About Messer
Messer is the largest privately held industrial gas business in the world, and a leading industrial and medical gas company in North and South America. We offer over 125 years of expertise in industrial, medical, specialty and electronic gases. Messer delivers quality gases, related services and technology via an extensive production and distribution network. Health and safety, sustainability practices and environmental protection are core Messer values that are embedded in our daily operations.
Why Messer?
- Certified as Great Place to Work®
- Paid time off: Excellent paid vacation available in first year including personal days.
- Pay and benefits: Competitive pay rate ranging from $78,198 and $104,308 with comprehensive benefits and competitive pension plan.
- Career growth: Opportunities for career advancement through training and development opportunities with tuition reimbursement program.
- Referral program: Employees can refer talent and earn!
- Employee perks and discounts: Access to exclusive discounts on several products and services across Canada.
Purpose:
Acts as a cross-functional partner to Operations, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, and Finance to drive portfolio optimization, vendor rationalization, and asset utilization through standardized SAP processes and performance reporting.
Objectives/Key Performance Indicators (KPI):
- Reduction in working capital tied to dead and slow-moving inventory.
- Reduction of external asset purchases through improved visibility and controls.
- Accuracy and timeliness of GDE & Minor budget submissions and forecasts.
- Cycle count accuracy and improved inventory reconciliation outcomes
- Standardization and adoption of SAP business processes across Canada.
- Realized cost savings via vendor rationalization and A-vendor utilization.
- Decision-enabling SAP reporting used by cross-functional teams.
What you’ll do:
Reporting & Process Enablement
- Develop, maintain, and automate SAP reports to support business requirements for growth, efficiency, and decision-making.
- Create and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for SAP processes to ensure accuracy, alignment, and scalability across the business.
Budgeting & Financial Stewardship
- Prepare Canadian GDE (cylinder asset packages) budget and manage annual GDE and Minor budgets
- Track budget performance, forecast variances, and recommend corrective actions in partnership with Finance and Operations.
Inventory Optimization & Operations Control
- Lead and support inventory reduction initiatives
- Dead stock reviews and disposition strategies.
- MRP controller cleanup and parameter optimization.
- Open order/backorder reviews — monitor and close unnecessary requirements; reallocate inventory to demand locations.
- In-transit inventory reviews to accelerate flow and reduce working capital. Support retail inventory reconciliations and ensure accurate, efficient physical inventory counts.
Cross-Functional Portfolio & Vendor Strategy
- Partner with Marketing to streamline the product portfolio; support rationalization and the creation of a “Triple A” (best-in-class) offer that aligns with customer needs and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with Procurement to rationalize vendors, promote A-tier suppliers, and identify opportunities for cost savings and standardization.
Asset Utilization & Field Support
- Work with Sales and Operations to maximize usage of internal assets prior to sourcing additional assets; develop visibility and controls to reduce unnecessary purchases and rentals.
Material Master Data Governance & Ownership
- Serve as the organization’s Material Master Data Expert, responsible for creating, maintaining, auditing, and optimizing all material master data within SAP.
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of key fields such as MRP parameters, procurement type, valuation, classification, units of measure, and material group assignments.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Marketing, Procurement, and Finance to ensure material data aligns with business strategy, product portfolio updates.
What it takes:
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management or equivalent experience
- 7+ years in Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, or Analytics roles with hands-on SAP experience (MM/SD/PP/FI or relevant modules).
- Strong proficiency in SAP ERP processes and data mining tools
- Solid analytical skills: Excel (advanced), data validation, reconciliation, and variance analysis.
- Experience with inventory optimization, MRP sourcing optimization, and order/backorder management.
Preferred
- Experience managing capital/asset budgets and forecasting.
- Exposure to portfolio rationalization, vendor consolidation, and category management.
- Power BI/Tableau or similar analytics/visualization tools.
- Knowledge of retail inventory processes and cycle counts.
- Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field; APICS/CSCP, CPIM, or PMP is a plus.
At Messer, our vision for culture and engagement is to create an environment where all of us accept, respect and value the differences of multiple identities and truly welcome the diverse ideas and perspectives of individuals. In doing so, we shape an open and creative company culture, providing every individual with an equal opportunity to thrive.
Join us and you will be part of a company that values and supports your career. We offer competitive pay and benefits, with set schedules, steady work and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression.
Together we value innovation, efficiency, and flexibility. Putting safety first, working with integrity and respect, we encourage everyone to find solutions for success. That means for our customers and for our colleagues. This makes us a great place to build a career where your skills are valued and developed.
Apply today @Messer Careers (https://recruiting.ultipro.com/MES1005MESR/JobBoard/dbd63926-d756-486f-a254-b2a6ede1d26e/?q=&o=postedDateDesc&w=&wc=&we=&wpst=) and see what we do (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xocomUdWQXQ).
No artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated systems are used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.
If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.
