Supply Planner

About the ALDO Group 

Specializing in stylish and accessible footwear, handbags, and accessories, the ALDO Group has been around for more than 50 years. With over 1,500 stores in more than 100 countries, we operate under two signature brands, ALDO and Call It Spring, and we are the core footwear partner for Sperry in North America. The ALDO Group is also an industry-recognized wholesale licensed partner, specializing in the design, sourcing, and distribution of fashion footwear, handbags, and accessories. Our diverse portfolio includes household brands such as ROXY, Brooks Brothers, Ted Baker, Hunter, and G.H.BASS. In addition to our head office in Montreal, the ALDO Group maintains international offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.aldogroup.com. 

Enjoy meaningful recognition, flexible work options, great on‑site perks, generous discounts, and the pride of being part of a brand that leads with people, the planet, and its partners at heart.  

Overview

The Aldo Group is looking for a Planner to join the Supply Chain Global Planning team responsible for all supply, demand & inventory planning. This individual will collaborate closely with all supply chain, channel & finance teams.

Demand Planning:

• Aggregate on a monthly basis the ALDO Group demands plan by Distribution center, operating brand, merchandise category, including the detailed understanding & documentation of assumptions.
• Report on the forecast accuracy of the demand plan, assess variances against assumptions, and propose solutions to improve the accuracy
• Collaborate with supply planning to track impact on the supply plans.

Supply planning:

• Track all supply chain lead times vs plan, including root cause analysis and help inform demand on upcoming impact.
• Support the inventory planning manager to track in-DC inventory breakdown, track unallocated inventory and develop action plans.
• Aggregate on a weekly basis the ALDO Group supply plan by Distribution center, operating brand, merchandise category, including the detailed understanding & documentation of assumptions.
• Report on the variance vs latest budget/FCST, including root cause analysis and reforecast the next 3-month out demand/supply/inventory including constraint planning.
• Present on a monthly basis to the VP of Distribution the revised DC capacity plan, including key take aways & root cause analysis.
• Support the planning manager to build customer on-time metric and track root cause analysis by working cross- functionally with sourcing, supply chain, finance & channels.

Process & Dashboards: 

• Contribute to the monthly executive S&OP meetings, including coordinating the presentation, connecting the dots on sales, demand, supply, inventory, following through on action items for next S&OP.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Develop a detailed understanding of S&OP processes and business practices to understand the data & business impacts.
• Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.
• Develop new dashboards in BI & enhance existing ones with limited supervision.

Requirements

To be successful, the planner is required to move easily between process management and detailed execution possessing a strong combination of analytical and communication skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations or related field
• Strong analytical, data-processing and problem-solving skills
• Well organized with high attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure with limited supervision
• Proficiency in Excel & PowerPoint; ability to learn new systems/applications
• Experience with SAP is considered an asset
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to understand key demand-planning and supply-planning concepts and communicate with business stakeholders

Building a culture of belonging 

We firmly believe that the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities is a fundamental strength of the ALDO Group. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and equitable work environment where everyone can reach their full potential and find their fit. 

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