Director, Supply Chain Jobs

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Automotive glass technology is helping transform how we experience the road. At Belron Canada, we take this seriously, which is why we invest tirelessly on developing, certifying and advancing an elite force of highly trained technicians.

If you want an exciting career in an environment where you get to work with sophisticated equipment every day alongside the finest experts in the field, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome applications from everyone, are firmly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, and take pride in ensuring every member of our team feels empowered.

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Supply Chain and Distribution, this individual and his team will be responsible for improving the efficiency of the Inbound Supply Chain operations: Procurement, both Direct and Indirect; Demand Planning; Inventory Planning; and finally, Transportation and logistics.

She/he will develop and implement monitoring and analysis tools to ensure the optimal levels of inventory across Belron Canada’s extensive distribution network (2 Distribution Centers and 26 Warehouses across Canada) to timely supply the 325 Service Centers.

She/He will be accountable to achieve challenging targets in terms of Average Acquisition Cost, Inventory levels, Transportation costs, and standardization of logistics processes.

Rôle and Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) he.she would initiate important discussions with all stakeholders, engage other departments, share the team vision, ask for support and assistance, the Director of Supply chain is a person who can navigate well internally and build a compelling vision and direction for the team.
• Actively participate in the creation and delivery of critical investment projects and prioritize efforts in the budgeting and planning exercises to maximize value and key implementations:
• Provide leadership and motivation to the business units under her/his responsibility in a positive and collaborative atmosphere that supports all key quadrants: people, customer, society, and stakeholder, with a transformational mindset:
• Work closely to build a team that is driven by performance indicators by implementing monitoring and analysis tools to ensure the optimal execution of the Supply Chain.
• Understand and improve supply chain operations through the identification of key performance indicator in supplying the 26 warehouses and 2 distribution centers across Belron Canada, which in turn must timely supply inventory to a network of 325 Service Centers across the country:
• Responsibility for the leadership of implementing various Technological Solutions in our suite of IT systems: Advance Inventory Planning solution, Warehouse Management Systems, Transportation Management Solutions as well as core ERP solution.
• Inspire, develop, and engage a diverse and capable team while developing and building tangible development plans and succession planning.
• Implement, monitor and drive the S&OP Process across various departments of Belron.
• Act as a resource person for the application of Belron Canada key financial and inventory management processes in accordance with business rules and established good practices.
• Focusing on health, safety, and wellbeing of employees.
• Act as a strategic advisor to build, lead and oversee an operational team.
• In collaboration with the Vice President, participate in the development of Supply Chain optimization strategies, process improvement and standardized business processes across Canada.

Required profile:

• Demonstrated strategic perspective
• Change agent management skills
• Capacity to interact with all levels of the organization
• Proven leadership capability and strong talent management skills
• Approximately 15 years of overall business experience with approximately 10 years in supply chain and wholesale operations with increasing levels of responsibilities. Experience in a position with a national organization would be considered an asset to the role.
• Experience in a national company supporting national initiatives and field employees in all provinces
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both English and French.
• University degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Operations Management (Business/Commerce).
• Recognized knowledge of distribution and logistics information systems and their applications
• Clear sense of priorities, team spirit and customer focus (internal and external)
• Excellent knowledge of the distribution environment
• Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Experience in working within the retail industry (understanding both the wholesale and retail aspect of the supply chain)
• Operational expert and natural organizer who connects the strategic plan to the field operations and its’ employees.
• Excel (Advanced)

We believe that genuine care can make a real difference in the customer experience, and it begins with making a difference in the careers of our team members.

Belron Canada is an integral part of the Belron International family, a global leader in auto glass repair and replacement, and forward-facing digital camera calibration. Belron Canada alone operates 325+ service centres, 2 distribution centres and 26 warehouses across 10 provinces, and is home to over 1,200 employees.

Our pursuit of excellence commits us to providing sustainable world-class care for our communities and the climate.

If you value your career as we value our employees and our customers, there’s no better time to join Belron Canada and #BringOutYourBest with us!