Is your dog considered a member of your family? Are you a highly motivated and driven individual who has strong analytical and communication skills? Are you detail oriented and love to multi-task? Organization, time management, a strong ability to prioritize, and a collaborative and team-oriented outlook are essential to this role.

About the Position:

Reporting to the Sourcing/ Purchasing Manager, this role is accountable for production planning of all goods produced in house and material control for all items used in production.

Key Accountabilities:

- Prepare the daily in-house production schedule and generates priority list when needed.

- Responsible for generating in house production orders, factoring in the purchasing budget and lead times to ensure we do not run out of stocks.

- Plan production workload based on labor times and machine capacities, find the optimal product mix to maximize production output.

- Responsible for ordering all materials used in production and processing orders from issuing to closing orders.

- Responsible for ordering equipment parts and supplies for the in-house production (MRO items).

- Prepare and update forecasts of assigned items to optimize inventory levels and to reduce/minimize backorders.

- Prepare new in-house products forecast for buy plan review with Sales and Design Team

- Monitor and maintain stock levels daily of assigned items, manage inventory based on inventory categories (A, B, C).

- Responsible for verifying BOM accuracy; to cross check against item with large inventory variances and spikes in product costing.

- Responsible for running in season sales analysis for assigned items against target forecast.

- Responsible for running post season product review for assigned items.

- Work with vendors to ensure that orders meet RC requirements with regards to product quality, packaging, and shipping requirements, follow up with suppliers regarding delivery dates.

- Work closely with the Production Manager and Director of Operations with regards to key account orders, rush orders, custom orders, and the launch of new products.

- Keep product attributes updated in Trax (prices, minimum and maximum levels, etc.).

- Keep all dates updated in the ERP system (request dates, ship dates, promise dates).

- Responsible for all carrier and broker related activities for all issued orders (shipment schedules, shipping documents, custom clearance for incoming shipments), work closely with carriers and brokers.

- Assist purchasing department with general duties with Manager’s approval.

- Work closely with the design, sales and marketing team.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

- A degree in Materials Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Science with at least 1 year experience as production planner in Manufacturing utilizing a material resource planning system

- Working knowledge of ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems,

- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, effectively contribute to cross department collaborations and communications

- Ability to contribute to continuous improvement of processes

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES & SKILLS:

- Analytical Skills: ability to work with multiple vendors to determine the best pricing, evaluate the pros and cons of each, based on price, quality, speed of delivery and other factors

- Decision-Making Skills: to use the information you have gathered to make decisions

- Math Skills: to analyze prices and get the best deals possible

- Negotiating Skills: Proven ability to work with suppliers to get the best deals

- Ability to prioritize multiple projects while still maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

- Ability to develop strong relationships with vendors to achieve best results

- Well-developed problem solving and decision-making abilities

- Good communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work as a member of a team and to be flexible in undertaking a variety of duties that will contribute to the success of the organization

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.  Experience with purchasing/ inventory management software

About Us:

We love pets! They rely on us to care for them, guide them and keep them from harm and in return they give us unconditional love.  Our products are designed to strengthen the bond between families and their pets, while looking good for performing superbly under all conditions.

 At RC Pet Products, our goal is to enhance and foster sustainable business practices throughout our organization.  Our commitment to making quality gear for pets goes hand in hand with our commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental sustainability and community involvement.

 By going beyond the basics of ethical business practices we embrace our responsibility to people and our planet.

 Located in Vancouver, RC Pet Products is a face paced manufacturer and distributor of pet equipment.  Our office, warehouse and production facility offers a dynamic, creative and fun working environment for active people that love animals.  For more information please visit us at www.rcpets.com

Please send your resume to: jobs@rcpets.com with subject line: Jr. Production Planner/Buyer. We thank all applicants for your interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.