What are the responsibilities and job description for the Deployment Planner position at McCain Foods?
Position Title: Deployment Planner
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 39013
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About The Role.
This position oversees product deployment and is responsible for the SKU level inventory at each Distribution Center and the fulfillment of customer orders for his/her respective SKUs. The incumbent interacts daily with Customer Service, Supply Planning, Demand Planning and Distribution groups to ensure balance optimization between our service levels, inventory levels and supply chain costs. Resolves slow moving, aged, obsolete, dilution and discontinued SKUs. Enhance inventory recording accuracy and reporting, as well as lead inventory reduction projects. Work with various groups to support the resolution of customer shortages. Will need to have the ability to interface with; Customer Service, Operations, Quality Control, Accounting, Distribution Planning, Demand Planning and Supply Planning.
This position can be based in Florenceville, NB or Oakbrook, IL.
What You’ll Be Doing.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain Experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package: $52,600.00 - $70,200.00 . USD annually
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree that this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 39013
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About The Role.
This position oversees product deployment and is responsible for the SKU level inventory at each Distribution Center and the fulfillment of customer orders for his/her respective SKUs. The incumbent interacts daily with Customer Service, Supply Planning, Demand Planning and Distribution groups to ensure balance optimization between our service levels, inventory levels and supply chain costs. Resolves slow moving, aged, obsolete, dilution and discontinued SKUs. Enhance inventory recording accuracy and reporting, as well as lead inventory reduction projects. Work with various groups to support the resolution of customer shortages. Will need to have the ability to interface with; Customer Service, Operations, Quality Control, Accounting, Distribution Planning, Demand Planning and Supply Planning.
This position can be based in Florenceville, NB or Oakbrook, IL.
What You’ll Be Doing.
- Determine deployment/redeployment of finished goods to manage Distribution Center Level Days of Supply by SKU and fulfillment of customer orders.
- Accountable to achieve service level targets, ensure balanced inventory across the network, and minimize transportation costs
- Create Stock Transfer Orders to deploy inventory and build truckload/railroad orders to minimize freight costs.
- Resolve any dispatch or delivery time issues with warehousing or transportation.
- Identify and assist in resolving slow-moving, aged, obsolete and discontinued finished goods items at all assigned warehouse locations.
- Maintain accurate inventories of hold product and assist in disposition within policy guidelines. Assist with product recall, stock withdrawals and stock traces.
- Review and recommend forecast adjustments to Demand Planning based on day-to-day experience in inventory management of SKUs. Work with Demand Planning to stay ahead of sales trends to ensure forecast accuracy and prevent customer shortages.
- Provide accurate and timely inventory or shortage information to Customer Service, Supply Planning and Distribution.
- Work with Plant Operations, Plant Schedulers and Supply Planning to optimize customer service, inventory levels, and operational manufacturing efficiencies.
- Conduct special assignments and lead cross-functional teams.
- Other projects/duties as assigned or needed.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management or related discipline
- APICS certification preferred
- Experience with SAP – ECC, APO/SCM preferred
- Strong working competency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc)
- Exceptional analytical skills and ability to work with complex data
- Detail oriented
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond quickly to changing requirements
- Strong drive for results
- Ability to operate in an ambiguous, fast paced environment
- Ability to make sound business decisions, and can accurately balance risks with business needs
- Excellent problem solving, organization and planning skills
- Project Management preferred
- Effective communicator (both oral and written) with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- 1 – 5 years of inventory management preferred
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain Experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package: $52,600.00 - $70,200.00 . USD annually
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree that this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Salary : $52,600 - $70,200