Planner, Collections

Canadian Blood Services; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payment in lieu for vacation and benefi

Annual performance award up to 8%

Defined benefit pension plan.

Employee discounts

Wellness program

Professional resources

Job summary

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a Collections Planning Lead to orchestrate the integrated supply plan, aligning divisional and national objectives with donor growth strategies.

You will drive short- and long-term plan changes, ensure the national plan aligns with divisional priorities, and integrate with IBP processes.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of related experience in Supply Chain operations.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Experience in a non-for-profit environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, decision making and presentation skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, influencing, and negotiation.
• Proficiency in statistics, data-processing, and forecasting (using MS Excel).
• Experience in continuous improvement of methodologies and/or Project Management is an asset.
• Demonstrated management and administrative skills, with knowledge of and experience in Management (theory and practice).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are important.
• SAP competency/experience in specific analytical tool implementation would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead collections planning and forecasting, analyzing data to update plans and make recommendations.
• Support scenario planning and stakeholder collaboration to align divisional and national objectives.
• Facilitate meetings, create presentations, and manage conflicts with diplomacy.
• Develop trend analysis and provide leadership with insights for strategic direction.
• Prepare and maintain reports on plans and forecasts for quarterly reviews.
• Support process design and continuous improvement within Strategic Planning and Business Integration.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Decision making

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Excel forecasting

Project management

Education

Supply Chain Management degree

Business Administration degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work may be required based on business needs. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job posting ID: 9159

Employment status: Temporary full-time
Position's anticipated end date: 2028-10-06

Salary/Rate of pay:$99,600 - 117,200

• This external job posting may close earlier than the advertised deadline.

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

About the role

By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will lead orchestration of the Collections planning processes and deliverables for the integrated supply plan that aligns divisional and national objectives, supply requirements and donor growth strategies. You are proactive, highly collaborative, and organized as you track and execute short- and long-term plan changes. You will work with your colleagues to ensure the national plan aligns with divisional priorities and integrates seamlessly with IBP processes.

The Collection Planners are integral members of the integrated planning team responsible for ensuring that the detailed event plan meets supply and demand and are in alignment with organizational expectations for projects and programs.

• Applying your excellent planning and analytical skills, you will focuson leading collection planning and forecasting, analyzing data to update plans, and making recommendations to ensure divisional alignment. The role further requiresscenario planning, stakeholder collaboration, tracking adherence to plan while driving standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Leveraging your exceptional relationship management skills, you will facilitate meetings to stay ontrack and engage stakeholders, createpresentations to communicate critical information, andmanage conflicts with diplomacy.
• Utilizing your skills to drawinsights, you will monitor metrics, identify and elevate issues, and provide leadership with trend analysis. You will work closely with the Lead Analyst, Collections to develop scenario planning analysis by gathering divisional intelligence to support strategic direction.
• Drawing on your strong reporting skills, you will prepare and maintainreports on plans and forecasts, contributing to quarterly corporate results reviews, and communicating long‑term plans and strategic direction with stakeholders.
• Harnessing your continuous growth mindset, you will supportprocess design and improvement within the Strategic Planning, and Business Integration team by identifying areas for new standardized workflows, addressing performance issues, and assisting in risk mitigation to ensure successful outcomes.

Desired education and skills

• Completion of post-secondary education, a university degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field. A degree in Supply Chain Operations, Planning, Finance, Project Management or Continuous Improvement is an asset.
• Minimum of three (3) years of related experience in Supply Chain operations.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Experience in a non-for-profit environment as an asset.
• Demonstrated, analytical, organizational, decision making and presentation skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, influencing, and negotiation.
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, data-processing, and forecasting (using MS Excel), with an understanding of the financial and operational impacts.
• Experience in continuous improvement of methodologies and/or Project Management is an asset.
• Demonstrated management and administrative skills, with knowledge of and experience in Management (theory and practice).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are important.
• SAP competency/experience in specific analytical tool implementation would be beneficial.

What we offer you

• Payment in lieu for vacation and benefits
• Annual performance award up to 8%.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Employee discounts, wellness program, professional resources.

What you can expect

• This role will work in a hybrid environment with requirements to be onsite at Canadian Blood Services location 40% of the time/ 2 days of the week.
• Shift/hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week, 7.5 hours a day.
• Travel requirements – some travel may be required for continuous improvement exercises, team meetings and conferences. Travel will be within Canada.

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment will be contacted. Emails are sent directly from our system, to ensure you receive them please add [e-mail] and [e-mail] to your safe senders list.

Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.