Inventory & Demand Planner
Company description:
Grissin Bon is a family-owned company from Italy, now proudly serving our products in North America. From a small dream a great brand is born. For three generations, Grissin Bon is a national leader in bakery products. At Grissin Bon, we know that people connect over food, which is why our products are made with the highest quality ingredients that are meant to be shared. We are a growing company with exciting and dynamic career opportunities to offer!!! Come join us and be a part of our expanding success. We support one another to grow professionally, learn new skills and take on challenging experiences in the spirit of continuous improvement. Grissin Bon is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees are valued.
A. The opportunity:
As part of the Grissin Bon Production Team, the individual will manage inventory volumes for the Plant based on vendor lead times and availability while ensuring production has all raw material and packaging requirements intended for daily production. Assist with the production schedule to meet demand requirements, to have available stock when customer orders are entered and assign production times on the line to allow staff ample notice for supply and demand.
B. Main Responsibilities:
- Assist with scheduling production activities including forecasting the demand of finished products to guide production priorities to meet customer needs and trends
- Liaise with Plant operations team to ensure production schedule adherence and reporting in ERP is accurate
- Determine inventory levels and usage pattern, review, and report on service levels of demand planning (Fill Rate)
- Coordinate with Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist to ensure effective communication regarding inventory and production to align demand forecasts to business plans
- Monitor and report on inventory levels and status of raw materials, manufacturing components and finished goods
- Coordinate inventory counts and verify in ERP to maintain high accuracy in perpetual inventory, reporting, entering adjustments, and ensuring inventory levels meet demand
- Daily touchpoints with production Supervisors/Lead Hands-on production output to achieve daily targets
- Verify with Shipping/Receiving pallets being delivered are using the correct Pallet ID, Lot, and Item Code and communicating unforeseen changes due to customer requests
- Responsible for administrative duties as it relates to labeling and documentation
- Attend to duties and projects as assigned by the Manager
C. What you bring:
- Post-Secondary education in a Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field and/or equivalent relevant experience is an asset
- Minimum 1 – 3 years’ experience with inventory management in a manufacturing setting preferred
- Experience within food & beverage, and/or consumer packaged goods industry highly preferred
- Experience in stock management, production models and planning techniques
- Experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment
- Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills, strong focus on customer service
- Strong leadership, demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills
- Well versed in MS Office suite to meet the technical requirements for this role
- Able to work overtime shifts to support a growing operation as required
D. How to be successful in the role at Grissin Bon:
- Self-motivated to perform to high standards
- Sense of urgency, attention to detail and ownership in quality of work
- Work/Food Safety focus and deliver results to support production process
- Engaged team members, proactive communication with all personnel across departments
- Work in variable temperatures, some heavy lifting
We are offering one Full-time permanent vacancy for this role: (Day shifts)
- Highly attractive wage in a skill-based pay structure
- Paid benefits, dental, extended health care, life insurance, vision care
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Free parking
- 8-hour shift
- Overtime availability
We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Grissin Bon; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the criteria designated for the position. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection and recruitment process.