via Greenhouse · 8 September 2026 ·11 days ago

Supply Chain Optimization Analyst (Contract)

riversidenaturalfoodsltd
North York
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<div class="content-intro"><p>Join Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., a Canadian-based, family-owned, and globally operating business, committed to leaving the world better than we found it. As a B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line company, we proudly manufacture nutritious, 'better-for-you' snacks such as MadeGood and GOOD TO GO. We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit, and fun.</p>
<p>We’re on an ambitious mission to double our business by 2030, and we need talented individuals like you to help us reach new heights. At Riverside, you’ll have the opportunity to chart your own path to success while contributing to ours. We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right, and our values will guide us through the rugged terrain – and yes, it will get rough. But that’s what makes the journey worthwhile.</p>
<p>So, lace up your boots and let’s tackle the climb together.</p>
<p>You can learn more about us at <a href="https://www.riversidenaturalfoods.com">www.riversidenaturalfoods.com</a>.</p>
<p> </p></div><p><strong>Purpose:</strong></p>
<p>The Supply Chain Optimization Analyst supports cross-functional initiatives that improve the performance, scalability and resilience of Riverside’s end-to-end supply chain.</p>
<p>Reporting to the E2E Supply Chain Optimization Manager, this role will use data, supply-chain knowledge and critical thinking to identify opportunities, investigate root causes and turn complex operational information into practical recommendations.</p>
<p>This is not simply a report generating position. The successful candidate will understand the language of supply chain while remaining curious enough to question existing assumptions and processes. They will work across functions including Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, Packaging, Brand, Finance, Master Data and Business Technology.</p>
<p>The role will support a varied portfolio of improvement initiatives, including inventory optimization, product and packaging transitions, commercialization, and process development. The analyst will go both broad and deep, by providing analytical support to broader cross-functional projects, and deep insights on workstreams they are leading.</p>
<p><strong>Primary Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Demonstrate and uphold Riverside’s Core Values.</li>
<li>Lead and support various supply chain or cross functional improvement initiatives. Effectively manage a variety of stakeholders and deliverables.</li>
<li>Extract, clean and analyze information from SAP/SAC and other business systems to translate business questions into clear findings and practical recommendations.</li>
<li>Present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a concise and compelling way.</li>
<li>Identify when established processes or assumptions may no longer serve the business and constructively recommend improvements.</li>
<li>Implement improvements, with a focus on process documentation, decision rules and controls to ensure improvements remain effective.</li>
<li>Keep the work atmosphere fun, collaborative and welcoming.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Education and Qualifications: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Post-secondary education in supply chain, engineering, business, operations, analytics or a related field (or equivalent education and experience)</li>
<li>Two to five years of relevant experience in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, consulting, analytics or continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Experience working with supply-chain or ERP data (such as SAP), and analytical tools (such as SAP Analytics Cloud)</li>
<li>Experience in consumer packaged goods, food manufacturing or another complex manufacturing environment is preferred.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Skills and Abilities: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), with analytical skills to process large and imperfect datasets.</li>
<li>Proficiency with leveraging AI models to enhance speed and quality of work, with critical lens spotting erroneously generated calculations or assumptions</li>
<li>Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills - ability to break ambiguous problems into logical questions, analyses and actions.</li>
<li>Solid understanding of supply-chain concepts such as inventory, demand, production planning, procurement, capacity and bills of material.</li>
<li>Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across different functions and levels of the organization.</li>
<li>Strong communicator, with ease of breaking down complex analysis clearly and adapting message to the audience.</li>
<li>Comfortable in dynamic environment, independently moving between detailed analysis, cross-functional discussions and hands-on operational problem solving, while seeking input when needed.</li>
<li>Resourceful and willing to build or improve processes while using them.</li>
<li>Collaborative, humble and interested in learning from people closest to the work.<br><br><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong><br>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Leverage AI tools to support (2) data analysis or project related goals. Demonstrates understanding of the output and how it works.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Lead at least (1) presentation of key findings to Senior Director of Integrated Planning, other supply chain managers, or cross functional directors</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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</ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Please note this role as a <strong>new</strong> vacancy.</p></div><div class="title">Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$75,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$85,000 CAD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-teams="true">At Riverside, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. The range above reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. Exact compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education, and training, as well as other organizational needs, while balancing internal equity.</span></p>
<p><strong>What we expect:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Values-led:</strong> You’ll be a member of a thoughtful and compassionate team that prioritizes respect, teamwork and resourcefulness along with a good dash of fun. Sometimes, even making granola bars is hard, and life’s too short to take ourselves so seriously that we don’t enjoy the journey.</li>
<li><strong>Unparalleled experiences and opportunities</strong>: We’re still determining who we are and what we can be. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future. This means rolling up your sleeves and sometimes building the process – fast! – while employing it. At Riverside, progress occasionally means proceeding imperfectly, and we’re okay with that, as long as we’re staying true to our values and learning and improving along the way.</li>
<li><strong>Access to everyone:</strong> We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff. Even when employees dress up, they wear steel-toed shoes. So don’t be shy. Speak up, share your ideas and go places you normally wouldn’t – like the plant, or the boardroom.</li>
<li><strong>Personal development</strong>: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Career paths at Riverside are carved by the people walking on them, not dictated by leaders. Count on us to give you the training and tools to grow and progress.</li>
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