Master Supply Chain Planner

Gay Lea; Toronto; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Gay Lea supplies diverse dairy products and is seeking a Master Supply Planner to orchestrate master production plans aligned with sales forecasts across multiple sites.

The role reports to the Supply Chain Planning Manager and requires strong analytical, forecasting, and cross-functional collaboration skills to optimize capacity and inventory in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in production control, planning, inventory control and/or materials in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Post-secondary education with a Supply Chain focus or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Supply Chain concepts (safety stock planning, MRP calculations, scheduling constraints and bottlenecks).
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Power BI.
• Lean/Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement experience.
• ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics AX is an asset.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Driver’s license and ability to travel to other sites.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain master production plans aligned with forecasts.
• Lead Capacity Planning Review meetings with the plant team.
• Collaborate with purchasing, raw material planning, and production scheduling.
• Participate in Demand and Supply Review with Sales, Supply Planning, Operations, Finance and Leadership.
• Monitor KPIs, identify gaps, update spoilage reports, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Draw up master schedule to establish sequence and lead times of each operation.
• Meet shipping dates according to forecasts or customer orders.
• Plan production volumes using specs and plant capacity to maximize efficiency.
• Communicate demand with forecasters, customer service, distribution, sales and customers.
• Utilize Warehouse Management System to check inventory, forecasts, shelf life and shipping.
• Manage inventory to optimize shelf life for customers.
• Perform capacity analysis, long-term demand, inventory risk and related tasks.
• Prepare purchase orders for co-packaged products as required.
• Support planning schedulers as backup during vacations.
• Backup as Supply Review Lead for monthly IBP cycles when needed.
• Travel to other sites as needed.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Analytical thinking

Time management

Multitasking

Strong communication

Education

Post-secondary education with a Supply Chain focus

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

Master Supply Planner

Status : Full-time

Location: GLF Head Office, 10 Carlson Court (Hybrid)

The pay range for the role is $62,600 to $104,300 plus bonus, comprehensive benefits, retirement savings plan, paid vacation, and other perks and opportunities.

Job Scope:

Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning Manager, this position is responsible for short-, medium- and long-term production plans for the assigned categoriesto meet our customer’s demand. Candidates for this full-time position are required with the following qualifications and will perform the duties listed below.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain master production plans aligned with sales forecasts.
• Prepare and lead the Capacity Planning Review (CPR) meetings with the plant team.
• As part of the Integrated Supply Chain team, work closely with purchasing, raw material planning, and production scheduling colleagues.
• Participate in the Demand and Supply Review process, working with Sales, Supply Planning, Operations, Finance, and Leadership Team.
• Monitor KPIs, elevate gaps, ensure weekly spoilage report and actions are updated and perform root-cause analysis.
• Draw up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation.
• Meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Utilize production specifications and plant capacity data to plan require production volumes while maximizing efficiencies in the plants.
• Communicate with the demand forecaster, customer service, distribution, sales and marketing staff and some customers to best determine customer’s demand and schedule production to meet the demand. Managing end to end planning milk, components and finished goods.
• Utilize the Warehouse Management System to determine inventory levels, demand forecast, shelf life of product and shipping information to assist in the calculation of production volumes.
• Manage inventory volumes to provide the best possible shelf life to our customers.
• Perform capacity analysis, Long-term Demand, Inventory Risk and more pertaining to Long term supply strategies.
• Prepare purchase orders to obtain such products that are co-packaged by other manufactures for Gay Lea Foods as required.
• Support planning schedulers as backup for vacation coverage
• Be able to support as backup as Supply Review Lead for monthly IBP cycle meetings, when Supply Review lead is absent.
• Other ad-hoc projects as dictated by business needs
• Travel to other sites as needed.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• 5+ years’ experience in production control, planning, inventory control and/or materials in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Post-secondary education with a Supply Chain focus or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Supply Chain concepts (safety stock planning, MRP calculations, scheduling constraints and bottlenecks, etc.).
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Power BI).
• Lean/Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or equivalent experience.
• Previous ERP experience is required; Microsoft Dynamics AX is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge status quo, influence and drive change and results.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to multitask and work to deadlines.
• Highly developed analytical, quantitative and data analysis aptitude.
• Proactive individual with excellent time and project management skills.
• Valid driver’s licence and ability to travel to other sites.