Senior Supply Chain Planner

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Starbucks Canada is known for developing and supporting partners (employees) who are guided by their service to others. As a sr. supply chain planner, you will lead the development of tactical and strategic supply plans and managing inventory levels to achieve customer service, supply chain and financial objectives. Ensuring that the right product is in the right place at the right time in the right quantities to meet customer demand.
This role will be working out of one of the Regional Offices (North York, ON, Vancouver, BC, Montreal, QC) and will require the successful candidate to work out of the regional office 3 days per week.
As a sr. supply chain planner, you will…

• Initiates and leads the development of short- and long-term supply plans to balance the demand forecast with cost, efficiency and capacity constraints. Optimizes the flow of product through the supply chain and provides feedback for continuous improvement.
• Initiates and leads cross-functional or global project teams. Supports timely project completion through performance measurement reports and process development and improvement. Identifies risks, communicates action items and provides updates to the larger team.
• Creates and generates reports and performance analyses of KPIs, including out-of-stock, days of supply, aging inventories and other analyses to facilitate cost and service improvements.
• Conducts ongoing development of inventory strategies to determine cost-effective use of inventory investment while maximizing inventory turns and meeting service level targets. Identifies and recommends opportunities to reduce costs and prepare for future growth. Identifies capacity gaps. Recommends changes to sourcing.
• Uses planning system tools to effectively and efficiently create tactical and strategic inventory and supply solutions. Initiates and leads system development and enhancement
• Establishes and maintains supportive relationships with customers, suppliers and team partners to ensure effective communication of strategic and tactical issues. Serves as a liaison between demand forecast and supply chain partners.

Qualifications
We’d love to hear from people with:

• Ability to operate in ambiguity while managing multiple deadlines and priorities
• Project management experience as an asset
• Post-secondary degree in Supply Chain or related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills within inventory management
• Proficient in Microsoft suite
• Ability to influence cross-functionally and collaboratively
• 2+ years experience in supply chain – demand or supply planning
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing in English

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