DEMAND PLANNER
AUXLY TORONTO – TORONTO, ON
About Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX: XLY)
We are a leading Canadian consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Our focus is on developing, manufacturing, and distributing branded cannabis products that delight wellness and recreational consumers. Our vision is to be a leader in branded cannabis products that deliver on our consumer promise of quality, safety, and efficacy.
About the role
Based out of Auxly Toronto, we are currently looking for a Demand Planner ready to take the next step in their career and join our Supply Chain Team. Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, the ideal candidate aspires to work in the growing cannabis field with an award-winning team! The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining 12 to 18 months rolling forecast and create inferences for management decision making based on sales trend, market dynamics, seasonality, sales strategic initiatives and others.
What you can expect to do
- Embody Auxly’s business mission and strategy and act in a responsible, ethical and honest behaviour while consistently leading by example.
- Grow the team mindset, positive attitude, constantly develop skills
- Play a key role in developing the key aspects of the S&OP meeting
- Lead the development implementation and maintenance of formalized demand management and forecasting process with a 12 to 18 months rolling Forecast
- Create weekly and monthly reports and tools to track Sales performance compared to internal Forecast and competitor sales by SKU & category
- Incorporating upcoming Promotion volumes in forecast and creating MAPE report for Promo vs actual
- Establish and monitor the forecast accuracy and BIAS reporting, identify gaps and work closely with the sales, R&D and internal supply chain teams to improve the KPI’s for critical items.
- Identify abnormal demand patterns, evaluate and recommend alternatives
- Work closely with Order management, production, supply planning, procurement and PMO to ensure Forecast is achievable and highlight any risks in MRP processes and outcomes
- Work with cross-functional teams and provide insight to improve business decisions through data
- Serves as the “bridge” between different levels of work and functional areas, primarily sales, new products and supply chain
Skills and Competencies
- Overall understanding of MRP, demand forecasting and new product launch processes with their interdependency with other business processes
- Knowledge of category management and full product life cycle management
- Strong knowledge of supply chain as well as financial acumen
- Develop in-depth market dynamics to better understand performance
- Provide in-depth analysis of current sales, shipment and retail inventory performance and ensure that the short term demand plan outlook is incorporated in the long term plans
- Knowledge and experience in sophisticated demand software’s
- Identify potential risks and opportunities to our business and develop effective mitigation plans
- Provide substantial recommendations to the business based on insight generated
- Manage data models, forecast algorithms and record forecast assumptions
What we are looking for
- Minimum 3 (three) years’ in Consumer Packaged Goods or similar industry with clear experience in demand planning roles
- University degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or related field
- Sage MRP experience a strong asset
- Cannabis industry experience a strong asset
- Strong financial literacy and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills required; fluent English
- Good command of MS Office Suite required (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge of database management tools and SQL is preferred
- Power BI and experience building dashboards is preferred
- Excellent interpersonal skills, mentoring, listening, decision-making abilities
What will set you apart
- Sage MRP experience a strong asset
- Cannabis industry experience a strong asset
- Extensive demand planning experience in CPG or Cannabis industry
How we hire
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We provide accommodation for job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
