Material Supply Coordinator

The Opportunity: The Material Supply Coordinator will be responsible for requisition and monitoring of packaging, ingredients and plant supplies to meet production needs. They will also coordinate all production planning for the plant ensuring that the needs of the customers are met and that plant and equipment is used as efficiently as possible. Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by October 28. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration. Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount Base Salary: $47,000 - $69,000 CAD base pay annually The above base salary reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job- related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part-time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours. Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life: Monitor materials, supplies, and ingredients to ensure availability to meet production demands. Gather vendor performance data for the facility. Work with the Material Supply Leader and designated suppliers to implement cost reduction proposals, product standardization, and promotion of best practices. Work within SAP to set up vendors, prepare purchase orders, set up transfers. Maintain material related master data within SAP. Interact with shipping/receiving, scheduling, purchasing and production to ensure the daily requirements for production are met. Responsible for making dry goods scheduling changes and communicating changes to suppliers. Lead the inventory count process, making necessary adjustments and investigating discrepancies. Analyze variance reports and drive continuous improvement. Communicate with QA about product issues, and execute the return goods process with the suppliers of returned products/goods. Responsible for ensuring that confirmation of receiving on PO’s is completed accurately, and investigate any discrepancies. Maintain vendor relationships. Maintain and control vendor managed inventories for vendors. Drive process improvement within the Material Control dry goods areas. Prepare weekly production schedules that meet customer requirements and utilizes equipment and labour in the most efficient manner, ensuring optimum results. Prioritize production requirements on a daily basis, if needed, to best meet customer demands. Coordinate with the Shipping Department, all shipments direct to customers and to outside storage locations and prepare export documents for all finished goods shipping outside of Canada. Manage the Port Perry Chep pallet program. Supply detailed weekly production estimates (in kgs.) to the Senior Finance Analyst. Interface with suppliers for forecasting as required. Assist in answering the front door upon visitors’ arrival and provide back-up for answering the incoming main phone line. Complete scheduling adherence root causing file for all production misses weekly. Maintain calendar for 5-week outlook of production demand. Work with supply planning to ensure schedules are created and as per the template provided, in reference to SAP, working through any discrepancies with the Planner assigned to Port Perry. Ensure schedule meets all FSQA policies (i.e. allergen sequencing). Ensure Production schedule maintains correct and relevant information such as SAP number, description, throughput, date code, allergens. Schedule RDT test request as efficiently as possible after approval by Plant Manager and maintain any relevant documentation. Support organization and preparation of Production Packages. Maintain database of Batch Sheets and ensure that documents provided to floor are in line with current BOMs. Create process orders and populate with relevant information daily. Conduct other non-routine tasks as requested by Manager. Adhere to all Company Health and Safety standards to minimize the…

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