Senior Supply Planning Analyst

We’re ecobee, a proudly Canadian hardware company transforming the way energy is used in the home. As first-to-market pioneers in the connected home space, we introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi compatible thermostat. In the past year, ecobee has become the highest rated thermostat online, and won rave reviews from consumers and media alike—not to mention doubled in size. And we’re just getting started.

We are innovators in the fast-emerging connected home and IoT industries and are home to more than 300 multi-disciplined individuals that act on their genuine concern for the environment while excelling in their areas of unique expertise – from software and product development to marketing and accounting.

Your Impact

Reporting to the VP, Supply Chain & Operations, the ideal candidate has a depth of experience managing supply planning & Inventory.

This is a high visibility, high impact role that requires strong leadership & team skills and the ability to manage supply requirements as part of the monthly S&OP process. You will own the relationship with our overseas manufacturing partners to plan production & capacity as well as the relationship with our logistics and accounts services team to manage outbound distribution.

Ways You Can Contribute Day One

• Drive the monthly Inventory planning process; managing meeting cadence and stakeholder outputs while ensuring flexibility to respond to business needs
• Decide on production priorities and work with factory to create a production schedule that considers constraints e.g line capacity, labour, batch sizes, run rates, bottlenecks, planned downtime
• Create long term forecast for our factories to ensure they can adequately prepare for long term capacity growth and component sourcing
• Establish repeatable, scalable approach to inventory planning that can accommodate our planned sales and product growth; integrate data sources needed to improve inventory visibility - meet deliverables including order placement, replenishment, OTB management and process management.
• Present action plans to senior management, communicate risks and opportunities, and gain consensus on business approach.
• Manage planning process for all refurbished & repair part inventory
• Partner with the demand planning team to drive allocation strategy when inventory is low and support the creation of a back in stock plan.
• Drive improvement in landed costs by working with the logistics team to develop and implement flow strategies that transport product at lowest cost possible.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Supervisor to ensure effective warehouse space management and the transfer of goods between warehouses as required
• Collaborate with procurement and supplier management team to work through raw material shortages/concerns while optimizing costs
• Manage vendor relationships and communication related to targets, past business performance, in stocks, outstanding issues and forecasts.
• Produce scorecards to evaluate inventory performance at all warehouses and supplier performance to forecasts

Who You Are

• You have 5-7 years of supply planning experience within a CPG environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence decision making
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large data sets to identify trends and anomalies
• Experience developing and presenting reports for stakeholders from account managers to senior executives
• Comfortable using Netsuite or a similar ERP
• Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.

What We Are Offering

• An opportunity to grow within a dynamic company with excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth
• The ability to work on IoT products using new emerging technologies
• Collaborative teams where you can impact both product and culture
• Learning opportunities supported by an education fund for every employee
• Community support through our ecobee acts program
• Join a company that prioritizes environmental impact in everything that we do

Are you the one we’re looking for? If so, we would love to hear from you!

ecobee is committed workplace diversity and will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process.

Generac is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role based in Toronto, ON is $94,000- $115,000. This compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications and geographic location. This role is eligible for variable compensation including short term and long-term incentives.

This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, paid Holidays (10 for Ontario, 11 for British Columbia) and RRSP retirement benefits.