Location
Coquitlam, BC | Canada
Job description
As a leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements and other health-building products, we are dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our customers - through research, development and delivery of effective nutritional products. It is our mission to contribute to the lives of our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve, in a cooperative and sustainable manner.
The Opportunity: Are you a confident self-starter with a drive for continuous improvement and persistent attention to detail? Do you thrive in environments where proactively identifying issues is expected, and being able to roll your sleeves up, find solutions, and resolve issues is the norm? If so, and you’re looking to grow your career in demand planning with a company that prioritizes health and wellness, we would love to hear from you!
We are a well-established and growing BC business and one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of nutritional supplements, dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our customers.
In this role you will: - Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons
- Review historical sales trends and seasonal trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results
- Partner with Sales & Marketing and lead demand driver review and alignment meetings
- Co-ordinate cross functional research activities to reconcile forecast variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions
- Participate in New Product Introduction and lead the development of a consensus forecast for new item launches, from ideation to commercialization in market to post launch stabilization
- Conduct post event analysis to evaluate promotional activities and establish meaningful projections for future promotional volumes
- Collect and filter market intelligence from business partners to determine the impact to the forecast; document and incorporate assumptions into forecasts at item level
- Lead Demand Review to evaluate and align on rolling 24-month unconstrained demand plan
- Translate unconstrained demand plan into SKU level operational forecast for Supply Chain
You Have: - 3-5+ years’ experience in Demand Planning
- Experience with a high SKU seasonal business and understanding of customer base/market
- Strong technical skills with a minimum of 3 years’ experience with statistical forecasting and/or modeling including the use of forecasting software such as one or more of the following: John Galt Forecast X, Forecast Pro, SAP APO-DP, SteelWedge, Voyager Demand Planning, etc.
- Bachelors’ degree in Logistics, Statistics, Business, Industrial Engineering or other mathematics related fields
- IBF Certified Professional Forecaster or similar designation an asset
- Excellent communication (written/verbal) and presentation skills
You want to: - Combine your practical knowledge of stats packages and/or forecasting tools, analytical approach to problem solving and experience in a CPG, food, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment to influence business performance and drive overall company growth.
- Work for a company that cares about its staff and has a meaningful mission to improve the lives and wellbeing of its customers.
- Be part of an organization that values sustainability and takes pro-active steps to ensure our operations do not interfere with the delicate balance of our ecological systems.
You get: - A competitive salary and the opportunity to grow.
- Great benefits, including RRSP contributions, healthcare, health and personal spending accounts, wellness days, and employee appreciation events.
- $200 per year to spend on company products in addition to employee discount pricing.
- The opportunity to work with great people, the ability to influence and lead change within a company dedicated to continuous improvement.
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This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!
All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.
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