Supply Planner

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview of the Role

This position will ensure availability of manufactured & procured products into Regional Distribution Centers to satisfy regional customer requirements. Working within the Supply Chain Optimization (SCO) group, the position is accountable to use a companywide integrated plant scheduling and procurement tool to provide production planning, finished goods procurement, and materials coordination services. Position will involve managing inventory and plant scheduling functions at multiple locations and therefore must have demonstrated understanding of procurement and supply chain principles. A highly interactive role in the organization, requiring effective facilitation of inter-department, analysis and problem solving within the Saputo supply chain.

Salary: $65 010 - $85 329

***Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills and training.***

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Ensure the Distribution Center(s) have the Right Product, in the Right Quantity, at the Right Time.

• Maintain on-going and effective working relationships with local/regional management (Production, Warehouse & Delivery, Sales, Forecasting, Customer) and SCO group.

• Monitor the inventories of all finished goods, ingredients and packaging materials, and continuously replenish them to the optimal levels.

• Maintain and manage the relationships with National purchasing group, and all suppliers of ingredients and packaging materials.

• Provide production schedules/orders to the plant, monitor production order fulfillment, and act accordingly with the plant to maintain the fulfillment at the acceptable level.

• Work with National Transport group to assist coordination of interbranch movement of finished goods.

• Coordinate ordering and stock levels during product introductions/de-listing to minimize shortages/disposals.

• Identify shortages-disposals -product supply issues in a timely manner

• Analyze continuously and implement improvement in local supply chain to reduce cost, improve service.

• Participate in interdepartmental projects

• Other duties as assigned.

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• University degree in Supply Chain or a related field

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain, Operations Management, or Inventory Management, experience in the food industry, an asset

• SAP experience would be an asset

• Proficiency with Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint)

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Solid team player, with strong interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently, with minimal supervision

• Must be able to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment

• Proven track record of effective problem solving and decision making

• Bilingual (French and English) both written and spoken would be an asset

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries

• Advantageous corporate agreements

• Full range of group insurance benefits

• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution

• Purchase option of company stocks

• Group RRSP

• Health and wellness program in the workplace

• Assistance program for employees and their families

• Saputo products at a discounted price

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

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