Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Supply Chain, Lean Planning & Scheduling Engineer - Senior Level MUST BE A Canadian Citizen

My client is seeking Lean Six Sigma Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations Engineers to re-engineer supply chain functions.

Must be an expert in multiple disciplines, including ERP functionality, procurement, production planning, BOM and / or configuration management, shop floor scheduling, forecasting, routings, consumption, transactions, inventory management, distribution, supplier management, capacity planning, warehousing, and logistics.

• Previous Lean and pull system implementation required in a manufacturing environment (VSM, Heijunka Level Loading, Pull Systems).
• Significant experience in developing PFEP for both make-to-stock and make-to-order environments.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies preferred, SQL and Minitab proficiency required; excellent data analysis and statistical skills

Candidates must be seasoned professionals who have successfully identified, led, and managed high-impact improvement projects both operationally and organizationally.

Must be comfortable in shop-floor settings, and leading and guiding colleagues at all levels of the organization. Strong communication skills from the operational level to C-level executives.

Employment type : Contractor / Possible Full Time

The successful candidate will lead their teams to :

• Guide their clients through the order-to-cash value stream that connects people, process and technology, as well as constraint resolution, conflict management, skills enhancement, organizational development, metrics and performance results, coaching, mentoring, and behavioral change.
• Capture / Clarify / Align the strategic business objectives of our clients by creating a 3- to 5-year deployment plan that will quantify our clients’ current state and create a roadmap to address gaps where objectives are not being achieved.
• Re-engineer business processes and implement changes as necessary to achieve operational results via extensive data analysis, Kaizens, and leadership workshops.
• Sustain improvements through Lean system implementation, including visual management, layered standard work, audits, and daily management systems.
• Interact / Sell at all levels of the organization, especially with senior management / executives.

Additional Qualifications :

• BSc degree, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
• Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean certifications required with at least 3 to 5 years of experience in a Black Belt role
• Minimum of at least 15 years of supply chain operations in a manufacturing setting with experience throughout the entire change process
• Experience with ITAF / TS16949 preferred
• APICS certification strongly preferred
• Hands-on ERP experience; Oracle / SAP is a plus
• Experience with Power BI and / or Tableau is a plus
• Strong business acumen, financial analysis and client relationship skills
• Travel required within the Ontario, Canada and therefore a must is Canadian Citizen and / or Permanent Resident
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