Inventory Manager - Mississauga

BelPak•Mississauga, ON

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Belvika Trade & Packaging Ltd. DBA BelPak is a leading one-stop contract packaging company, specializing in precision packing of dry foods, chocolate and confectionary products from multiple facilities totaling more than 500,000 ft2. BelPak has grown to be one of the largest co-packers of chocolate, confectionary and snack products in Canada. BelPak uses its extensive experience in managing both manual processes and automated equipment to handle primary and secondary packaging of products for some of the world’s best known confectionary brands. BelPak is currently seeking an Inventory Manager for its Export facility, located in Mississauga. The Inventory Manager will be responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of inventory- from raw materials to finished goods- to ensure maximum availability, optimize inventory turnover, and minimal waste.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
3-5+ years of experience in inventory management, supply chain planning, or logistics, preferably in a CPG, food, beverage, or FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) environment
Demonstrated leadership and team skills with ability to motivate staff
Ability to interact with individuals at all levels within the Company
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Commitment to governing rules and regulations as they relate to Health & Safety and food safety
Manage and coordinate 3PL and vendors to ensure efficiency
Highly motivated and able to work independently
Ability to multi-task and establish priorities
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems

Responsibilities

Ensure production needs are fulfilled with materials within the network on time and in full
Verify and raise concerns over pallet aging
Investigate recons over threshold
Investigate inventory discrepancy escalations
Investigating BOM discrepancy
Facilitate disposals/returns with teams
Efficiently manage 3PL movements with less transportation costs
Ensure 3PL direct receiving’s are completed in timely fashion and correct
Verify aging FERT, and ensure shipping
Verify vendor invoice discrepancies based on receiving errors and issues
Investigate and rectify OS&D – pass along correction to Supervisor to fix
Approve and coordinate customs clearances for BelPak
Manage all customer EDI and system maintenance and testing
Approve 3PL storage invoices
Approve transportation invoices
Ensure weekly/monthly book to book reconciliations between Nulogy and SAP are conducted and investigate large variations
Ensure production FERT consumption daily postings for customer(s)
Ensure WIP is posted in timely fashion for customer(s)
Facilitate companywide customer inventory audits- yearly, weekly, daily
Investigate and ensure finance invoice errors are corrected
Accountable for driving inventory performance for BelPak enterprise
Required to be on site at the following facilities (Export, Traders, Bowery, Sandalwood, Airport, Goreway, McPherson or Thornmount) when needed
Manage performance of the inventory team through coaching, mentoring and training
Follow all Company health and safety policies and procedures and work in compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act
All other duties as assigned