Sales & Operations Planning Analyst

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Natural Factors
Mississauga
CAD 60,000 - 80,000
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3 days ago
Job description

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Analyst

Location: Toronto, ON

Reporting Manager: Director, Operations HomeWater

The Sales & Operations Planning Analyst is responsible for leading the sales and operations planning process and managing end-to-end supply chain functions for HomeWater. This includes demand forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, logistics coordination, and monthly inventory reconciliation. This role is crucial in aligning sales forecasts with supply capabilities and ensuring that materials and products flow seamlessly from suppliers to customers, supporting both service levels and financial targets in North America.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. S&OP Process Management
    • Manage the monthly S&OP cycle, ensuring smooth transitions from data gathering and demand forecasting to supply planning and executive review.
    • Facilitate cross-functional meetings with sales, operations, and finance, providing insights that balance supply and demand.
    • Develop a rolling 12-month S&OP plan that adapts to demand changes, supporting capacity and resource planning aligned with business goals.
  2. Demand Planning and Forecasting
    • Collaborate closely with sales teams to create demand forecasts, adjusting for seasonal trends, promotions, and market changes.
    • Translate forecasts into actionable supply plans that align with production capabilities and resource availability.
    • Track forecast accuracy through key metrics, identifying improvement areas to enhance reliability and accuracy.
  3. Supply Chain Management
    • Manage purchasing activities, working with suppliers to secure materials, negotiate terms, and ensure consistent supply for production.
    • Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics, arranging freight and managing logistics partners to ensure timely deliveries while optimizing costs.
    • Oversee monthly inventory reconciliation, validating stock records against actual counts and resolving any discrepancies to maintain inventory accuracy.
    • Monitor supply chain performance through KPIs such as supplier performance, freight costs, and on-time delivery rates, implementing corrective actions as needed.
  4. Inventory and Supply Planning
    • Ensure inventory levels meet demand requirements while minimizing excess stock through effective safety stock and reorder point strategies.
    • Track inventory turnover, identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve inventory management.
    • Develop contingency plans for supply chain disruptions, proactively addressing risks like supplier issues or logistics delays to ensure supply continuity.
  5. Data Analysis and Reporting
    • Analyze sales history, customer trends, and external data to identify demand shifts, risks, and efficiency opportunities.
    • Generate monthly S&OP and supply chain reports that summarize forecast accuracy, inventory health, supply chain performance, and service levels.
    • Leverage tools such as Salesforce, Goldfinch, Power BI, and Excel to automate data collection and improve analysis accuracy.
  6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Act as a liaison between sales, operations, and warehouse teams, supporting integrated planning and preventing supply chain bottlenecks.
    • Coordinate with finance and vendor partners on inventory costs, monitoring valuations, cost of goods sold, and supply chain expenditures to support budgeting.
    • Build strong relationships with suppliers and logistics partners, ensuring transparency, open communication, and favorable terms.
  7. Continuous Improvement
    • Regularly evaluate S&OP and supply chain processes for improvement opportunities, recommending strategies to reduce costs, increase accuracy, and enhance service levels.
    • Implement industry best practices in supply chain management, introducing advancements in logistics, planning, and automation to drive efficiency.
    • Track and refine KPIs, such as on-time delivery, inventory turnover, and freight costs, adjusting strategies to achieve measurable performance improvements.

Requirements:

  • Logistics experience in warehousing, transport, and logistics support.
  • Proven leadership skills, with good business sense.
  • Proven ability to manage interpersonal relationships.
  • High level of attention to detail is a must.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Analytical and a problem solver with a good sense of judgment and adaptable to different situations.
  • Highly developed multi-tasking and organizational skills with ability to work well under pressure.
  • Budget/financial management, analytical skills, business process design, change management, transportation, warehousing and proficient in computer office applications.
  • Possess a positive, enthusiastic, and can-do attitude.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

Key Metrics:

  • Forecast accuracy.
  • Inventory turnover and accuracy.
  • COGS efficiency.
  • On-time delivery rates.
  • Freight and logistics costs.

Benefits:

Just Energy offers a robust benefits plan for staff members, as well as Employee Assistance Programs that offer a wealth of tools and resources to enrich the employee experience. The company also provides a number of cost-free, self-development courses for those that wish to build on their skills and competencies. In addition, a variety of awards offer another opportunity to recognize and reward employees.

We offer:

  • Competitive compensation.
  • Personal development resources.
  • Health and wellbeing tools and resources.
  • Growth opportunities.

Primary Location:

Toronto, ON

Job Type:

Full-time

Job Level:

Day Job

Travel:

10%

Primary Location:

CA-ON-Mississauga

Work Locations:

ON-Mississauga-Courtney Park

Job:

Sales Support

Organization:

Canada

Schedule:

Regular

Shift:

Standard

Employee Status:

Non-Management

Job Type:

Full-time

Job Level:

Day Job

Travel:

No

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