Global Supply Chain Manager

Position Description Title: Global Supply Chain Manager Department: Engineered Coated Products (ECP) Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Supervisor: Director of Global Supply Chain, and Truro Operations Status: Salaried exempt Position Brief: This high-impact leader will drive strategic insights and execution for (1) global logistics, (2) global supply chain and capacity planning between India, US, and Canadian manufacturing sites, and (3) production planning for our Truro operations. This role is the cornerstone of our business success by ensuring that we serve our customers better, faster, and more efficiently.

Principle Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Development

Build and inspire a high-performing team. Foster a culture of customer-centricity and accountability. Develop leaders in the team to enable long-term growth and scale. Cultivate a results-driven culture by establishing clear expectations and ensuring accountability among team members for achieving objectives.

Supply Chain Analysis and Optimization

Gain a comprehensive understanding of IPG-ECP's supply chain including manufacturing and distribution locations, baseline of product flow and seasonality, detailed operating costs, key supply chain processes in sourcing, planning, and operations. Develop a structured approach to assessing potential improvement opportunities, and conduct required analysis to define potential supply chain strategies and tactics to meet growth and financial objectives. Analyze supply chain network design and footprints:

Baseline warehousing and distribution network cost structure and capacity utilization. Profile supply chain processes and inventory flows throughout the network. Analyze network optimization opportunities for cost, inventory, and service delivery. Optimal inventory flow through network (e.g. ship from DC vs. ship from manufacturing site; supplier drop ship options; optimal stocking positions, etc.). Develop high-level models to support inventory optimization across supply chain networks.

Assess inventory planning processes and systems and recommend potential improvement opportunities for optimizing service levels and inventory working capital requirements. Develop transformation plans to drive proposed changes in transportation, freight optimization, warehousing & distribution, and develop implementation plan and estimated range and timing of benefits (OPEX / inventory / service delivery). Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance. Ensure all supply chain and logistics activities comply with safety regulations, industry standards, and company policies. Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to supply chain disruptions or inefficiencies. Develop and manage the budget for supply chain and logistics operations, ensuring that costs are controlled while maintaining operational excellence and service quality.