Planner - Integrated Supply Chain

Canadian Blood Services; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Regular full-time Planner - Integrated Supply Chain in Ottawa. The candidate will manage planning processes, analyze supply data, and collaborate with key stakeholders. A university degree in Supply Chain Management and three years of related experience are required. The role offers 4 weeks of vacation, a performance award, and comprehensive health benefits, allowing for hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

4 weeks' vacation

Annual performance award up to 8%

Comprehensive health benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of related experience in Supply Chain operations.
• Experience in a non-for-profit environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, data-processing, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze data from various inputs.
• Produce and communicate planning scenarios.
• Track changes and identify organizational 'hot spots'.

Skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Facilitation skills

Influencing skills

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

University degree in Supply Chain Management

Post-secondary education

Tools

SAP

Job description

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full-time Planner - Integrated Supply Chain to join our dynamic Planning team.

Overview

The Integrated Supply Chain Planning Team strives to improve Canadian Blood Services’ approach to supply planning and inventory management across the supply chain, through the implementation of best practices, policies, programs, tools, and systems. This group functions as the central coordination team for ensuring that our products supply is balanced with expected demand and that supply and inventory impacts are considered, understood, and mitigated in alignment with organizational expectations for projects and programs that may impact supply.

In this role you will be responsible for planning across the Integrated Supply Chain in the short-term and long-term planning horizons. You will be responsible for developing, managing and providing input into national collections plan and schedule for whole blood in their assigned location based on national and regional demand forecasts, as well as monitoring performance and operations.

Responsibilities

• Leveraging your excellent analytical skills, you will monitor and analyze data from a wide variety of inputs.
• Drawing on your proficiency in statistics, data-processing, forecasting, you will produce and communicate planning scenarios.
• Utilizing your exceptional collaboration, facilitation and influencing skills you will facilitate meeting/discussions with key stakeholders.
• Using your continuous improvement mindset you will identify and track changes.
• You will recognize and comprehend organizational "hot spots" and focus diverse groups on common organizational outcomes.
• Channeling your experience in planning, you will gather, analyze, and validate data related to the supply plan.

Desired education and skills

• Completion of post-secondary education, a university degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field. 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 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, with an understanding of the financial and operational impacts.
• Experience in continuous improvement 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.
• SAP competency/experience in specific analytical tool implementation would be beneficial.

What we offer you

• 4 weeks' vacation.
• Annual performance award up to 8%.
• Comprehensive group health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family.
• 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 – travel will be required for continuous improvement exercises, team meetings and conferences. Travel will be within Canada.

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.

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply by providing your up-to-date resume. This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives.

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