D365 Supply & Demand Specialist

Full Job Description

Interested in joining Canada’s largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we’re not only passionate about our chickens, but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technology, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we’re looking for committed, team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we’re passionate about what we do. If you’re a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our team.

Reporting to the Director – Enterprise Application, the D365 Supply & Demand Specialist will be responsible for managing and supporting the long-term requirements for quarterly software updates to support D365, and sustainability of D365 software. Responsible for completing D365FO deployment.

What's in it for you?

• Health benefits and pension plan
• Weekly pay
• Onsite Cafeteria
• Discount at our Chicken Shop
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A culture that values humility, a respect for family and hard work

What you will be doing:

• Expert level proficiency in D365FO of demand forecasting tools in D365FO and ISV’s including Far Sight.
• Including inventory management, Supply chain knowledge, procurement, vendor management, logistics coordination and Planning Optimization and/or MRP.
• Proficiency in managing and optimizing Supply and Demand processes within Dynamics 365.
• Familiar with workflows, batch management, and lean manufacturing strategies.
• Responsible for long term product ownership of Supply and Demand and related modules, integrations, and ISV’s.
• Manage, schedule, and attend product owner D365FO software automated RSTAT and manual testing of business processes for quarterly software updates.
• Manage any issues or new extensions related to the software updates.
• Coordinate software updates with any ISV’s.
• Assist with training new users, troubleshooting issues with D365.
• Internal consultant and expert in Supply and Demand modules and related ISV’s.
• Ability to help design, build and implement D365 and sustain the quarterly software updates for the life of the software.
• Work individually and with a team of other product owners and business end users.
• Responsible for the quality of the process test cases.
• Experienced user in Azure Dev Opps.

What you will bring:

• Demonstrated success in building strong, collaborative teams, setting stretch objectives, and holding people accountable for commitments with a track record of delivery favorable results.
• Process Management Expert.
• Undergraduate degree in related field required.
• Certifications in Microsoft D365 modules.
• Minimum three years of experience required; D365FO modules.
• Manufacturing experience in food production.
• Strong user of Azure DevOps, Word, Excel.
• Experience with Blue Horseshoe and Sci-log would be beneficial.
• RSAT automated test cases.
• Manual testing of test cases.
• Team-player with the ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work / excel in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and effective multi-tasking is essential.
• Analytical, with problem-identification and problem-solving capabilities.

Maple Lodge Farms was established in 1955. We are the largest chicken processor in Canada, and we remain family owned. The principles that guided us from our humble beginnings, when Lawrence May sold eggs door-to-door, are the same principles that guide us today: hard work, agricultural wisdom, and family values. We are creating a sustainable future by providing healthy, wholesome, best quality chicken products with a focus on the humane treatment of animals, the responsible use of resources and the positive development of our employees and the communities in which we operate.

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check.

In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2003, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants are required to make their needs known in advance.

We thank all applicants for applying, however, only those chosen will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.