Supply Chain Claims Analyst

Sofina Foods Canada; Brampton; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofina Foods Canada is seeking a Customer Claims Analyst who will investigate customer claims and deductions, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions. You will coordinate with Customer Supply Chain, Finance, Sales and Logistics to reduce noncompliance fines and file disputes with proper supporting documentation.

The role involves monitoring OTIF-related KPIs, preparing weekly reports, and leveraging internal tools and customer portals to resolve claims promptly.

Qualifications

• Degree in a Business Discipline or related field.
• Strong MS Office skills (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor KPIs—on-account balances, in-process dollars and days—to drive performance improvements and enhance customer experience.
• Support reduction of claims through root cause analysis and improved recovery.
• Prepare reports for weekly meetings with customers and internal stakeholders; call out exceptions in OTIF and provide actionable recommendations.
• Own the investigation process of claims; ensure proper back-ups are filed and aligned with noncompliance manuals.
• Leverage internal tools and customer portals to action OTIF claims as they occur.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of frequent OTIF issues and minimize re-occurrence.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

MS Access

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

Job Summary Reporting to Manager, Customer Claims is responsible for investigating customer claims and deductions to drive to the root cause, propose corrective actions and prepare backups for claim disputes. In collaboration with Customer Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Logistics this role plays a pivotal part in day-to-day claims process working towards overall reduction of noncompliance fines by determining and addressing root cause issues. Customer Claims Analysts ensure all customer claims are resolved in a timely matter, gather required supporting documents to file claim disputes, and monitors claim status.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor key KPIs—on-account balances, in-process dollars, and in-process days—to drive performance improvements while enhancing the overall customer experience.
• Support reduction of claims with improved recovery, root cause analysis and overall customer experience.
• Help prepare reports for weekly meetings with the customers and internal stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity and provide recommendations. Internally, you will support communication with key stakeholders to call out exceptions in OTIF, flag risks, and provide actionable recommendations and be proactive with service issues.
• Own the investigation process of claims, ensure proper back us are filed and in alignment with customer noncompliance manuals.
• Leverage internal tools as well as customer portals to action all OTIF claims as soon as they happen.
• Work internally at Sofina with cross-functional teams to root cause frequent OTIF issues and minimize re-occurrence. Track and measure.
• Maintain database of customer specific OTIF requirements.
• Provide training and support to customer supply chain specialists to ensure proper investigation process, credit issuance and usage of new tools (Claims portal, customer trackers)

Requirements

• Degree in a Business Discipline and minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Understanding CPG Environment
• Strong skill in MS Office applications (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and the Internet
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and negotiations skills

Hiring Range

• Hiring Range: CAD $56,523 - $75,458
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 7% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.
• Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

This position is currently an active vacancy.