Hybrid North America Supply Planner: Forecast & Optimize

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a North America Supplier Planner in a hybrid role tied to a Canadian location. You will align supplier capabilities with demand, optimize inventory, and work with global teams to ensure materials are available to meet customer commitments and growth.

You will forecast, plan, and analyze to identify risks and drive improvements across the supply chain. The role emphasizes collaboration across procurement, product management, sourcing, quality, and operations, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain, planning, purchasing, or related discipline.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems, including planning and materials management functions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and within a global supply network.
• Strong communication skills, initiative, customer focus, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate material forecasts for key suppliers.
• Create constrained supplier and material plans to support S&OP processes.
• Analyze demand, capacity, and supply data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Partner with suppliers to understand capacity constraints and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with product management, sourcing, quality, and planning teams to optimize supply performance.
• Drive inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining service and delivery expectations.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement improvements to increase plan adherence.
• Support new product introductions, product transitions, and excess and obsolete inventory reduction projects.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a North America Supplier Planner in a hybrid role tied to a Canadian location. You will align supplier capabilities with demand, optimize inventory, and work with global teams to ensure materials are available to meet customer commitments and growth.

You will forecast, plan, and analyze to identify risks and drive improvements across the supply chain. The role emphasizes collaboration across procurement, product management, sourcing, quality, and operations, with a