City : Mississauga

Category : Other

Industry : Food/Packaging

Employer : Maple Leaf Foods

A Sustainable, Forward Thinking Protein Company

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading meat and plant-based protein company, employing over 11,500 people and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. We are proud of our roots, which trace back well over 100 years, but our vision and purpose are decidedly forward looking. As we pursue our vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, we are committed to creating shared value – creative business value through addressing some of the world’s most critical social and environmental challenges. Our goal is to build a more sustainable food system, which provides nutritious affordable food, operates within planetary limits, cares for animals responsibly, and meaningfully engages with our communities to advance a more just society. We are advancing bold changes within Maple Leaf and more broadly within society to pursue our vision. We deeply believe this is the sustainable path to growth.

Our job is to make great food

Maple Leaf Foods embraces a strong values-based culture, where our people are deeply engaged in work that is purposeful, fast-paced and challenging.We cultivate an open, non-bureaucratic and inclusive workplace that fosters safety and transparency, along with individual leadership and accountability. Each Maple Leaf team member has a voice and plays an active role in helping all of us achieve our goals with passion and discipline. We support one another to grow professionally, to learn new skills and to take on challenging experiences in the spirit of continuous improvement

Raise the Good in Food

We have united behind a shared purpose – to Raise the Good in Food. This spans a dramatic transformation of our flagship Maple Leaf brand, replacing anything artificial with simple, natural ingredients; investments and process changes to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025; building a diverse and inclusive culture where all talent thrives; becoming a leader in animal care; and advancing food security through our charitable foundation, the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security.

Our Leadership Values 

• Do What’s Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility

The Opportunity

A snapshot of some of the exciting things you will lead and do:

• Entering, verifying and maintaining regional pricing for MLF business
• Entering, verifying and maintaining customer specific monthly pricing
• Entering, verifying and maintaining off invoice allowances
• Review and validate pricing discrepancies at order entry.
• Review, validate and approve pricing deductions.
• Effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management
•    Liaise with our internal and external auditors on controls testing
• Act as a liaison between Revenue Management, Sales, Customer Supply Chain and Accounts Receivable
• Provide monthly Pricing deduction reporting
• Ad hoc requests on Rebates, International & Industrial pricing, and system related issues etc.
• Provide support on Pricing related projects

• Maintain strict adherence to our Trade Investment policies
• Entering, verifying and maintaining Trade Accruals in the CRM system including adjustments and turnbacks
• Validate and process customer claims & payments in a timely & accurate manner
• Communication with Sales and Accounts Receivable on outstanding trade deductions
• Review, validate and clear Trade deductions
• Process payments to 3^rd party Trade Spend Partners
• Provide monthly account reconciliations for TMA
• Monitor, escalate and promote awareness with the business on accrual performance and spending trends 
• Effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management
• Liaise with our internal and external auditors on controls testing
• Provide monthly Trade Unapplied Balances reporting
• Provide monthly Trade Adjustment/Turnback reporting
• Provide insight and support for quarterly True up of discretionary spend.
• Maintain Foodservice Sales commitment template on a monthly basis.
• Provide Foodservice TIARR on a monthly basis
• Provide support and execute the Foodservice quarterly rate changes.
• Ad hoc requests on Turnback, Adjustments, Journals and system related issues etc.
• Provide support on TMA projects

What we have to offer you:

• Be part of a company with an inspiring and unique vision, with a deep commitment to sustainability and expanding its leadership in sustainable protein across North America
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that start on your first day of employment
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Commitment to Learning – courses, resources and tools provided to all employees
• Employee Assistance Program

What you will bring:

• College or University Degree preferably in Business.
• Minimum 3 years experience in Pricing or Trade or similar finance role
• Strong problem solving skills - demonstrate ability to analyse, find root causes of errors and follow through
• Strong organizational & time management skills and the ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skill in Microsoft Excel
• Experience in SAP, SAP Business Intelligence (BI), ECC and CRM would be a definite asset.
• Strong and effective verbal & communication skills with all levels of the organization

Maple Leaf Foods is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all our employees.  As part of this commitment, we have adopted a number of COVID-19 safety measures, including a requirement for all employees to be fully vaccinated by March 31, 2022 and to show proof of vaccination.   In keeping with this policy, successful candidates will need to provide proof of vaccination by March 31, 2022 (or prior to their first day of work if the start date is after March 31, 2022). We will of course consider accommodations for anyone unable to be vaccinated following human rights and other applicable laws
We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at accommodations@mapleleaf.com.

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