[Hiring] Planner @Martin Brower

Role Description

The ROP Planner is primarily responsible for working with clients to ensure a continuous flow of communication with the restaurants in your portfolio and to manage the demand and the supply planning for these restaurants. This is a 12-month contract position.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• System/Restaurant Support
  • Provide direct support and communication to restaurants as needed
  • Manage customer relationships across a portfolio of restaurants
  • Respond to tickets and calls within assigned SLAs
  • First line of contact for all restaurant order related concerns
  • Triage, assign and close tickets
  • Manage communication through Salesforce tickets, Finesse calls, ‘Message of the day’ and News Section posting in the MBSync Communication portal
  • Support the onboarding of new restaurants, ownership changes, and closures in all communication systems and tools (Sales Force / KOMPASS / MBSync)
  • Liaise with centralized routing to initiate any temporary routing assignments
  • Provide proper communication and support to the restaurants regarding:
    • Holiday closures
    • Temporary closure
    • Permanent closures
    • New openings
    • Master Schedule Changes
  • Monitor the integration of the restaurant orders into the operating system
  • Ensure any system hard stops are addressed and removed allowing smooth processing to the next phase
  • Troubleshoot order errors and processing order adjustments
  • Invoicing as required
  • Completion of daily trials
  • Monitor shortage reports, process shortages in JDE & communicate to impacted restaurants
  • Manage order adjustments in the JDE system (substitutions, order removals)
  • Process delivery adjustments and cart adjustments communicated through internal systems
  • Monitor and process Restaurant Credits
• Department Support
  • Support Supply Chain and Operations during product shortages
  • Using data-based metrics from the KOMPASS system determine who might be a risk during a shortage, contact restaurants as required, and make appropriate arrangements via specials or add-ons
  • Focus on KPI improvement
  • Identify improvements that can be made to specific restaurants/items
  • Provide expert analysis and advice to restaurants on how to best manage proposals and inputs (transfers, waste, inventory counts, safety stock)
  • Coordination and participation with Technical ROP Planners on regular check-in calls
  • Active participation in cross-functional promotional meetings with Supply Chain and ROP ensuring fluid communication and end-to-end support
  • Work cross-functionally with DC Operations, Field Service, Supply Chain, Centralized Routing to ensure top-level service to our restaurants in all aspects (communication, product delivery, daily issue resolution, process improvement)
  • Run, analyze and publish ROP/KOMPASS reports to various MB Business Units as requested
  • QA testing support for JDE / MBSync / KOMPASS connectivity
  • Assist in the training of new hires as needed
• Process Optimization
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes that support the collaboration and effectiveness of the National Supply Chain Team
  • Maintain training & user guides – escalating updates as recommended to team leads
  • Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations
  • Other projects or duties as assigned

Qualifications

• University Degree
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with a replenishment / forecasting process
• Intermediate Microsoft Office – Candidates who have advanced Excel (Macro) is an asset
• Proficient knowledge of demand and supply planning with practical system knowledge within JDE; JDA/Manugistics; SAP; Oracle or similar is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong team player
• Customer relationship management
• Ability to organize and prioritize workloads in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to develop good cross-functional and collaborative working relationships
• This position must pass a post-offer background check

Requirements

• Proficient knowledge of JDE, JDA, Cognos; Power BI – definite asset

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Background Check

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Pay Transparency

Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.

Transparency in the use of AI

Our recruitment process may utilize artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools, such as virtual assistant, to support candidates in exploring job opportunities, initiating applications, and obtaining answers to common questions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to make final hiring decisions. All employment decisions are made by human reviewers.