Lead, Supply Chain & Distribution

We are currently looking for a qualified Lead, Supply Chain & Distribution to join the Lundbeck Canada Finance and Business operations team. This position is permanent full-time located at our Ville Saint-Laurent head-office. The incumbent will report to the Director, Finance. Lundbeck Canada offers comprehensive benefits to its employees, including health and dental benefits and contribution to a pension plan as of day 1.
Your Position:
As Lead, Supply Chain & Distribution you will be responsible for and leading the full supply and distribution process for Canada, a critical process for our organization. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this role resides in the Finance department, which is at the cornerstone of the Lundbeck Canada organization, striving to be the valued partner for all internal stakeholders, providing quality solutions and guidance that drive results.
Key Responsibilities
Inventory Management

• Participate in month end process by preparing inventory reconciliations, ensuring inventory movements are reflected in SAP, documenting destruction letters, accruals, invoice validation, and any other related tasks and filings.
• Reconcile inventory levels with distribution centers’ inventory adjustment reports.
• Remain informed on the latest Customs Canada Regulations and develop procedures in line with these regulations when needed.
• Lundbeck Internal supply chain team
• External 3PL team
• Partner with Lundbeck’s Head Office (Liaison between Canada and Global European teams) in the product requirement forecasting process for Canada.
• Assess inventory coverage monthly.
• Coordinate, manage and analyze various logistics processes including but not limited to inbound shipments, product returns, issuance of credit notes and product destruction, in partnership with Quality Assurance department.
• Coordinate and manage various committees/teams in relation to the level of crisis when backorder situations arise. These teams are the following:

Supply Chain & Trade Relations Management

• Monitor SOP policies and compliance. Making appropriate corrective adjustments to make sure trade partner (external 3PL partner) operates efficiently and is cost effective.
• Apply existing policies for distribution, logistics, trade relations as well as identify areas of activities requiring policies.
• Oversee customer service support with 3PL partner and Lundbeck customers purchasing from the 3PL partner.
• Support the Director of Finance in managing and building trade partner relationships with our wholesalers to enable collaboration, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Setup and negotiate distribution agreements as required to achieve optimum cost/benefit for Lundbeck.
• Manage distribution supplier performance, and review performance against expectations in the agreement.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain stewardship programs and payments.
• Oversee distribution costs and fees, implement methods to build efficiencies.
• Invoicing review and payment requests for distribution.
• Keep abreast of Industry standards.
• Support any ad-hoc projects for supply chain.

Position Qualifications And Requirements

• Bilingual proficiency with excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• Strong critical thinker
• Consistently proactive with the mind set as a solution provider.
• 2-5 years in similar capacity, at minimum 5 years in a more junior related role
• B. Com in management or finance or equivalent
• Courageous with an innovative mind-set to create new and better ways to operate within the finance function and support the organization’s growth.
• Responsible by holding oneself and others accountable to meet commitments and objectives in a collaborative fashion.
• Embraces multi tasking by working on multiple projects simultaneously while respecting deadlines.
• Stimulates engagement by creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Passionate to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Ambitious by focusing on driving results with a strategic mindset.

Working conditions

• Evening/Weekend commitments: Occasionally
• Normal Office conditions: Yes
• % of travel required: 10%

We are strongly committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within our community.
All applications will be considered, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.