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Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager
Supply Chain and Scheduling ManagerProfile Products LLC • Saint Catharines, ON, Canada
Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager

Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager

Profile Products LLC • Saint Catharines, ON, Canada
24 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager will be responsible for the materials and information flow within the QPCA group. The Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager will have full accountability for production planning, order allocation, tactical sourcing, and logistics / fulfillment and lead the QPCA supply chain team to support the operations team.

Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager Duties and Responsibilities

  • The Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
  • Establish and manage production planning to accurately schedule plant production orders, maximizing output efficiency, meeting stocking objectives and controlling plant changeover costs.
  • Develop strategy and assign resources to optimize material and information flow across the Fiber manufacturing locations.
  • Lead tactical procurement and inventory control to maintain production quantities of raw material, direct material supplies, and consumables according to production schedule.
  • Lead outbound customer fulfillment achieving customer on-time performance and providing clear and accurate information to outbound logistics.
  • The Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of materials.
  • Negotiates prices in collaboration with corporate purchasing for raw material and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and / or shipping companies.
  • Hires and trains departmental supervisors.
  • Oversee the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
  • Lead inventory control and accuracy of supplies.
  • Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supply Chain and Scheduling Manager Job Requirements

Education and Experience : The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Finance or other related function preferred.

    • Essential Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in related supply chain disciplines
  • APICS certified in production and inventory management (CPIM) preferred
  • Experience working with production planning, material procurement, and customer fulfillment operations
  • Experience leading teams within a supply chain function
  • Ability to collect, analyze, and manage with data
  • Working knowledge of inventory management, supplier management, and logistics best practices
  • Team building and influencing skills within and outside of functional team
  • MS Office suite and ERP / MRP software
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prepare and deliver clear, concise reports that are understandable by the target audience
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and escalate them when appropriate
  • Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
  • Time management skills

    • Language Skills :

  • Ability to read, write, and speak English

    • Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
  • Required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms,

    • stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl.

  • May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
  • The individual possesses fine hand manipulation (keyboarding) skills.

    • Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • This position works in a manufacturing setting.
  • Must be able to adapt to the noise level of a manufacturing setting, which is usually moderate

    • to heavy.

  • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, printer / scanner, and filing cabinets.
  • The temperature will vary from hot to cold, depending on the weather.
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