Supply Planning Team Lead

Supply Planning Team Lead, Kitchener Location

What it’s all about:

You are all about people, driving results and delivering service excellence through your strategic and decisive experiences Supply Chain Planning.  You will be a leader amongst the team as the dedicated planner for our Key Account customers, delivering our customer value proposition while ensuring business needs are met.

What you’ll do:

• Provide direct leadership to Supply Planners with the support of the Senior Manager.
• Onboard new team members, and provide training and coaching of existing team members on best-in-class processes.
• Contribute to the development and execution of strategic plans for the department and the organization.
• Provide assistance with prioritizing Purchase Orders during periods of capacity constraints.
• Liaise with the Operations, Transportation & Sales teams to resolve tactical, day-to-day issues.
• Lead and support the FIFO management process to ensure at risk inventory is proactively being identified and actioned prior to expiration in collaboration with Planners, Vendors and Sales.
• Lead and support the Reclamation & Customer Credit Approval processes in collaboration with Planners, Vendors and Sales.
• Update, develop, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for core tasks for the department.
• Drive the accuracy of Purchase Orders, and follow up with Vendors on PO confirmations.
• Provide team support and back-up for vacations, unplanned absences or vacancies.
• Assist in the execution of forward buys, and maintaining accurate and up to date Master Data.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in buying/planning within the foodservice industry or relevant experience.
• A varied background in Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Management with a clear understanding of logistics and timing of purchasing effectively.
• An independent and analytical thinker who is always positioning profitability and feasibility with each decision.
• Strong initiative and sense of urgency when faced with challenges.
• Demonstrated communication skills, and strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers.
• Solid experience in negotiations and working with various groups of people.
• Proficiency using various planning and forecasting software applications, including Microsoft Office applications (Excel).

This is a leadership role within Flanagan Foodservice and as such will require the individual to be onsite as per our current policies.

All employees of Flanagan Foodservice must demonstrate adherence to all HACCP and Food Handling practices as well as all Company’s policies and procedures.

Flanagan Foodservice Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please let us know by submitting your request to accessibility@flanagan.ca so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations.