Supply Chain Coordinator - 6 Month Contract (Open to New Graduates)

Job Posting

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 Supply Chain Coordinator.

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 greatest 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:

A Wonderbrands Supply Chain Coordinator will report into a Team Leader, Supply Planning or a Manager, Supply Planning. Supply Chain Coordinators are responsible for (not in order):

• The detailed master planning of primarily fresh baked goods (breads, rolls, bagels) with some inventoried frozen SKUs, short and long term;
• Achieving and maintaining set KPI levels for fill rate, inventory targets, and other established metrics;
• Open communication, collaboration, and engagement with Wonderbrands key Team Members including Logistics, Finance, Manufacturing, Customer Center of Excellence, Procurement, and Product Life Management;
• Participating in continuous improvement goals. This role is in a FAST-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee our supply chain activities for our fresh/frozen business.
• Independently troubleshoot challenges such as breakdowns, carrier issues, and capacity shortages.
• Participate and lead daily calls to ensure manufacturing is on track.
• Coordinate production changes between sites as required.
• Contribute to maintaining key KPIs such as fill rate at 98.5%.
• Create transport plans for future sales days (linehaul and delivery planning).
• Review and monitor returnable packaging inventory.
• Develop key relationships with other Wonderbrands Team Members, including manufacturing sites and logistics.
• Respond to requests from and for manufacturing, customer experience, distribution centres, transport, and sales.
• Clear and open communication with internal and external partners (verbal and written) in a timely manner.

About You:

• Completed post-secondary degree from a recognized University or College with preference for a focus on Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• 1 year of related work experience (or equivalent co-op or internship placements).
• Understanding of basic supply chain principles including forecasting, inventory control, and logistics.
• Successful candidate will be results-driven, find innovative solutions to problems, be proactive in identifying issues and opportunities, strike a balance between fair and progressive, be detail-oriented, be comfortable multitasking, and be inquisitive and analytical.
• SAP and TMS experience preferred.
• Moderate to advanced Excel skills required.
• Written and spoken French is an asset but not required.
• 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.
• Available to work Monday to Friday or Wednesday to Sunday.
• This is a six-month contract, with the potential for extension if needed.

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.