Job Title: Integrated Business PlannerJob Location: Montréal, QCJob Code: 34616Job Schedule: Day ShiftCompensation Range: Between $70,000 - $120,000 CDN annually Essential Functions: The Integrated Business Planner is a critical hub role responsible for synchronizing demand, supply, and financial plans to ensure the business operates efficiently. The candidate will bridge the gap between high-level strategic Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) and the tactical reality of production scheduling with the goal of optimizing asset utilization while maintaining world-class service levels.
- SIOP: Facilitate monthly SIOP cycles by reconciling demand forecasts with supply capabilities. Highlight gaps between the bottom-up plans and top-down financial targets.
- Production Scheduling & Logic: Translate the mid-term aggregate plan into a detailed, executable weekly/daily production schedule.
- Balance customer commitments with labour, equipment, material and supplier constraints
- Inventory Optimization: Establish and monitor safety stock levels, reorder points, and 'days of supply' targets to balance working capital with order fulfillment.
- Scenario Modeling: Perform 'What-If' analysis to evaluate the impact of demand spikes, supply chain disruptions, or capacity changes on the master schedule.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead consensus meetings with Sales, Finance, and Manufacturing to align on a single 'constrained' plan.
- Own the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and ensure alignment with the approved SIOP Plan
- KPI Management: Own and report on key metrics including:
* MPSA (Master Production Schedule Adherence)
* COTD (Customer On-Time Delivery)
* Forecast Accuracy
* Inventory Turns
Qualifications: - 8-12+ years in integrated planning, SIOP/IBP, master scheduling, or operations planning
- Hands-on ownership of SIOP and Master Production Scheduling in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in engineered-to-order, make-to-order, or mixed-mode manufacturing
- Multi-site experience preferred
- Strong cross-functional leadership without direct authority
- Ability to challenge priorities and escalate trade-offs appropriately
- Executive-level communication and facilitation skills
- Structured, systems-thinking approach with strong operational judgment
- Aerospace, defense, industrial, or regulated manufacturing experience
- CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent certification
- Experience supporting ERP or APS implementations
- Lean, CI, or World Class Manufacturing exposure
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Proficient using enterprise planning softwares, preferred SAP and or infor ERPLN
- Power BI proficiency
Eligibility Criteria: - Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance;
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