Conduit HR Consulting Boutique Inc. is an HR firm with specialty in full cycle recruitment and human resources consulting support. We are based in the GTA and serve clients across the nation. We work to attract, develop, and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities in which we live. Employment policies and decisions on employment and promotions are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs of our clients.

Our client, in the dairy production industry is seeking a talented and motivated Production Planner with a background in dairy or brewery production reporting to the Plant Manager. Our client is the leading provider of dairy products such as milk, creamer, cheese in Canada. They offer variety of products when it comes to milk and dairy under national brand names like Natrel, Sealtest, OKA etc. Additionally, our client pride themselves on their business model and the way it helps share the wealth. In a world that is questioning established economic models, the company holds high the torch of a modern, ambitious form of cooperation.

Production Planner (Inventory Control): Responsibilities and duties

The main duties and responsibilities of a production planner or inventory control involves a careful balance of analyzing sales trends (inclination and declination), monitoring stock levels, and coordinating with procurement and warehouse teams to optimize inventory turnover and minimize overstock situations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads the production planning and scheduling process for the Don Mills plant.
• Compiles, organizes, and communicates production schedules to enable meeting customer delivery and the efficient execution of production, storage, and shipping in accordance with comapny's objectives.
• Maintains inventory strategy and parameters for produced and purchased products to stabilize production, material flow and space requirements while meeting customer demands.
• Collaborates with other key stakeholders to prepare a monthly production master plan with the Fresh & Frozen/ S&OP central planning team for a 12-month window.
• Leads weekly production planning meetings with production operations, sales, and central planning teams.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of the Agropur planning process with specific reference and accountability to Don Mills
• Governs the application of the established planning process to ensure sustainability and continuity of the standard while implementing controlled improvements going forward.
• Governs configuration and master data integrity of the TI systems for the planning and inventory modules of the ERP system.  

Other Requirements:

• University degree in operations management, Logistics/inventory management or engineering
• 7-10 years’ experience in production planning and inventory management
• Lean knowledge in manufacturing related to level scheduling