Materials Planner (Open to New Graduates) chez Wonderbrands

Company

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Our Program

Do you have a passion to innovate and a desire to challenge the status quo? We are seeking individuals interested in starting a career in an organization that offers opportunities to work in a fun, stimulating, and dynamic environment as a Materials Planner.

We want to help you unleash your full potential! Our Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program is designed for high-potential professionals, with an objective of training the next generation of leaders and developing our home-grown talent. We create safe and inclusive spaces that encourage you to be you. The result is an agile workplace, filled with Team Members that have a relentless obsession with continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Come join us on our journey to become the world’s great baker!

What Wonderbrands Offers:

• We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential 
• Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account
• Employer matching Pension program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc. 

Summary:

The functional reporting for the Materials Planner role will be to Supply Planning Manager. The bakery crew e.g. receivers, cycle counters and line shippers who will be supporting the activities below will be providing support to this position for their portion of responsibilities laid out below.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, order and replenish materials at bakery based on the sales requirements using MRP system and other tools as required
• Keep a close eye on expiring materials and delisting materials as well new launches and work closely with Sourcing and Central Planning team
• Improve inventory accuracy at the bakery to 98%+ (RM &PM)
• Ensuring Cycle counts of all raw materials and packaging items minimum once a period 
• Escalation of issues, when necessary, e.g., materials discrepancies higher than the tolerance, process discrepancies within the bakery, shortage of material etc. to Central planning team  
• Plan and schedule deliveries for all bulk Materials (Flour, Yeast, Oil etc.)  
• Based on the production Schedules and forecast, Plan, and schedule all palletized ingredients, packaging materials
• Ensure accurate master data parameters maintain in SAP
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels ensuring availability of material without overstocking  
• Own end to end Purchase order/Stock Transport Order creation and closing process in SAP   
• Ensure the Ing/Packaging is received by the Receivers in the plant by having proper quantities and batch code information in the system
• Ensuring that the bakery production team maintains up-to-date and accurate information on the reporting system and escalating the issue when necessary
• Act as backup for the Production Scheduler as required
• Other duties as required

About You:

• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in Materials Management, Industrial Engineering or equivalent 
• Strong communicator and team builder
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced & multitask environment
• Possess strong planning and time management skills
• Ability to learn fast, ambitious, and come up with new innovative ideas
• Naturally curious and strong desire to learn and grow
• Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexible to work different work schedules when needed
• Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
• SAP experience is considered an asset
• Programming skills are considered an asset
• Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset
• Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals
• Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done

What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands?

Working at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills.  Please keep in mind that other duties may be added, or this description may be amended at any time.