Supply Chain Director Ontario

Supply Chain Director needed in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Apply Now

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Supply Chain Director – Onsite position in Mississauga, ON, Canada.

The Supply Chain Director will report directly to the Vice President of Operations and overall job is to oversee all supply, procurement and logistics matters. The position is in charge of planning, ordering and monitoring the movement of goods and services. Also ensure that things are delivered on schedule, in good condition, and at a reasonable rate. The Supply Chain Director also manages supplier relationships, negotiates contracts, and ensures compliance standards.

• Responsible for delivering customer service levels and inventory targets while driving growth through commercialization and supporting productivity objectives. The position is responsible for production planning, procurement, and logistics (oversee inbound transportation, warehousing, repackaging)
• This position will need to improve current business practices and develop strong working relationships with business partners with a total cost management approach. The objective is to optimize the balance between supply availability- cost- inventory investment- and risk of obsolescence. Position leads the development and execution of inventory replenishment strategies that consider supplier/plant capabilities- capacity constraints- & costs while ensuring an uninterrupted supply of product
• Develops and executes a comprehensive supply chain strategy that encompasses not only warehouse management but transportation responsibilities to further build out and enhance the end-to-end logistics and supply chain operations in Canada and US (e.g. 4PL transportation, third-party warehouse management, repackaging, import/export, and network optimization)

• Developing the supply chain strategy and improving the supply chain’s productivity and reducing expenses & costs to make it more efficient
• Define the organization’s supply chain strategy
• Take care of adequate inventory levels for the company’s operation
• Identify bottlenecks and issues in the supply chain, correct possible problems (for example, delays in deliveries)
• Monitor the logistics indicators of the company and meet deadlines and objectives
• Analyze supply chain data and performance, achieve organizational goals and performance KPIs
• Implement safety and hygiene protocols in the logistics chain
• Establish agreements with suppliers to improve profitability
• Coordinate actions with other company departments to improve.
• Ensure processes meet legal requirements and standards
• Manages and mitigates the risks associated with volatility of supply, include managing the resources that perform Production Planning/Master Scheduling- and Fulfillment Planning activities to deliver service, cost, and cash flow objectives
• Solve materials (raw and packaging items) risks that could impact service for the portfolio and work together with sales, business development, marketing, quality, production and R&D to mitigate these risks
• Owns long range capacity planning- mitigation of gaps in demand and supply and work through operations to find solutions for potential future risks in supply
• Foster strategic relationships with suppliers, logistics partners, and 3PL providers, ensuring reliability, quality, and optimization across the supply chain network
• Leads the development and implementation of a transportation strategy in both Canada and US
• Execute allocation priorities with Sales Operations for USA Customers/SKUs
• Manage the contract / KPI performance for all 4PL operations across the network (budget performance, customer service, quality, safety, inventory accuracy, etc.)
• Drive the development and management of Logistics budget (inclusive of our enabler & capital plans), prudently allocating resources and overseeing expense management
• Responsible for managing the full supply chain and driving profitability through effective cost management and optimization of supply chain processes
• Responsible for crafting a strategic roadmap for IT investments across key areas that identifies and solves technology gaps…