Job Overview:
Responsible for the generation of a production plan to maintain the necessary inventory needs. The role will also be responsible to ensure that materials are ordered and delivered on time and that all manual and computerized records are kept up to date

Key Responsibilities:

Review labels, packaging and film requirements, determine requirements, schedule production as per supply and communicate requirements to appropriate personnel

Review client orders and prepare production Plan (schedule) to ensure all orders are filled to meet the clients’ requirements

Collaborate with all operational departments including QA, Sales, Customer Service personnel as required to fulfill clients’ orders / requirements.

Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.

Provide input to the department in the developing of inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs

Report scheduling, managing orders for deployment and manipulate spreadsheets

Prepare daily, weekly, monthly efficiency, yield, and productivity reports

Run the Planning Worksheet on an ERP to run the planning process

Data Entry into system for delivery of products

Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results





Ensure that there is ample supply to ship, organize materials, and make sure schedules are created and kept

Needs to be aware of orders on hold and when they are released

Manage order and delivery dates

The Recipe for Success:

Completion of college degree in Business or Supply Chain Management

Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Production Scheduler

Experience implementing and utilizing ERP software

Extensive knowledge of MPS/MRP, Demand Flow, JIT, Forecasting, Inventory Planning and Supply Chain Design

Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, lead business discussions and train others

Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments

Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Experience implementing and utilizing ERP software

Able to find recent methods and principles and ability to incorporate them into existing practices as needed.

Highly focused and proactive

What we can offer:

As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.

Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.

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📌 Materials Planner (Ontario)
🏢 Giveandgo
📍 Ontario