Manager, Supply Chain Sustainable Products - Toronto, Canada - McCain Foods (Canada)

McCain Foods (Canada)
McCain Foods (Canada)
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Toronto, Canada

6 days ago

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Position Title:
Manager, Supply Chain Sustainable Products


Position Type:
Regular - Full-Time


Position Location:
Toronto HQ


Grade:
Grade 06


Requisition ID: 24764


COMPANY OVERVIEW:


At McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to uplift and bring people, families, businesses and communities together.

Guided by our purpose to bring enjoyment to people's lives through great tasting food, we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.


As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.

Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion.

Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers.


ABOUT THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS TEAM:


As a global leader in prepared food products, McCain has an opportunity to innovate to drive positive change for our planet.

At McCain, sustainability goes to the heart of our purpose as a business.

That purpose means putting agronomy at the forefront of all we do to ensure healthier soils which lead to more sustainably sourced food.

The Sustainable Products team is responsible for scaling a sustainable product portfolio made from crops that are grown using regenerative agriculture methods which build soil health, improve biodiversity, and enhance on-farm resilience to climate change.

The mission of the team is to scale sustainable products globally and across all channels.

The Sustainable Products team is part of McCain's Global Growth & Strategy function in partnership with Global Marketing & Innovation.


SUMMARY:


Reporting to the Director of Global Customer Supply Chain, the Supply Chain Sustainable Products Manager is a new role at McCain with the responsibility to shape, own and lead the implementation of the Supply Chain strategy and long-term vision for Global Sustainable Products.

She/he will lead the Supply Chain function and will serve as a single-point-of-contact for all supply chain matters and decisions within the dedicated Sustainable Products team, while working in partnership with the Marketing & Innovation function, Agriculture, Procurement and the Commercial teams to ensure the optimal creation and execution of the Sustainable Products strategy.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Responsible for creating, leading and owning the supply chain strategy and longtermvision for Sustainable Products.
  • Ensures topdown and bottomup demand & production plans reflect global Sustainable Products strategy, optimizing logistics, execution and costs.
  • Owns effective execution of the strategy by ensuring that all regional supply chain teams secure required line time, manufacturing specifications are met, and that product is delivered to customers on time and in full.
  • Partners with global & regional agriculture and procurement teams to ensure sourcing of the crop and ingredients to meet demand, ensure proper storage/ segregation of regenerative agriculture crop, perform audits to ensure the contracted crop being used is at the level of the Farm of the Future.
  • Drives initiatives to prioritize strategic sourcing activities and opportunities globally.
  • Ensures the Sustainable Products Supply Chain projects and global initiatives are effectively executed in the regions, with bestinclass service in the eyes of the Customers and with optimal costs.
  • Accountable for implementation of tools, technologies and analytical solutions to identify business opportunities and optimize the overall Sustainable Products end to end flow.
  • Acts as an ambassador of the Sustainable Products by actively promoting the vision internally and externally with customers.
  • Creates and owns governance of Supply chain policies and processes for Sustainable Products, including audit ready requirements.
  • Develops, monitors and reports Sustainable Products KPIs and ensures implementation of corrective actions as necessary.

CORE COMPETENCIES / MEASURES OF SUCCESS:

  • Relationship Building: ability to build rapport, understanding and trust with all key stakeholders in a newly created cross-functional team.
  • Communication: proven ability to communicate with stakeholders across functions and regions
  • Collaboration: works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
  • Detail Orientation: focuses on ensuring that all data and activities are managed at an appropriate level of detail to ensure transparency at a level that is understood by all.
  • Process Orientation: understands the connection between groups and activities and has ability to organize ac
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