Operations Planning Analyst

What you'll do Are you curious about how businesses forecast demand, manage inventory, and make supply chain decisions? Mark's Commercial is looking for an Operations Planning Analyst to join our Commercial Planning & Allocation team. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career professional looking to build practical experience in forecasting, inventory planning, business analytics, and supply chain operations. You will work alongside experienced Planning, Sales, Supply Chain, and Fulfillment professionals to help forecast demand, analyze inventory trends, support customer programs, and develop recommendations that influence purchasing and replenishment decisions across Canada. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to forecasting, inventory management, supplier collaboration, reporting, automation, and continuous improvement while developing skills that can accelerate a career in Planning, Supply Chain, or Operations Leadership. We're not looking for someone who knows everything already. We're looking for someone who is curious, analytical, eager to learn, and excited to solve problems. Forecast demand for ongoing programs as well as new programs. Meet with vendors and provide Mark's Commercial order projections. Provide Mark's Commercial order projections to Retail PODs for shared products. Analyze core inventory requirements for Fulfillment Centres. Review seasonal Fulfillment Centre inventory and take action on stranded inventory. Work with IT and business partners to test and implement planning tools. Balance inventory between Fulfillment Centres. Contact PODs for product recommendations supporting customer opportunities. Lead recurring forecast cycles using approved planning assumptions, size curves, inventory holds, safety stock settings, allocation logic, and quarterly planning processes. Perform scenario analysis and recommend actions to mitigate supply, inventory, and service-level risks. Support the development and maintenance of forecasting tools, templates, and planning models. Calculate demand and place import purchase orders. Implement item coverage and floor values based on demand forecasts. Analyze demand and place purchase orders ahead of cost increases when appropriate. Analyze inventory positions, open sales orders, and fulfillment constraints to identify risks and opportunities. Coordinate inventory transfers, inbound shipments, vendor supply commitments, and replenishment activities. Review seasonal inventory strategies and recommend actions to mitigate excess and stranded inventory. Monitor and manage critical purchase order activity throughout the procurement lifecycle. Own material purchase order exceptions and ensure timely resolution through established workflows. Analyze open purchase orders, vendor confirmations, and supply constraints to recommend buy, expedite, transfer, substitute, future-date, hold, or cancellation actions. Work closely with suppliers, sourcing teams, and supply chain partners to proactively manage supply disruptions. Escalate critical risks impacting customer fulfillment, inventory availability, or service levels. Complete quarterly accrual markdown activities. Prepare monthly reporting for the Finance team. Review and submit Cat50 ISF activities within ANAPLAN as required. Develop ad hoc reports related to inventory, sales, forecasting, and operational performance using various reporting tools. Write SQL queries required by the business. Develop and maintain KNIME workflows and reporting files as required. Maintain planning data quality, reporting controls, and forecasting integrity. Produce concise operational insights, recommendations, risks, and opportunities for stakeholders and leadership teams. Support business decision-making through data-driven analysis and forecasting expertise. Work with business and technical partners to test, improve, and implement planning tools and processes. Maintain and support forecasting templates, Power Query transformat…

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