Logistics and Procurement Manager - Montréal, Canada - Echotape

Echotape

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ECHOtape is a leading North American supplier of Pressure Sensitive Tapes. With 50 years of industry experience, we recognize that people are our greatest resource.

Our success is built upon the combined efforts of every employee and their interactions with each other and with our valued customers.

Each person, regardless of title or role, is integral to our company's well-being.

Reporting to the President, we are looking for a Logistics and Procurement Manager to lead a team that contributes effectively to the strategic growth of the company and its bottom-line profits through best practices, effective cost negotiations, proper inventory management and reduction of logistics spend, while delivering quality products on time.

Responsibilities:

Manage the planning, procurement and movement of all inventory around the organization in the most efficient and costeffective manner, while providing an outstanding customer experience to both internal and external customers
Implement best practices and constant improvement programs in all areas of procurement, logistics, and inventory management to help identify opportunities and reduce costs
Provide clear direction and objectives, support, mentoring and coaching to the Supply Chain team
Proactively participate in the company's strategic planning process to help develop its performance objectives, KPI's, targets, and initiatives
Collaborate with the Sales and Product Development teams to support sales growth with inventory planning and investment
In conjunction with senior management and the Director of Product Development, negotiate competitively priced material, vendor terms and rebate programs, special prices and corporate contracts
Promote and maintain strategic relationships with domestic and foreign suppliers in the areas of product quality, forecasts, delivery, total overall cost, and changes in the industry
Manage and optimize all logistics to provide maximum strategic benefit to the customers as well as the organization
Optimize the usage of technology tools and freight software throughout the organization
Source, negotiate, and help manage 3PL warehouse rates
Help establish and implement a packaging and quality control program that maintains the ECHOtape brand and standard
Ensure import and export systems comply with government regulations, along with the proper classification and duty rate of all products
Ensure all proper accounting practices are maintained daily

Qualifications:

5+ years' experience in Supply Chain and Inventory Management within a distribution or manufacturing environment
Bachelor's degree in a related field an asset
Strong knowledge of Supply Chain and Inventory Management best practices
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Effective leadership style with proactive and solutionbased approach
Strong interpersonal skills with all levels of the organization
Experience working with ERP and TMS systems a strong plus
Strong proficiency with MS 365 products and forecasting software
Excellent English skills required, French an asset

ECHOtape est l'un des principaux fournisseurs de rubans autoadhésifs en Amérique du Nord. Avec 50 ans d'expérience dans l'industrie, nous croyons que les gens de notre équipe sont notre plus grande ressource.

Le succès de notre entreprise repose sur les efforts combinés de chaque employé et sur leurs interactions entre eux et avec nos inestimables clients.

Chaque personne, quel que soit son titre de poste ou son rôle, est un élément du bien-être de notre entreprise.

Relevant du président, nous recherchons un Responsable de la logistique et de l'approvisionnement pour diriger une équipe qui contribue efficacement à la croissance stratégique de l'entreprise et à ses bénéfices nets grâce à des pratiques exemplaires, à des négociations efficaces des coûts, à une gestion appropriée des stocks et à une réduction des dépenses logistiques, tout en livrant des produits de qualité à temps.

Responsabilités:

Gérer la planification, l'approvisionnement et le mouvement de tous les stocks autour de l'organisation de la manière la plus efficace et la plus rentable, tout en offrant une expérience client exceptionnelle aux clients internes et externes
Mettre en œuvre des pratiques exemplaires et des programmes d'amélioration constante dans tous les domaines de l'approvisionnement, de la logistique et de la gestion des stocks afin d'aider à cerner les possibilités et à réduire les coûts
Fournir une orientation et des objectifs clairs, du soutien, du mentorat et de l'encadrement à l'équipe de la chaîne d'approvisionnement
Participer de manière proactive au processus de planification stratégique de l'entreprise pour aider à développer ses objectifs de performance, ses KPI, ses cibles et ses initiatives
Collaborer avec les équipes des ventes et du développement de pr