MASTER PLANNER | PLANNING (12-15 Month Contract)

Job Location: Remote-based in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec

Hours: 40 Hours per week with flexibility to work across multiple time zones

Employment Type: Full-Time, Contract

Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.  
 
At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.  
 
Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, we care for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, consumers, communities, and our A-Team. 

JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for an experienced professional to join our Supply Planning division in the role of Master Planner. You will act as a functional lead for the development and implementation of a planning tool (Maestro by Kinaxis). During your time you will also support the supply planning groups (scheduling and planning) by assisting with regular activities/tasks.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working closely with the site teams, maintain, optimize, and communicate the rolling Master Production Schedule (MPS)
• Drive the capacity planning process, generating long term utilization projections and driving related actions
• Hand off weekly requirements to the Finite Scheduling team and work together to address issues and improve plans
• Manage plan requirements in conjunction with operational constraints, customer service objectives, stock rotation/age and capacity
• Review long-term forecasts to identify and mitigate possible capacity or material issues and recommend and execute appropriate action
• Review and maintain planning parameters to meet service level and efficiency objectives
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports including KPI’s
• Work with 3rd Party manufacturers, determining and communicating requirements and facilitating successful schedule adherence
• Collaborate with Product Innovation on new launches
• Document processes, flows and instructions, utilizing good documentation practices
• Comply with GMP’s, SOP’s and other company processes and policies
• Comply with Company safety program and create a culture of safety and teamwork in the manufacturing department and throughout the facility
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Pharmaceutical, food or similar manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience working in a regulated space
• Advanced knowledge of computer software applications, with proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Outlook, Word & PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of a Planning Tool specific to supply planning or S&OP – i.e. Rapid Response/Maestro
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt; maintain focus and a high degree of accuracy while working with complex data in an environment of ever-changing deadlines, priorities and requirements
• Ability to problem solve individually and as part of a team
• Accountable for results, strives to meet and exceed expectations

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Business Admin - Supply Chain Management or related field such as Industrial Engineering
• 2-5 years Supply Planning experience

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it…  

Next Steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system.  We will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity.  Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!). 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at hr.services@auroramj.com.