Senior Manager, Direct Materials - Planning & Procurement

About This Opportunity

In this role, you will ensure Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited’s network is prepared to meet the requirements of our production facilities. This role currently leads a team of five direct reports and is the communication link to our total supplier network.

Responsibilities

• Raw Material Planning:Manage the communication of rolling forecast to all direct suppliers and internal supply chain teams, incorporating supply changes, innovations, delists and capital projects.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Management of supplier relationships with key direct material suppliers, including the leadership of strategic routines to review budgets, forecasts, supply constraints and transportation requirements.
• Technical Aptitude: Responsible for management and determination of safety stock setups, system configuration changes, and bill of material updates.
• Business Continuity Focus: Identification and disposition of supply challenges and supplier partner performance escalations.
• Financial Leadership: Manage monthly financial routines focused on communicating your team’s impact to working capital, supply constraints, purchase price variance, write-offs, and commodity risk management.

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma with a focus in Procurement or Supply Chain
• 10+ years of work experience in a senior operational role, in Supply Chain or Manufacturing is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to model various business scenarios and analyze resulting costs, impacts, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and suggest improvements to contracts, statements of work and other legal agreements
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and analyze large quantities of data and conduct in-depth analysis of the data, such as should-cost models, benchmarking, etc.
• A strong team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced team environment while being highly organized
• Strong negotiation skills

About Us

Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, we are Coke Canada Bottling!

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centres, and five production facilities nationwide.

We have a 120-year heritage of manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing the major branded ready-to-drink products Canadians love. We pride ourselves on building diverse and sustainable relationships with our customers, consumers, stakeholders, and communities through our shared values: lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, collaboration, integrity, accountability, quality and safety.

Our brands include: Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Life™, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq’s®, NESTEA®, POWERADE®, Minute Maid®, DASANI® and vitaminwater®; and our partner brands: Canada Dry®, Monster Energy®, and A&W®.

Important

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada”) 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 driver’s abstract review. In addition, all new employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide Coke Canada with proof of vaccination. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regard to any of the foregoing 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.