Supply Planner

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University access

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Toronto is seeking a Supply Planner to own the day-to-day and rolling supply plan for a Mars Snacking portfolio, balancing service, inventory, capacity, production and waste while coordinating with Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Sales and Finance.

The role emphasizes scenario analysis, risk identification, root-cause actions, and continuous improvements to planning processes and data, within a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, inventory management, demand planning, or broader supply chain operations.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP and planning tools such as SAP, JDA/Blue Yonder, OMP, Kinaxis, or comparable platforms.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas; Power Query/Power BI experience preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the supply plan: Develop and maintain a rolling, feasible supply plan using demand forecast, capacity, material availability, lead times, and priorities.
• Manage service, inventory, and waste: Monitor stock levels, safety stocks, coverage, and shelf life to prevent stockouts while reducing excess inventory.
• Drive exception-based execution: Review alerts, past-due orders, stock movements; escalate constraints and coordinate recovery actions.
• Support S&OP and SCMR: Provide analysis, scenarios, risks, and recommendations for decision-making; translate into executable plans.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

JDA/Blue Yonder

OMP

Kinaxis

SAP ECC

iDocs

EDI

API messaging

SQL

Python

VBA

Job description

Job Description:

ROLE SUMMARY:

• The Supply Planner owns the day-to-day and rolling supply plan for a designated Mars Snacking portfolio, balancing customer service, inventory, capacity, production, and waste. Using demand forecasts, inventory targets, planning parameters, and supply constraints, this role develops feasible plans, identifies risks early, and coordinates actions across Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Customer Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance. The Supply Planner provides clear scenario analysis and recommendations for S&OP and Supply Chain Management Review, drives root-cause and corrective actions against key performance indicators, and continuously improves planning processes, data, and system performance.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience: 2–5 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, inventory management, demand planning, or broader supply chain operations, ideally within fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods.

• Planning and systems capability: Working knowledge of ERP/MRP and advanced planning tools such as SAP, JDA/Blue Yonder, OMP, Kinaxis, or comparable platforms, with the ability to understand planning parameters, system outputs, and material movements.

• Analytical capability: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas and data analysis; experience with Power Query, Power BI, or similar visualization tools is preferred.

• Leadership and collaboration: Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills, with the ability to organize multiple priorities, make fact-based recommendations, and own decisions within a fast-paced portfolio.

PREFERRED, NOT-ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES

• Experience with SAP ECC, including iDocs, EDI or API messaging, material goods movements, material management processes, and SAP jobs or programs.

• Advanced analytics experience using SQL, Python, VBA, database management systems.

WHAT WILL BE YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the supply plan: Develop and maintain a rolling, feasible supply plan using the demand forecast, production and co-manufacturing capacity, material availability, lead times, inventory targets, and agreed business priorities.

• Manage service, inventory, and waste: Monitor projected stock, safety stocks, coverage, and product shelf life to prevent stockouts while reducing excess, slow-moving, obsolete, and at-risk inventory. Lead root-cause analysis and action plans through the SLOMO process.

• Drive exception-based execution: Review planning alerts, past-due supply or purchase orders, stock movements, and schedule adherence. Escalate constraints early, evaluate trade-offs, and coordinate timely recovery actions with manufacturing sites, co-packers, procurement, logistics, and customer teams.

• Support S&OP and SCMR: Provide robust analysis, scenarios, assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommended decisions for Sales & Operations Planning and Supply Chain Management Review. Translate decisions into executable plans and track actions to closure.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM MARS?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose-driven company where we are striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 39.34 - CAD 51.63. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.