Materials Planner

Giveandgo; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Giveandgo is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and maintain production plans ensuring inventory sufficiency and on-time material delivery. You will review orders, prepare schedules, and work with QA, Sales and Customer Service to meet client requirements.

You will forecast demand, refine planning models and generate regular efficiency reports while leveraging ERP systems to keep data current and actionable. Strong collaboration, communication, and MS Office skills are essential.

Formación

• College degree in Business or SCM is required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing as a Production Scheduler.
• Experience implementing ERP software and using MPS/MRP systems.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting, demand planning and inventory control.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to train others.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and build relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office applications; able to analyze data and present insights.

Responsabilidades

• Generate production plan to maintain inventory needs and ensure on-time materials delivery.
• Review client orders and prepare a schedule to meet requirements.
• Coordinate with QA, Sales and Customer Service to fulfill orders.
• Forecast data, develop statistical models and update forecasts.
• Manage ERP-based planning and data entry for deliveries.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly efficiency and productivity reports.
• Monitor order and delivery dates and adjust schedules as needed.

Conocimientos

MPS/MRP knowledge

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Proactive mindset

Educación

Business or SCM degree

Herramientas

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

ERP software

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview:

Responsible for the generation of a production plan to maintain the necessary inventory needs. The role will also be responsible to ensure that materials are ordered and delivered on time and that all manual and computerized records are kept up to date

Key Responsibilities:

• Review labels, packaging and film requirements, determine requirements, schedule production as per supply and communicate requirements to appropriate personnel
• Review client orders and prepare production Plan (schedule) to ensure all orders are filled to meet the clients’ requirements
• Collaborate with all operational departments including QA, Sales, Customer Service personnel as required to fulfill clients’ orders / requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
• Provide input to the department in the developing of inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
• Report scheduling, managing orders for deployment and manipulate spreadsheets
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly efficiency, yield, and productivity reports
• Run the Planning Worksheet on an ERP to run the planning process
• Data Entry into system for delivery of products
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results
• Ensure that there is ample supply to ship, organize materials, and make sure schedules are created and kept
• Needs to be aware of orders on hold and when they are released
• Manage order and delivery dates

The Recipe for Success:

• Completion of college degree in Business or Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Production Scheduler
• Experience implementing and utilizing ERP software
• Extensive knowledge of MPS/MRP, Demand Flow, JIT, Forecasting, Inventory Planning and Supply Chain Design
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, lead business discussions and train others
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience implementing and utilizing ERP software
• Able to find new methods and principles and ability to incorporate them into existing practices as needed.
• Highly focused and proactive

What we can offer:

• As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.