Vp Materials - Abbotsford, Canada - Phantom Screens

Phantom Screens

Verified Company

Abbotsford, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Phantom Screens is a great place to work, with friendly coworkers and a clean and safe environment. We all work hard - but we look out for each other too, which makes for an awesome workplace. This is an excellent opportunity to work in one of Abbotsford's favorite places to work

This Phantom Screens Leadership Team position is accountable for strategic sourcing, planning, leading, and controlling inbound materials activities necessary to support the delivery of the Phantom Experience to our customers.

As a key member of the Phantom leadership team, the VP, Materials & Strategic Sourcing will provide leadership in the achievement of corporate and departmental goals, consistently demonstrate, and encourage in others the organization's core corporate values and champion Phantom's overall strategic vision.

They will help grow our unique value proposition:
"From Factory to Fresh Air, you can Trust Us to deliver the Best Overall Consumer Experience in Retractable Screening Solutions."

With a strong focus on strategic sourcing, this role will be responsible for ensuring that Phantom has a sourcing strategy that provides the best value for our customers and business and keeps Phantom in our leadership position in the retractable screen market.

The VP Materials and Strategic Sourcing is accountable for all aspects of materials costs, planning, domestic and international purchasing, receiving, inspection, raw material and purchased part inventory and replenishing materials to internal customers.

Our Values:

At Phantom Screens we value all of our employees.

We are committed to providing a safe, harmonious, and respectful work environment and all employees are required to help us achieve this by practicing our core values.

"To Speak the Truth
"To Pursue Excellence
"To Serve Each Other
"To Practice Stewardship

Position Responsibilities:

Materials Operations

Safety and HR for the department: communication, supervision, and employee experience initiatives to promote engagement within the team
Planning & Organizing: responsible for department strategies and tactics, budgeting, projects, and scheduling
Raw Materials Warehousing: Managing and reviewing Inventory levels, turns, physical requirements, and processes for efficiency and reliability
Material Handling: Analyzing physical requirements, processes, and delivery to production for efficiency
Staffing: In collaboration with the Employee Experience team, assess workload management, career development, and succession planning for the team
Strategic Sourcing
Supply Chain Risk Management: ensure that the sourcing strategy secures a reliable supply of materials to the business
Supplier Relationship Management: Responsible for the strategic evaluation, negotiation, selection, performance, relationships, required records, and longterm agreements with suppliers
Purchased Product & Services: Manage and review BOM accuracy, minimizing costs, meeting quality and delivery in line with business requirements
Capital Equipment: Provide leadership and insight for major capital purchases to the organization

Continuous Improvement and Quality

Pursuit of

Operational Excellence:
Continuously improving the demand driven flow of customer value.

Supplier Quality Performance: Ensuring that supplier quality performance is improving and meeting / exceeding business requirements.
Receiving & Inspection: Responsible for quality assurance, data and supplier score carding.

Other duties as assigned

Further, this position will collaborate with other departments on efforts such as supporting customers, launching new product, efficient product changes, working closely with Product Management, implementing best practices and carrying out activities in the best interests of the organization.

Position Requirements:

General: customer focused, flexible in work schedule, committed to selfdevelopment
Leadership: lead by example, develop, coach, mentor, motivate and support
Communication Skills: strong verbal and written English, nonverbal, internal and external facing

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Technology Skills:
Advanced knowledge and experience with MS Windows and Office programs (especially Excel), ERP systems and typing

Certificates / Licenses / Permits:

Travel may be required therefore:
Class 5 (or higher) Driver's License (with acceptable Driver's Abstract) and access to an insured vehicle
Ability to travel internationally as required (Passport without travel restrictions)

Academic Requirements and Work Experience:

Completion any of the following postsecondary education (or equivalent): Degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration and/or related discipline
Achievement of any of the following designations are desirable: Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Lean certification, Six Sigm