Posting Job Title Production & Materials Planner - Sudbury, ON

Wonder Brands Inc; Northeastern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonderbrands, a leading Canadian bakery, seeks a Production & Materials Planner in Sudbury, Ontario. You will coordinate bakery production schedules, monitor inventory accuracy across materials and finished goods, resolve system discrepancies, and collaborate with operations teams to ensure accurate production reporting.

Reporting to the Bakery Leader, you will back up the Production Planner during vacations, drive cycle counts, and work with Central Planning to manage run-out plans and material

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing setting.
• Strong inventory management fundamentals and analytical abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in materials/operations management or equivalent.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet schedules and targets.
• SAP experience is an asset for systems-based planning.

Responsibilities

• Schedule bakery production based on central planning guidance.
• Perform cycle counts of raw materials and packaging items regularly.
• Improve bakery-wide inventory accuracy to 98%+ for FG, SFG, RM & PM.
• Monitor expiring materials and coordinate with Central Planning for Run Out plans.
• Address FG discrepancies between EWM and SAP; escalate chronic issues as needed.
• Support PPW visibility from bakery outputs to the supply chain CI team.
• Ensure accurate reporting of mixes and FG production numbers; escalate anomalies.
• Provide back-up coverage forProduction Planner during vacations.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Analytical skills

SAP experience

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Materials Management, Operations Management or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Posting

Summary

Our team is looking for a new Production & Materials Planner! Reporting to the Bakery Leader, this position will be responsible for: coordinating bakery production schedules, monitor and maintain inventory accuracy across materials and finished goods, resolve system discrepancies, ensure accurate production reporting and collaborate with operations teams.

Location: Sudbury, ON.

Responsibilities:

• Schedule production at the bakery based on guideline from the central planning team


• Ensuring Cycle counts of all raw materials and packaging items minimum once a period


• Improve inventory accuracy at the bakery to 98%+ (FG,SFG,RM &PM)


• Keep a close eye on expiring materials and delisting materials and work closely with Central Planning team for the “Run Out” plan


• Responsible for addressing Finished goods discrepancies between EWM and SAP


• Escalation of Chronic issues e.g. materials discrepancies higher than the tolerance, process discrepancies within the bakery etc. to Central planning team


• Help Supply planning CI team to have visibility on PPW generated out of the bakery


• Ensuring with the bakery production team that number of mixes reported, FG production numbers (entered by line shippers only) are entered accurately and elevate to bakery manager if there is abnormal discrepancy


• Back up role for Production Planner during vacation coverage


• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Previous experience in production planning in a manufacturing environment


• Excellent analytical skills and understanding inventory planning fundamentals


• A Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Materials Management, Business, Operations Management or equivalent


• Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals


• Ability to learn fast, ambitious and come up with new innovative ideas


• Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset


• SAP experience an asset


• A demonstrated leader who easily interacts with others and is adept at leading and motivating a team to meet demands established by the schedule


• Possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, along with simple mathematical abilities


• Work well in and support a team-based environment


• Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done


• Flexible to work days, afternoons, nights & weekends if needed

What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 13 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake.We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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