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Demand Planner

by Motif Labs

Location: ONTARIO
Date Posted: Jun 24, 2023
Motif Labs

Job Description

 

Demand Planner

 

Description

Demand Planners are responsible for executing on demand planning activities associated with Motif SKUs. The Demand Planner will be part of a team responsible for translating customer forecasts into production demand, ensuring that operations and supply chain planning teams are prioritizing inventory build. The individual will incorporate business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, provincial board replenishment analysts, and other sources.
 
Company 
Motif Labs is a licensed cannabis extraction facility located in SW Ontario.?Motif operates as a business-to-business enterprise, offering toll processing and contract manufacturing services to Licensed Producers (LP's) and 3rd Party Brands.?Motif is experiencing significant growth and we are seeking dynamic and professional individuals to join our team.?Motif prides itself on Integrity, Collaboration and Quality, and these core values are at the center of everything we do.?? 
 
Position Overview: 
  • Oversee demand planning for new and existing products. Work with supply chain planning to prioritize demands based on constraints.  
  • Collaborate with the sales team to understand forecast accuracy and demand forecasting drivers. 
  • Develops item, location, weekly forecasts for a 12-month rolling horizon using historical trends, customer intelligence and other demand drivers 
  • Demonstrate ownership of demand planning and management processes across the company 
  • Communicate the product inventory strategies (high runners, new products, substitutions, end life…) to the Supply Chain team 
  • Communicate demand changes and drivers in Supply Review and understand supply constraints and impact to demand/sales 
  • Responsible for identification, selection and implementation of continuous improvements initiatives to support demand planning accuracy  
  • Address demand related queries and issues in a timely manner. 
  • Identify opportunities to meet customer demands during constrained supply. 
  • Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs. 
  • Maintain demand planning processes and systems to improve forecasting accuracy 
  • Drive automation improvements, support technology enhancements and new planning system implementations  
  • Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions. 
  • Report of forecasts and inventory KPIs. 
  • Drive convergences and divergences versus the Business Plan; and  
  • Other duties as assigned  
 
Qualifications:? 
 
  • 2- 5 years experience in demand planning, big data modeling, analytics 
  • Skilled in effectively translating mathematical information into business-friendly language 
  • Experience managing and growing a team  
  • Knowledge in integrated supply chain systems 
  • Must possess business acumen relating to vision and purpose, strategic thinking and problem solving, and creative/innovative mindset 
  • Must be customer and market driven 
  • Advanced skills in MS Office applications (particularly Excel)  
  • Experience with ERP systems (preferably Microsoft 365)  
 
NOTE: All candidates are required to pass a criminal background check and provide a copy for employment at Motif. We thank all interested candidates. Only those whom we have selected for an interview will be contacted.? 

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