Supply Planner

Business area:
Nestle Canada Inc

Location:

North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8;
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While Nestlé is known for Kit Kat®, Gerber®, Nescafe®, and Maggi®, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

While Nestlé is known for Kit Kat®, Gerber®, Nescafe®, and Maggi®, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

As a Supply Planner, you will play a key role in ensuring product availability by generating net requirements for plants and vendors, developing supply plans, and creating deployment plans on a weekly and monthly basis. You will balance customer demand with inventory targets, network complexity, and supply constraints while proactively identifying and evaluating supply scenarios to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.

This is an existing vacancy.

• Generate net requirements to plants and vendors and prepare supply plans aligned with demand forecasts.
• Create deployment plans on weekly and monthly cycles to ensure replenishment of R&P materials and meet customer demand.
• Manage the end-to-end (E2E) planning process within the SNP Network, ensuring service, inventory freshness, and inventory management KPIs are achieved.
• Analyze planning exceptions and make informed business decisions based on priorities and supply constraints.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to optimize lot sizes, cycle times, and R&P inventory levels.
• Drive optimal finished goods inventory levels while balancing service and cost objectives.
• Support and collaborate with Demand Planners to improve forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Optimize shipments and maintain continuity of supply between manufacturing operations.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure efficient material flow and flawless execution of planning processes.
  
  Utilize ERP and planning systems to monitor supply performance and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Experience with supply planning systems and tools.
• Experience in LEAN practices and inventory optimization.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, Tableau, and other analytics tools.
• Strong analytical skills and supply chain knowledge.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of experience in supply planning, inventory management, or logistics.
• Strong communication,…