching, or well-being; may occasionally demonstrate work practices to others

FINANCIAL RESOURCES:
regular to frequent responsibility for