Demand Planner

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

The Demand Planner position will specialize in pulling and analyzing data, reporting, documenting and providing demand information to sales and other areas of the business as needed.

Job Duties

• Develop and maintain monthly operational forecast down to SKU level at multiple locations
• Incorporate business intelligence into the forecast (Examples, promotional programs, and events)
• Successfully communicate monthly forecast accuracy and weekly shipment performance to management.
• Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
• Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, finished goods stock level, and business strategies.
• Prepare and facilitate monthly consensus meetings with the Sales and planning teams to provide insight and analysis to improve the accuracy of the forecast.
• Complete the required presentations for review with senior management in the monthly planning process.
• Assist the Demand Planning Manager in the development of demand content for the monthly planning process as required.
• Work closely with customer supply chain, planning, and inventory management to report on forecast fill.
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management.
• Document and execute process flows, rules, and standards relevant to demand planning
• Assist the Demand Planning Manager in reviewing opportunities to reduce aged inventories and improve the MRB process.
• Support implementation of ERP and other new relevant software (for example JDE, Demand Works, Minitab, Power BI and others).
• Provide ad hoc reporting for the supply chain as needed

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE :

Benefits of Employment : IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment : IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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