Logistics Manager - Mississauga, Canada - Lafarge Canada

Lafarge Canada
Lafarge Canada
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Mississauga, Canada

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Whatever you do, you'll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.

Thanks to our teams' energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.

Logistics Manager


Requisition ID:4821
Location:
Mississauga, ON, CA, L4V 1S7
Pay Type:Salary
WHO IS LAFARGE?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world.

With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success.

We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less.

It's all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments:
Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.


WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.


Objective & Overview

  • The GTA Logistics Manager (LM) will assume a pivotal role in steering the strategic direction supply chain and logistics within the Greater Toronto Areas (GTA) Aggregates product line. This position entails the successful incumbent to implement logistics sourcing, inventory management and customer service strategies for the supply of aggregates. The LM will diligently optimize the utilization of our network to maximize value for Lafarge and our valued customers. This will encompass defining the overarching sourcing strategy for GTA, including finetuning inventory levels, shaping our hauler strategy, implementing and managing TMS systems, overseeing the resale business, and effectively managing key contractual agreements. Logistics leadership and expertise will be paramount, with a focus on organizing coaching and training sessions to elevate logistics acumen and devise pricing and volume strategies aligned with budgeted EBIT and key performance objectives. Reporting to the Commercial & Logistics Manager (C&LM) there will be close coordination between the GTA's General Manager & the Eastern Canada Director of Supply Chain & Commercial Performance to drive impactful logístical initiatives.
    Responsibilities
  • Safety Leadership:
  • The LM must promote at all times a positive safety culture through exemplary leadership and active participation with others to drive development of safety initiatives.
  • Responsible for updating and ensuring implementation of key logistic safety processes including Safe Trucker Program (STP), 3Rd Party Logistic Contracts Safety Clause, Logistic Critical Incident Review.
  • Sales Production Inventory Process:
  • The LM will ensure that key 3rd party production requirements, 3rd party resales and resale agreement commitments are fully incorporated into the sourcing plan and SPI tool, monitoring their performance, identifying optimization opportunities within and across markets and coordinating with the market GM's to ensure their implementation maximizing value.
  • The LM will work closely with the GTA's General Manager to ensure that the tools and management structure of the Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process to optimize the use of our production capacity.
  • Having visibility on our overall network and supply chain structure, the LM will assess the GTA's Depot and Docks strategy and performance and benchmark against expected profitability aiming to maximize the value of our urban distribution centers, fully recognizing their logistics advantage.
  • Hauler & Market Management:
  • Establish regular contact with major carriers building win-win relationships to provide the best transportation services at or below market rates keeping in mind a sustainable trucking cost structure. Leverage relationships to gather market intelligence, learn about operating cost structures and influence the market.
  • Identify other market sources of supply into the respective territory. Continuously monitors market activity, communicates and recommends any necessary actions. Tracks aggregate haul industry logistic market players, units, and demand.
  • Analytics & Business Intelligence:
  • The LM actively monitors logistics performance including price and margin realization, corrective actions plan progress among others by defining the relevant tracking tools, and KPI's consolidate and analyze relevant data including partnering with Business
  • Intelligence (BI) or other functions.
  • The LM directs, oversees and supports the development and use of various logistics tools, reports, and dashboards improving sales and business analytics (Qlikview, Qliksens
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