Supply Chain Manager

Why do we need you ? On September 1st, 2023 Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of, Building Products of Canada Corp. ("BP Canada"), With this acquisition, Saint-Gobain takes a logical step to reinforce its leadership in light and sustainable construction in the Canadian market . With Building Products of Canada, Saint-Gobain will be well positioned to better serve Canadian customers, to whom it will bring a broader innovative and sustainable range of solutions. In support of this acquisition "BP Canada" , has an exciting career opportunity for a Supply Chain Manager. The incumbent is responsible for leading planning activities and the coordination of the S&OP process for BP products to provide superior customer order fulfillment in the most cost-efficient manner. He/She is responsible for ensuring collaboration amongst cross functional teams to assess internal supply constraints, develop rolling production plans and work creatively to meet business targets. Qualified individual will have a customer centric and agile mindset providing analytical and strategic support to key supply chain must win battle initiatives. This individual is a customer centric change agent, anticipating supply constraints, looking for opportunities to increase customer volumes and customer satisfaction, and providing solutions to meet and exceed budget in a fast paced and ever-changing supply environment. Here’s what you’ll be responsible for in this role:

• Lead a high performing team of 8-10 professionals of production and demand planners to ensure we deliver product with a customer centric mindset in a manner that hits our key OTIF objectives.
• Leads BP products Sales and Operations Planning process, including coordination on US distribution to Canada:
• Builds monthly Executive S+OP results deck.
• In collaboration with sales, and considering history and market indicator analysis, provides the best forecast for short term, mid-term, and longer-term planning for all Canadian facilities and regional markets.
• Justifies and proposes overtime and shift schedule changes as required to meet inventory targets and production requirements.
• Provides clear communications to plants, sales, finance, and other key functions on plans.
• Drives innovative results of customer centric and Continuous improvement initiatives to deliver on Must win battle initiatives around leveraging One Canada and Customer Centricity
• Responsible for managing analysis on US product opportunities to ensure that we maximize support in a manner that is profitable to the business.
• Reduce total delivered costs while achieving service level targets; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Capacity planning; inventory optimization planning & execution.
• Work with Operations to determine long-term product supply solutions for optimal costs and service.
• Define, implement, and oversee execution of inventory, master production scheduling, and DRP strategies
• Provides scenario based forecasting and ad-hoc costing analysis for purpose of strategic decision making
• Ensure secure supply of inbound (in conjunction with purchasing) and outbound logistics services with accountability for on time and damage free deliveries at the lowest possible cost.
• Continuously evaluates workplace for safety concerns and ensures behavioral safety initiatives are performed to goal levels.
  

Is this job for you ? Here Is What’s Important To Have To Apply

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology or Engineering; or equivalent experience
• Bilingualism is required as you will be asked to communicate with team members Canada wide.
• Ten (10) years of experience leading high performing teams in an evolving business environment
• Six to eight (6-8) years of applied professional experience working in operations planning, specific experience with material requirements planning and forecast development
• Three to Five (3-5) years experience in customer facing role
• High degree of analytical and critical thinking skills, combined with business acumen is essential
• Independent thinker with ability to counsel/advise others and incorporate outside counsel/advice
• Ability to provide leadership and innovation at all levels of the organization
• Change management and conflict management skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems A Little More About Us Building Products of Canada is a leading roofing and exterior building products player in Canada. It has a leading position in asphalt shingle roofing in Canada and offers a comprehensive range of exterior building products including wood fiber insulation panels and acoustic panels. It sells through more than 1,200 points of sale across home center retailers and specialty distribution channels. WHY WORK WITH US? At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.