Supply Chain Planner - #383914

KIT Recruitment


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Oakville, ON
Contract type: Full time
Our client, a distributor of popular kitchen and bathroom plumbing products worldwide, is seeking a Supply Chain Planner

The Supply Chain Planner will act as a liaison between Planning/Customer Service/Distribution and Marketing to ensure success in the following areas: Customer event, promo and new product launch activities, service management, DC workload balancing and prioritization and Wholesale project product availability.

Supply Chain Planner Details

  • Hybrid, 3 days (Tuesday-Thurs) in office, Monday-Friday WFH
  • Holidays: 3 weeks, plus option to purchase a 4th.
  • Salary: $62K-$80K based on qualifications
  • Bonus: 10%.
  • RRSP: 3% plus 5% match (8%).

Supply Chain Planner Qualifications

  • College Diploma in Business, Operations Management or equivalent
  • APICS Certification preferred.
  • 3-5 years Inventory Planning experience
  • Master scheduling experience is an asset.
  • Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods is an asset.
  • 2-3 years SAP experience with proficiency in several computer applications; Analysis for Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • 2-3 years DDMRP experience is an asset.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to internal customers
  • Strong analytical ability and detail oriented
  • Proven ability to organize, prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment with constant interruptions
  • Demonstrated ability to perform analysis, determine root cause, and recommend improvements to prevent reoccurrence

Supply Chain Planner What You’ll Be Doing.

Supply & Demand Planning - 65%

  • Perform supply planning function within SAP MRP and Orchestrate DDMRP tools, expedite product as required to maintain a 98% fill rate.
  • Work with the service analyst, identify root cause/corrective action for service misses.
  • Monitor large/advance orders, work with Sales to manage customer expectations.
  • New Products - review forecast/supply, ensure new product launches are executed on time.
  • Obsolete Products – review demand/supply, ensure deletions (or partial discontinuations) are executed with minimal leftover inventory.
  • Monthly forecasting by customer or product category, monitor forecast accuracy.
  • Review historical POS, determine future forecast within SAP APO.
  • Forecast planned promotional/project activity in APO/O8 to ensure incremental customer needs are met.
  • Participate in monthly collaboration meetings to discuss forecasts, resolve discrepancies between forward looking sales and end forecast and Attend weekly and bi-weekly customer collaboration meetings, review and resolve any customer issues/concerns as required.
  • Working with sales/marketing ensure regular follow-up communication to identify any changes in requirements and/or timing



Procurement - 15%

  • Ensure that purchase orders are created accurately and on time
  • Communicating and coming to resolution with vendors on all supply issues
  • Monitor vendor performance, ensuring adherence to the agreed upon lead times
  • Make recommendations on MOQ’s as required



Inventory Asset Management – 15%

  • Working closely with Sales/Marketing, review over buffer inventory levels and identify corrective actions/reductions.
  • Review forward plan and action as needed



Reporting - 5%

  • Analyse and report inventory gaps as required.
  • Prepare ad-hoc reports as required using Analysis for Office and SAP

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