Supply Chain Claims Analyst, (16-month contract)

Sofina Foods Inc•Brampton, ON

About The Position

Reporting to Manager, Customer Claims, the Customer Claims Analyst is responsible for investigating customer claims and deductions to drive to the root cause, propose corrective actions and prepare backups for claim disputes. In collaboration with Customer Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Logistics this role plays a pivotal part in day-to-day claims process working towards overall reduction of noncompliance fines by determining and addressing root cause issues. The Customer Claims Analysts ensure all customer claims are resolved in a timely matter, gather required supporting documents to file claim disputes, and monitors claim status. This role supports Customer Claims Manager with weekly reporting, tools development and cross functional communication to drive efficiencies in claims management.

Requirements

Degree in a Business Discipline and minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience;
Understanding CPG Environment;
Strong skill in MS Office applications (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and the Internet;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Strong analytical and negotiations skills.

Responsibilities

Monitoring of on; on-account, in process $ and in process days KPI’s. Drive improvements on these 3 key metrics while overall improving the customer experience;
Support reduction of claims with improved recovery, root cause analysis and overall customer experience;
Help prepare reports for weekly meetings with the customers and internal stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity and provide recommendations. Internally, you will support communication with key stakeholders to call out exceptions in OTIF, flag risks, and provide actionable recommendations and be proactive with service issues;
Own the investigation process of claims, ensure proper back us are filed and in alignment with customer noncompliance manuals;
Leverage internal tools as well as customer portals to action all OTIF claims as soon as they happen;
Work internally at Sofina with cross-functional teams to root cause frequent OTIF issues and minimize re-occurrence. Track and measure;
Maintain database of customer specific OTIF requirements;
Provide training and support to customer supply chain specialists to ensure proper investigation process, credit issuance and usage of new tools (Claims portal, customer trackers).