THE POSITION IS ONSITE IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
Cryopak Industries is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Analyst & Planning Lead to support and optimize our manufacturing planning activities, including MRP, materials management, inventory optimization and production scheduling.
This is a hands-on manufacturing planning role combining business analytics, MRP/materials planning, production scheduling, process improvement and team development.
The successful candidate will work directly within our ERP/MRP environment to ensure material availability, maintain accurate planning parameters, resolve shortages, support production scheduling and improve planning processes across the organization.
This is not a traditional IT Business Analyst position. Hands-on manufacturing, MRP/materials planning and production scheduling experience are essential.
Key Responsibilities
MRP, Materials Planning & Production Scheduling
- Lead day-to-day and longer-term MRP, materials planning and production scheduling activities.
- Review MRP requirements and planning exceptions and take action to address shortages, delays and supply risks.
- Maintain and optimize ERP/MRP planning parameters, including lead times, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes and planning rules.
- Ensure availability of raw materials and components to support production requirements and customer demand.
- Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer priorities, material availability, capacity and operational constraints.
- Monitor material shortages, late deliveries and inventory risks and coordinate corrective actions.
- Analyze inventory levels and identify opportunities to reduce excess, obsolete and slow-moving inventory while maintaining appropriate service levels.
- Support the accuracy of Bills of Materials (BOMs), item master data and planning parameters.
- Collaborate closely with Procurement, Production, Logistics, Customer Service, Engineering and other operational teams to resolve planning issues.
Business Analysis & Continuous Improvement
- Analyze manufacturing, planning, inventory and supply-chain processes to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of material shortages, inventory discrepancies, scheduling variances and production delays.
- Translate operational needs into actionable improvements to ERP/MRP processes, workflows and system configurations.
- Develop and monitor KPIs related to material availability, inventory health, shortages, schedule adherence and planning accuracy.
- Analyze ERP data using Excel, Power BI and other analytical tools to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Develop dashboards and operational reporting to support management decision-making.
- Standardize planning processes and develop procedures, documentation and work instructions.
- Participate in ERP/MRP process improvements, system enhancements and data-quality initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Train and coach new planning team members on MRP, production planning, ERP processes and planning best practices.
- Develop standardized processes and tools to improve consistency across the planning function.
- Act as a resource for operational teams regarding MRP, planning and inventory-related issues.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business or a related field.
- Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment involving MRP, materials planning and/or production scheduling.
- Manufacturing experience is required.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with an ERP/MRP system in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong practical understanding of:
- MRP logic
- Materials planning
- Production scheduling
- Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Inventory management
- Lead times
- Safety stock
- Reorder points
- Material shortages
- Capacity and production constraints
- Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization/reporting tools is strongly preferred.
- Ability to analyze large amounts of operational data and translate findings into practical actions.
- Strong communication, organizational and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities.
- Bilingual English and French required due to regular collaboration with teams in Quebec and France.
Assets
- APICS/ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
- Experience supporting ERP/MRP implementations, upgrades or optimization initiatives.
- Experience creating Power BI dashboards or advanced Excel reporting tools.
- Previous experience training, mentoring or coaching planners.
- Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing organization.