Senior Manager, International e to e Planning

SENIOR MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL END-TO-END Planning

Job location: Remote
Employment type: Full Time Employment
Hours: 40 Hours per week

A little about us

Hi, we're Aurora Cannabis, and we're so excited to meet you!

We're a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71 and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our "A-Team". We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.


Job summary.

Are you a cannabis enthusiast with an energetic spirit? Are you looking to work with a fun group of people? If so, we would love to meet you!

We're looking for an ambitious and hard-working professional to join our Operations Team in the role of Senior Manager, International End-to-end Planning,

The Sr. Manager, International E2E Planning is accountable for end-to-end planning and coordination of supply into European and other International Markets. Direct line responsibility to ensure robust assumption-based demand plans are generated for planning, strategy around inventory and logistics planning. This role will require coordination across operations, logistics, quality and regulatory bodies to ensure high levels of service into these markets in keeping with all regulatory requirements within each unique market.

As a Senior Manager, International End-to-end Planning, you will be responsible for….

• Collaborate with International partners to ensure demand plans are in place across various planning horizons (13-week, rolling 18 months and 2-year plan) at the relevant SKU hierarchy.
• Perform ongoing analysis of weekly, monthly and future capacity to optimize inventory levels and maintain WOS targets both internally & International locations.
• Perform and justify Inventory adjustments based on POS.
• Project Management: Coordination of activities across regulatory, quality and planning to optimize cultivar allocation.
• Partner with cross functional team on regulatory compliance and permit management in global supply chain operations.
• Lead and influence in market inventory, logistics and launch strategies across markets to ensure best utilization of resources & assets.
• Influence and obtain volume consensus across Sales, Finance, Product Development using insight led analysis to demonstrate trends, performance, and future expectations.
• Monitor KPI results (FA/Bias, In stocks etc.) vs demand forecast, action significant variances, understand root causes and drive solutions.
• Participate in monthly Demand Review process for each of the international markets and provide overviews of latest volumes performance versus budget & latest estimate targets to Commercial and Finance teams.
• Translate business objectives into actionable analysis and own end-to-end analytics, and effectively execute solutions.
• Review demand and supply to understand constraints/bottleneck and propose alternative capacity or areas needing capacity improvement to meet demand.
• Ability to effectively facilitate cross functional team meetings in problem solving activities.
• Monitors inventory related systems to ensure accuracy of data and updates as necessary.
• Works with key stakeholders on process of running down inventory levels of future de-listed items.
• All other related duties as this role and business requirements evolve.

You would be the best fit for this role if you have the following….

• 5+ years' experience in forecasting, planning, analytics disciplines.
• Project Management capabilities- proven track record of leading and delivering cross functional projects.
• Regulatory compliance experience is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems related to materials, scheduling, MRP, MPS preferred.
• Extensive knowledge Demand Flow, Forecasting, Inventory Planning
• Experience with data visualization and analysis using Power BI
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Works with high level of accuracy without direct supervision
• Strong Excel and technical/functional skills (Proficiency with Microsoft Office Productivity Suite)
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing data and reports.
• Strong negotiating skills
• Ability to lead without formal authority.
• High degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, and adaptability
• Attention to detail, self-motivated, ability to multi-task and execute multiple projects on time.

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…

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
  
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
  
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).
  
• Life-long learning: we're lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
  
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.
  

Diversity and inclusion
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. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know! We are here to help.

Next steps
Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we!

Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.

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? That's okay! Visit our careers page to find the perfect opportunity for you or share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think would be a great fit (hot tip: if you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this posting to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.