Senior Inventory Control Analyst

Dr. Oetker is a state-of-the-art Pizza Production Facility in London, Ontario. With our Head Quarters in Germany, and operations in over countries around the world, we are an international company with deep family roots dating back to 1. Our London facility which employees about associates was built in 4 and showcases modern, highly automated, high volume production lines where we produce Ristorante, Casa di Mama and Giuseppe pizzas under the Dr. Oetker label.

In our facility, we start with raw materials such as flour and yeast to make a great pizza crust, topping with sauce and ingredients to make a fantastic, finished pizza and then freezing and packaging the pizzas for retail distribution. The Senior Inventory Control Analyst will collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization and will be responsible for monitoring and controlling inventory integrity through SAP including raw materials, WIP, finished goods and packaging.

This is an onsite role based out of our London Facility, working Monday to Friday. However, flexibility is essential to align with production schedules and business needs.

Reporting to the Plant Controller you will :

• Oversee the inventory of raw materials, WIP, finished goods and packaging by running daily / weekly inventory reports to discover and analyzing discrepancies in the inventory data while striving to improve the inventory control systems.
• Be responsible to reconcile and monitor inventory accuracy while investigating and resolving any errors or discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Implement proactive measures and / or continuous improvements to ensure inventory discrepancies are prevented.
• Generate and prepare reports in SAP including thorough analysis with recommendations on inventory issues.
• Track and monitor movement of materials and make recommendations for corrective actions based on on-going analysis.
• Work closely with Procurement and QA to Lead (and manage) the return to vendor process.
• Support QA and Supply Chain by investigating cost implications and analysis of raw material substitutions.
• Work closely with QA and production to closely investigate and monitor the cost of quality including waste metrics generated from quality corrective actions.
• Be responsible for inventory write offs (this includes raw material & finished goods) including investigation and root cause analysis to determine recommendations for any required corrective action.
• Oversee cycle counting process and ensure compliance with established control process including weekly reporting.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Supply Chain to support monthly financial close and lead and manage the inventory reserve process.
• Develop inventory dashboard to consolidate relevant monthly results including inventory loss (write offs, waste, reserve) as well as quality (holds, returns, claims)
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close, including participation in physical inventory counts as required.
• Provide backup coverage for Production analyst (TECO Process and Production Reporting).
• Analyze daily production reports to provide recommendations to improve usage variance.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the standard costing system, including active participation in the review of production variances for reasonability.

Qualifications :

The expected base salary range for this position is CAD $, to CAD $, depending on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget

Dr. Oetker Canada Ltd. also offers several generous employee benefits paid for by the company including health and dental, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, development and enhanced vacation program.

No relocation support available.

To be eligible for this position, you must be legally permitted to work in Canada without any additional sponsorship support from Dr. Oetker Canada Ltd.