Manager, Direct Procurement and Supply Management
- Facility and Work Location - Brampton and
- Employee Type - Regular Employee FT Salaried
About This Opportunity
Manager, Direct Procurement and Supply Management will be reporting to Senior Manager, Direct Procurement and Supply Management. This role is the interface with different stakeholders, suppliers & Coca Cola procurement group. The successful candidate is a problem solver, a very good communicator, who has a drive for continuous improvement, technical understanding, and supplier relationship management.
Responsibilities
- Acting as the liaison with North America Procurement group and the voice of the Canadian bottler in the different forums, representing our plant teams’ asks, ensuring service, cost and cash targets are prioritized
- Collecting facts, vetting information, negotiating liability with suppliers for defective materials and/or supply chain issues, leading and coordinating bringing different stakeholders together to drive issue resolution while ensuring partnership
- Holding suppliers accountable to continuous improvement, root causing and following through with corrective actions and implementation plans, while ensuring gaps are escalated properly & SLAs are followed
- Leading change management related to supplier transitions, sourcing change, location change, making sure stakeholders are aligned on steps & success criteria, this includes working with plant teams, quality, planning, reliability engineers, technical contacts, and calling out risks proactively
- Leading cost savings and cost avoidance negotiations to meet annual target
- Collaborating with finance & other stakeholders to build bottom-up budgets for own categories
- Ability to handle crisis, develop and Maintain Business Continuity Plans, and bring issues to closure
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in direct procurement, supplier relationship management, with a preference for previous engineering or technical background on beverage production lines to help dissect technical issues
- Knowledge of Supply Chain planning processes and systems is a plus
- OEM experience is an asset
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or Business is preferred
About Us: Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, We are Coke Canada!
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited is Canada’s premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centers, and 5 production facilities nationwide. For more information about Coke Canada Bottling, please visit cokecanada.com
Important
All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada Bottling”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and drivers abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this once you are contacted for further consideration.
Coke Canada Bottling is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce with several programs, policies and resources in place to support our people. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please contact our Talent Acquisition Services team by calling 1-844-383-2653 or email HR@cokecanada.com.