Stock Allocation Specialist

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

About the Role The Stock Allocation Specialist is responsible for optimizing inventory distribution, ensuring efficient stock allocation to meet demand and minimize shortages, ultimately enhancing overall supply chain efficiency. Ensures excellence in service level order completion.

The ideal candidate should/could live in the Oakville, ON area.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do (Main Responsibilities)

• Proactive Stock Allocation

• Identifies and analyzes short term out of stock issues (6 weeks)

• Manages mitigation actions related to short term issues in coordination with Demand and Supply Planning as well as Supply Service; influence stock availability and maximize sales through effective supply chain opportunities

• Responsible for effective set up of stock allocation rules in alignment with Supply and Demand Planning and Sales. Includes the application of prioritization strategy, alternative plants/SKUs, product allocations

• Proactively communicate with Customer Facing when a contact with the Customer is required

• Daily Stock Allocation - Assist with development and run customer-specific stock allocation based on defined rules and principles

• Ensure order quantities are confirmed according to priorities and customer deliveries are generated

• Proactive monitoring of product availability development vs. expectations and related communication to improve customer satisfaction; ambassador for customer integrity

Who You Are (Required Experience & Competencies)

• Knowledge in Logistics operations especially in Customer Service, Customer Logistics and replenishment Supply Planning

• Commercial oriented

• Analytical skills and strong administrative skills, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Problem solving acumen

• Focus on speed, quality and efficiency with right first-time ethos

• Ability to work with cross functional teams

• Customer-focused; customer service skills

• Written and oral communication skills

• English Language skills are a must

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

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Job Requisition ID: Essity263667

Location: Oakville, Canada

Time type: Full time

Start date: 2026-08-18

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