Inventory Analyst

at  Lafarge Canada

Whatever you do, you’ll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs. Thanks to our teams’ energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.
Inventory Analyst
Requisition ID: 9490
Location:Calgary, AB, CA, T2B 0R5
Pay Type: Hourly

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Work Experience:

• Diploma or Degree Program in Finance
• Junior Accountant with 1 – 2 years’ experience ideal, but new grads encouraged to apply!

Knowledge & Skills:

• Drive for result
• Passion for excellence
• Strong people skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Disciplined and process oriented
• Strong computer skills and familiar with ERP system and flows

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.

Safety Leadership:

• Promotes an organized and efficient production environment that drives a safe work culture in the Greater Calgary Area.

Master Data Management:

• Responsible for setup new items and their associated product recipes and BOMs at each plant.
• Works closely with Sales and Quality to maximize saleable m3 from each plant based on the inventory and finished goods of the site.
• Works closely with Quality Manager for BOM uploads and recipe data in all systems for production.
• Ensures BOM’s and corresponding recipes are uploaded into all systems upon request.

Workflow

• Coordinate with billing coordinators for each market area to help resolve workflow errors that are holding up billing in a timely manner
• Create Purchase Orders for material suppliers and manages the requisitioning of such in SAP
• Reconcile Finished Goods inventory in the system daily

Inventory/Consumption Tracking:

• Daily Receiving of all raw materials
• Coordinate admixture receiving with P2P groups if needed
• Create monthly physical inventory processes
• Work with Quality Managers to ensure correct product and source codes are being used and resolve system production errors.
• Work with PM’s and Operations to ensure systems are in place for monthly and annual physical inventory counts
• Analyze results of physical counts to identify opportunities and concerns.
• Ensures product inventories are managed (and reflected in reporting) so that material and inventory data is up to date and reconciled in all reports and systems.
• Provides consistent and effective reports for production, sales and finance management.

Business Analysis:

• Review daily production and sales reports from each plant for finished goods reconciliation.
• Review inventory items with plant managers and identify issues and improvement opportunities.
• Review material losses with Plant and Finance Managers for reconciliation and identify issues and improvement opportunities.
• Work with Finance and business to generate Reporting for Inventory, Sales and other business analysis

Other Duties:

• Other Finance analysis (to be determined as become more familiar with SAP and systems)
• Assist Finance related to CAPEX managing and maintaining capital expenditures
• Act as a support for work groups that may need assistance in regards to SAP expertise, BOM knowledge, workflow error resolution
• Help create reports or KPI’s for business areas (ie/ delivery trackers, sales reporting from BW)