Supply Chain Planner

at  Taste of Nature Foods Inc

Glad to meet you. We are Taste of Nature Foods Inc. (TONFI), working hard to bring healthy snacks to the masses. Proudly Canadian, our company has blossomed over the last 30 years developing healthy snacks for our primary brand, Taste of Nature, sold in over thirty countries around the globe, as well as our significant private label and contract manufacturing businesses. We are rapidly growing across all segments and were recently recognized by The Globe and Mail as one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies 2024 and certified as a Great Place to Work ® – this is an exciting time for our company!
We’re looking to enhance our team by welcoming a new Supply Chain Planner to the Supply Chain team, reporting to the Senior Supply Chain Manager. Effective Supply Chain Planning is a critical part of our success and central to servicing our customer orders in time and in full. Supply Chain Planning entails the following: Supply Planning, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Long Range Production Planning, Inventory Management, Production Scheduling, and Master Data Management. Accountable to the Senior Supply Chain Manager, the role is seen as a key link to all areas of the organization and is an integral member of the Operations team.

• Convert Consensus Demand Forecast into a workable Supply & Master Production Forecast
• Analyze and identify risks built into the Master Production Plan considering lead times and capacity constraints through Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
• Lead production planning and scheduling meetings.
• Publish weekly (or more) production schedules keeping in mind all relevant constraints (allergen, equipment, manpower etc.) while being compliant to our packaging declarations & certifications.
• Review material shortages, stock outages, and safety stock levels while working with Procurement and Manufacturing to meet customer requirements. Propose changes when and where needed.
• Issue production work orders and investigate discrepancies and variations from the production plan.
• Balance production and inventory levels with demand to support required customer service levels, inventory turn goals, capacity utilization and staffing requirements.
• Complete ownership of Finished Goods Inventory (Stock coverage policies, analysis of over/under stocks, shelf-life concerns, reduction in write offs etc.)
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager to ensure effective warehouse space management and the transfer of goods to and from the 3PL facility as required.
• Assist Demand Planner & Supply Chain Manager in the S&OP process.
• Complete ownership of performance metrics including but not limited to Master Production Schedule changes, Master Production Schedule Attainment & adherence, FG Inventory Value, FG write offs, OOS instances.
• Demonstrate a proficient capability in performing and publishing root cause analyses on key metrics.
• Work together with Finance on maintaining and updating Master Data as and when required.
• Working with the stakeholders to establish and/or validate the data requirements for Item, Customer and Vendor Master Data
• Actively engage in and direct regular data cleansing & Master Hygiene projects
• Other duties as required.