Demand Planner

Auxly Cannabis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxly Cannabis Toronto is seeking a Demand Planner to develop and maintain a 12–18 month rolling forecast. You will create insights from sales trends, seasonality, and market dynamics to guide management decisions and align with the S&OP process.

The role requires strong skills in forecasting, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, R&D, and Supply Chain. This is a full-time position based in Toronto, Ontario.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Experience in demand planning within CPG or cannabis is preferred.
• Strong analytical and forecast modeling capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain 12–18 month rolling forecasts.
• Create weekly/monthly sales performance reports vs forecast.
• Incorporate promotions and market dynamics into forecasts; produce MAPE reports.
• Collaborate with sales, R&D and supply chain to ensure achievable forecasts.
• Identify risks in MRP processes and propose mitigations.

Skills

MRP & forecasting

Demand forecasting

Product lifecycle

Financial acumen

Market dynamics

Sales/inventory analysis

Forecast algorithms

Education

University degree in Business or Supply Chain

Tools

Sage MRP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $90,000.00 Annually

DEMAND PLANNER

AUXLY TORONTO - TORONTO, ON

About Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX: XLY)

We are a leading Canadian consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Our focus is on developing, manufacturing, and distributing branded cannabis products that delight wellness and recreational consumers. Our vision is to be a leader in branded cannabis products that deliver on our consumer promise of quality, safety, and efficacy.

About the role

Based out of Auxly Toronto, we are currently looking for a Demand Planner ready to take the next step in their career and join our Supply Chain Team. Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, the ideal candidate aspires to work in the growing cannabis field with an award-winning team! The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining 12 to 18 months rolling forecast and create inferences for management decision making based on sales trend, market dynamics, seasonality, sales strategic initiatives and others.

What you can expect to do

• Embody Auxly’s business mission and strategy and act in a responsible, ethical and honest behaviour while consistently leading by example.
• Grow the team mindset, positive attitude, constantly develop skills
• Play a key role in developing the key aspects of the S&OP meeting
• Lead the development implementation and maintenance of formalized demand management and forecasting process with a 12 to 18 months rolling Forecast
• Create weekly and monthly reports and tools to track Sales performance compared to internal Forecast and competitor sales by SKU & category
• Incorporating upcoming Promotion volumes in forecast and creating MAPE report for Promo vs actual
• Establish and monitor the forecast accuracy and BIAS reporting, identify gaps and work closely with the sales, R&D and internal supply chain teams to improve the KPI's for critical items.
• Identify abnormal demand patterns, evaluate and recommend alternatives
• Work closely with Order management, production, supply planning, procurement and PMO to ensure Forecast is achievable and highlight any risks in MRP processes and outcomes
• Work with cross-functional teams and provide insight to improve business decisions through data
• Serves as the "bridge" between different levels of work and functional areas, primarily sales, new products and supply chain

Skills and Competencies

• Overall understanding of MRP, demand forecasting and new product launch processes with their interdependency with other business processes
• Knowledge of category management and full product life cycle management
• Strong knowledge of supply chain as well as financial acumen
• Develop in-depth market dynamics to better understand performance
• Provide in-depth analysis of current sales, shipment and retail inventory performance and ensure that the short term demand plan outlook is incorporated in the long term plans
• Knowledge and experience in sophisticated demand software's
• Identify potential risks and opportunities to our business and develop effective mitigation plans
• Provide substantial recommendations to the business based on insight generated
• Manage data models, forecast algorithms and record forecast assumptions

What we are looking for

• Minimum 3 (three) years' in Consumer Packaged Goods or similar industry with clear experience in demand planning roles
• University degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or related field
• Sage MRP experience a strong asset
• Cannabis industry experience a strong asset
• Strong financial literacy and analytical skills
• Good command of MS Office Suite required (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Knowledge of database management tools and SQL is preferred
• Power BI and experience building dashboards is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills, mentoring, listening, decision-making abilities

What will set you apart

• Sage MRP experience a strong asset
• Cannabis industry experience a strong asset
• Extensive demand planning experience in CPG or Cannabis industry

How we hire

Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We provide accommodation for job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.