Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes and Pools

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

The Supply Chain Planner reports into Pool Supply Chain leadership.  You are responsible for managing and optimizing the end-to-end supply chain process to ensure that products are available to meet customer demand while minimizing costs and maintaining high service levels. This involves reacting to changes in demand, inventory management, production planning, procurement, and logistics coordination. This role requires close collaboration with various departments such as sales, marketing, production, and logistics, as well as external suppliers and customers.

What You’ll Do

• Partner and support cross-functional teams (PMO, Procurement, Vendors, 3PL, Sales, Manufacturing and Finance) to ensure the company meets performance targets.

• Ensure customer demand is satisfied while preventing production schedule changes due to raw materials shortages.

• Partner with KIK plants, suppliers, and procurement to maintain adequate stock levels of raw materials at plants in time to meet production requirements.

• Manage new product introductions.

• Own the allocation process should supply/service issues occur.

• Primary owner of planning and inventory control master data parameters.

• Perform forecasting and data analysis on existing and incoming inventory and predict stock-out dates.

• Identify process improvements opportunities and recommend solutions.

• Responsible for ad-hoc analysis.

   

The above statement describes the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Business, Engineering, Operations/Manufacturing or related discipline is preferred

• 2+ years of related Supply Chain experience

• Ability to analyze and solve problems, results oriented

• Excellent relationship building and communication skills

• Organized and detail oriented, adaptable to change

• Excellent computer skills (MS Office, Qlik, Power BI)

• Familiarity with AI tools

• Knowledge of ERP Systems (SAP experience is an asset)

• APICS/CPIM certification is a plus

What You Will Get

KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth. 

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. We are known for our portfolio of notable brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,300 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or uniformed services status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law. 

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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