Director of Supply Chain

Location: Windsor or Strathroy, Ontario

Position Summary:

Reporting to the General Manager, SG Canada, the Director of Supply Chain is accountable for the design, implementation and management of strategic supply chain initiatives which ensure on-time and in-full customer delivery, enables the growth of sales and simplifies the business.

This role is responsible for individual customer account coordination, developing and maintaining accurate Demand Plans based on consensus-based forecasts for Ontario sites. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring the S&OP process delivers the strategic objectives of the organization
• Responsible for ensuring Supply strategies are developed and implemented which meet and/or exceed Demand requirements
• Responsible for business processes which result in an aligned revenue / demand forecasts for both long-term (e.g. 3yrs. / 5yrs) and near-term (18 month rolling)
• Responsible for developing and implementing strategic supply chain changes that result in reduced product cycle time and direct to retail opportunities
• Responsible for our business policy process to enable improved commercial business predictability and enhanced supply chain performance
• Responsible for the customer order management process, including order response time, customer forecasts, and the adherence to customer order lead-times in accordance with supply agreements
• Responsible for the development and execution of processes / procedures to ensure integration of incremental manufacturing / packaging supply within the supply chain
• Responsible for development and implementation of supply chain changes that result in a competitive advantage for our P/L partners (e.g. order lead-time reduction)
• Responsible for reduced supply chain costs through process improvement and budgetary control
• Responsible for the identification and resolution of potential business issues and/or supply constraints
• Responsible for defining and implementing controls which maintain/ improve inventory accuracy and reduced levels throughout the supply chain
• Provide advice, guidance and direction to subordinate staff and provide timely feedback on performance
• Minimize company risk and maintains compliance in area of environment, health, and safety
• Must be able to work extended hours, weekends as needed, especially when problems occur or when deadlines must be met
• Perform other duties as required

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field
• Master’s Degree Preferred

Experience:

• 7-10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and ERP or a related field
• Experience working in manufacturing, pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility an asset

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of ERP systems
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Access, Word)
• Direct working knowledge of operations, warehouse management, inventory control, and transportation management
• Solid project management skills are essential
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization

Working Conditions:

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the employee will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
• Position located in Windsor, Ontario or Strathroy, Ontario with requirement to be present at both sites.

Physical Demands:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the job.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. Use of manual dexterity is required. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, bend or twist, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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