Nestle Looking for Demand and Supply Planning Manager at Canada Full Time

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestle Canada

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

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A little bit about us

Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

What to Expect:

You will be managing the end-to-end demand and supply planning processes for the Nestle Professional area of the business. From ensuring strong partnerships, to translating vision into practice, you will be leading change and applying a continuous improvement mindset to your work.

A day in the life:

As a Nestle Professional Demand & Supply Planning Manager, you will manage the Supply Network of an assigned area by replenishing each dispatch point to meet customer service objectives. You will maintain optimal stock cover; identify exceptions & monitor performance. You will also:

• Collaborate across teams to manage portfolios throughout their lifecycle (including product launches, packaging changes)

• Support Innovation teams by ensuring accurate short- and long-term forecasting in demand plans

• Manage and maintain forecast over the planning horizon. This includes generating and maintaining long range forecasts, combining incremental, impactors, and multiple data inputs

• Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimise costs of inventory to ensure optimum stocks of the right material in the right location

• Apply big picture thinking to both demand and supply plans, ensuring consistent analysis and evaluation

• Bring a strong customer and business focus to ways of working

Role Requirements

• Proven ability to manage complex projects & diverse stakeholders

• Min 2. Years experience in Demand and Supply Planning

• Completed degree or equivalent experience in Operations Management, Supply Chain or logistics

Preferred Skills

• Team player, with excellent communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge and understanding of food service industry and Consumer Packaged Goods

• Proficiency in MS Office, Power BI,

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 four/five/six 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)

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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