Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the
North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise
Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work
environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality
products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients
and employees alike.
Position Summary: The ideal candidate will have Supply Chain Management,
Inventory Control, Full Cycle Planning and Forecasting experience to manage and
support retail, foodservice, and industrial sales in further processed food
manufacturing facility involving meat, dairy, and plant-based proteins. This
individual is analytically minded with a knack for streamlining processes and
can manage staff, vendor/material requirements, accountability, and performance
within a cross functional, multi-plant environment.
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POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demand Planning
- Forecasting
- Scheduling
- Purchasing/Procurement
- Logistics - Shipping/Receiving/On-Hand consumables inventory (on site/third
party offsite)
- Raw, Ingredient, and Finished Goods Inventory management
- Provides regular updates and status reports to management
- Hold regular team-based meetings to review backorders, aging reports,
purchase orders, production schedules and ETAs with direct team and shared
stakeholders
REQUIRED SKILL, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preferably 5 years of progressive experience; desirable to have touchpoints
in multiple, if not all, functional areas of Supply Chain management
- Ability to perform rudimentary sales forecast to planning analysis: demand
trends, inventory usage, seasonal putdown strategies for market
advantage/capacity utilization development plans
- Degree/Diploma in Supply Chain Management or industry related (Purchasing,
Procurement, Logistics)
- MRP/ERP system experience
- Previous experience managing a team of direct reports and ability to assess
required labour increases/reductions
- Collecting relevant data on productivity and customer demand to improve,
identify changes and improve supply chain processes
COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES:
- Strong critical thinking and communication skills (written and verbal) to
share ideas and influence others, including senior management team.
- Ability to implement new business strategies with strong change leadership
skills.
- Ability to achieve successful strategic change and innovation.
- Coach, mentor, and train all Supply Chain team members to enhance performance
and to develop and retain high-potential employees of the future.
- Evaluate business risk, and work with executive committees.
- Create a high performing team with clear direction and realistic but
challenging goals.
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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified
individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or
any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a
group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role
will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of
the candidate.
