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Category Demand and Supply Planner – NHSc

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Health Science – Consumer Care

Location:

North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8;

Hybrid

A little bit about us

Nestlé Health Science is an innovative company engaged in advancing the role of nutritional therapy to improve the management of health for consumers, patients and our partners in healthcare. Our intent is to bring forward nutritional therapies that have proven clinical and health economic value and improve the quality of people’s lives. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment.

What to Expect:

This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining and improving a Demand Plan for a portfolio of products. The planner will ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes. They will manage exceptions and monitor performance to continually improve the quality and accuracy of the forecast.

A day in the life:

• Demand Planning: Collect information and assumptions about events, activities in relation to promotions, product launches, customer/distribution changes.

• Supply Planning: Analyse and evaluate the supply plan and net despatch requirements to satisfy customer needs taking into account network complexity and supply constraints.

• Inventory Management: Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimise costs of inventory to ensure optimum stock covers of the right material at the right location

• Analyse past KPI performance (DPA, Bias, Stock Cover, Working Capital etc), deviations vs targets and determine root cause and corrective action plans for future improvement.

• Periodically review the stock level of the domestic and the Intermarket products. Pro-actively look for solutions in case of deviations.

• Analyse and effectively communicate relevant information to cross functional teams - Highlighting all supply issues - Detailing impacts of proposed actions and related trade-offs - Ensuring actions and Supply Plans are realistic and achievable in alignment with the Business Planning process

Role Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in one of the functions across Generating Demand or Ensuring Supply Areas of Sales / Marketing; Technical & Production; Customer Service; Demand & Supply Planning; Customer Facing Supply Chain; Supply Chain Development; Supply Chain Performance Acceleration team; Procurement, Factory Supply Chain

• Completed University Degree in business, operations management, supply chain or logistics

Must be a self-starter with strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in Power Bi, BW and SAS is an asset. Experience in OMP/UNISON is a plus

• Desirable to have had experience implementing LEAN concepts and tools.

• Effective Communication and organizational skills

• Excellent networking ability both internal and external

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment

• Company matched pension plan

• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company

• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement

• Bonus eligibility

• Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to necessary care, resources, and coverage for gender-affirming procedures

• Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation

• Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers associated with adoption

• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories

• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)

• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.