Supply Chain Planner (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 Logistics Operations Associate.

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 great 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, & 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

Wonderbrands supply planners will report into a team leader, supply planning or a manager, supply planning. Supply planners 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 WB 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

Short term daily and long term weekly master planning and all related activities for a specified product category (bread, rolls, alternatives, frozen) including timely distribution of information

Short and long term analysis for capacity and inventory requirements

Maintain and improve fill rate and financial obligations (including post production waste) as set by WB leadership

Understand, identify and root cause KPI misses for opportunities to improve trends.

Participation and/or leadership in key meetings as required.

Develop key relationships with other WB team members including Manufacturing sites, Logistics and Demand Planning

Planning and replenishing central ingredients and packaging items on a weekly basis using planning tool/SAP MRP.

Create Purchase orders with the suppliers and monitor weekly Purchase orders which are due for delivery.

Work with PLM and bakeries for the new project launches and ensure timely placement of Pos to the suppliers ensuring inventory availability throughout the network.

Develop and maintain relationships with existing and potential buyers and suppliers to the organization along with maintaining supplier score cards and having discussions with suppliers on service levels periodically.

Develop processes to improve inventory accuracy for all centrally stored raw materials.

Report and update department KPIs

End to end tracking of deployment transactions

Clear and open communication with internal and external partners (verbal and written)

Learn and champion software tools (current and as introduced)

Drive to improve and develop processes/tools that contribute and/or act as multipliers to overall WB business health

Participating in the S&OP process and maintaining related presentation tools according to product category

Vacation coverage activities including responsibilities from other team members

All other duties as required.

Required Experience

Completed post secondary degree from a recognized university or college with a focus on engineering, supply chain, statistics or mathematics (or equivalent experience)

1-2 years of relevant work experience (or equivalent co-op or internship placements)

Understanding of 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 orientated, be multitasking and be inquisitive and analytical

SAP experience preferred

Moderate to advanced excel skills required

Demonstrated knowledge and execution of Power BI and MS Access preferred

Written and spoken French an asset but not required

Flexible work schedule including holidays and weekends

FGF Group Competencies:

Adaptive Intelligence - Team Members respond effectively to challenges by evolving their skills, mindset, and approach.

Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments by embracing continuous change. Quickly adjusts to new priorities and actively seeks innovative solutions. Uses setbacks as opportunities for growth

and applies a relentless focus on improving outcomes. Approaches challenges with a proactive, solutions-driven mindset and openness to feedback.

Calculated Risk-Taking: Makes strategic decisions by evaluating options and creating contingency plans.

Collaborative Intelligence - Collaborative intelligence empowers teams to unlock collective strengths and achieve results through synergy and mutual trust.

Team First and Collaboration: Engages with Team Members and colleagues, builds relationships, and fosters an inclusive, innovative environment.

Entrepreneurial Intelligence - Equips Team Members to identify opportunities, overcome setbacks, and move ideas to execution effectively.

Continuous Improvement: Drives innovation and optimizes processes to enhance quality and productivity.

Customer and Product Focus: Addresses need proactively with accountability and a solution-oriented mindset.

Fierce Execution: Achieves results with a strategic and hands-on approach, learning from mistakes and building trust.

Leadership Competencies

Inspire & Energize Team Members

Continually inspires and develops Team Members and promote cross-functional collaboration.

Supports, shared knowledge and experience with your Team through authentic conversations and development planning

Communicates clear expectations

Uses insight and knowledge to influence others

Understands and acknowledge differences and modifies style to support unleashing potential

Demonstrates patience and empathy, while listening

Create Winning Relationships

Inspire enthusiasm & commitment by communicating a clear path to success

Empowers others by delegating and providing support and opportunities for growth

Identifies, raises and resolves conflict

Builds trust and models the “Coach Approach”

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Encourages informed risk-taking and supports learning from outcomes.

Creates an environment where your team enjoys working hard while having fun

Provides feedback to reinforce results

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.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

We affirm that our hiring process, including candidate screening, evaluation, and selection, does not involve the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools. All assessments and decisions are conducted by qualified human professionals to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance with Bill 149.

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