Demand Planner - Montreal

Description

• Sales & Operations Meetings: Attend Sales & Operations meetings to understand future requirements and forecasts from the sales team, ensuring alignment with material planning.
• Additional Responsibilities: Take on other tasks and projects as assigned by the Head of Operations, actively participate in departmental meetings, and work effectively to reduce transport costs.
• Logistics Management: Manage logistics requirements within the branch, coordinating transport and release of materials with other subsidiaries; Ensure that transport costs are optimized.
• Return Planning: Coordinate return planning from client job sites with other departments to maintain appropriate stock levels and avoid surplus materials.
• Stock Level Optimization: Monitor and optimize stock levels, including safety stock, to ensure availability at the lowest possible cost and inventory levels as per budget.
• Material Movement Monitoring: Proactively monitor all material movements, addressing and resolving any disputes or issues that arise during project periods.
• Sourcing Coordination: Coordinate sourcing activities with the Supply Planner and Head of Operations to avoid negative inventories and ensure timely material reservations for customer orders.
• Collaborate with external suppliers to manage orders for customized materials.
• Reporting & Period Closings: Adhere to reporting deadlines and support period closings (month and year-end), ensuring timely creation and approval of orders as per authority levels.
• Engineering Coordination: Work with the Engineering team to find substitutions or alternate materials in case of shortages or long lead times.
• Material Planning & Availability: Ensure material planning and availability as per project forecasts, coordinating with the Distribution Center and other Doka subsidiaries to meet customer needs and requirements on time and in full.
• Order Processing: Manage material order processing, ensuring timely and accurate placement of orders and updating delivery dates in collaboration with the commercial department.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in construction or similarly fast-paced environments, ideally involving seasonal or fluctuating material needs.
• Substantial working knowledge of logistics processes and policies (material/yard/ transport logistics)
• Ability to work independently and achieve results with minimal supervision;
• Know-how and product knowledge (cost calculation, company accounts, inventory valuation, order processing, inventory and data management systems);
• Excellent communication skills in English and French
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply chain or Logistics. Commercial / Technical qualification is a plus;
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills;
• High school diploma required;

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance