Inventory Analyst

Mother Parkers; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 73,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits day 1

Retirement savings match

Wellness Spending Account

Employee discount

Safety shoes program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Mother Parkers in Mississauga, Ontario, is seeking a Production Materials Controller to manage inventory and BOM data within our ERP environment. You will analyze inventory flow, run reports, and coordinate with Planning, Purchasing and Production to optimize stock levels and reduce waste.

This role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and strong communication as you maintain BOMs, routings, and item masters, schedule cycle counts, and generate daily and monthly reports to support

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing inventory control and BOM management.
• Proficient with ERP systems and related data maintenance.
• Excellent MS Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily inventory levels to meet production needs.
• Maintain BOM, routings, and item master data in ERP.
• Generate reports and analyze variances for waste reduction.
• Coordinate with Production Planning to set material requirements.
• Lead cycle counts and audits for finished goods and materials.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Tools

BPCS

Microsoft Dynamics AX

MIMI

Planet Together

Impromptu

COLOS Print on Demand

Probat DMS

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

We are one of the largest tea and coffee manufacturers in North America, with a mission to create a better beverage experience for our customers. As a leading customer solutions provider to some of North America's largest retailers and foodservice chains, we use state-of-the-art technology and new product innovation to help our customers grow their business and deliver superior products to their clientele. Our team of coffee and tea experts are deeply passionate about what we do, proud of our 100+ years of business success, and excited about building a future with endless possibilities. Come join our team and work among the best, collaborate with high performers, and contribute to challenging work every day!

The Role:

Responsible for production materials control including maintenance of inventory system, root cause analysis and corrective action of bill of materials (BOM) issues. Creates and maintains reporting. Able to develop processes and understand the financial impact of actions.

What you get to do:

• Manage inventory through databases and maintain levels required on a daily basis to meet production needs. Analyzing inventory flow and make improvement recommendations.
• Examine materials inventory transactions for completeness and accuracy.
• Work closely with the Production Planning to plan packaging material requirements.
• Review Open Shop orders and Production Transactions for accuracy. Generate reports to assist in reducing adjustments.
• Coordinate production planning activities to include but not limited to running reports from ERP System, Scheduling System to effectively establish lot sizing and safety stocks for planning purposes.
• Maintain bill of materials (BOM), routings, machine master, and item master data as it relates to production.
• Work with Marketing, Planning, Purchasing, and Production to coordinate the new SKU startups and SKU changes. Manage all material conversions. Verify all information in the PIF (Product Input Form) and CIF (Change Input Form), and enter into ERP and Scheduling systems.
• Conduct monthly audit for existing item set ups for accuracy. Monitor variances and generate reporting of variances and identify areas of opportunity for improvement of waste.
• Work to systematically resolve inventory discrepancies through Material Handlers.
• Improve and adapt inventory control procedures.
• Generate internal/external reports.
• Maintain filing system for production reporting and item tracking.
• Work with Production to manage and reduce excess WIP.
• Lead set up, troubleshooting, implementation, and design of all print on demand systems.
• Schedule all Cycle Counts for Finished Goods, Material Racks and Production Lines with Material Handlers.
• Review and analyze information and quantities before entering the data into the system. (shipping, cycle counts, return materials authorization, returns, rejects and productivity)
• Analysis of slow-moving flavor and expired stock for recommended solutions.
• On-site and Off-site material warehouse and inventory audits
• Alternate to the Production coordinator
• Associated reports as required.
• Generate daily transfer orders from SD to MD and JIT for cans and Jones packaging material requirements.
• Working with Buyer on non-BOM material purchase.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you bring to the role:

• Working knowledge of any Manufacturing, Production and Inventory control systems: BPCS, Microsoft Dynamics AX, MIMI, Planet Together and Impromptu preferred.
• COLOS Print on Demand.
• Probat DMS knowledge.
• High proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, and Sharepoint.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to initiate tasks without direction.
• Ability to organize and work within a multifunctional team environment.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple requirements simultaneously.
• Analytical aptitude.
• Capable of managing stress.

What we offer you:

• Competitive Total Rewards package - health benefits coverage on day 1, employer matched retirement savings plans, optional Health or Wellness Spending Accounts.
• Employee discount program on our coffee and tea products.
• Annual Safety Shoes Program - your safety is our #1 priority.
• Tuition Assistance Program - we value continuous learning and self-development.
• The hiring range for this role is $73,000 - $76,000.

This posting is for an existing/new vacancy.

We use AI enabled tools to support parts of our selection process; however, every hiring decision is reviewed and finalized by our people.

While Mother Parkers welcomes all applications, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies or search firms. Only those candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. Mother Parkers is committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.