Technology Manager, Supply Chain

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Position Title: Technology Manager, Supply Chain

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Toronto HQ

Requisition ID: 29328

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McCain Foods is a global business with presence and products available in more than 160 countries around the globe. We have a significant food production network with a total of 51 production facilities globally, 95% located in rural communities. As a privately owned family company, our values are at the heart of everything we do.

Technology is central to how we operate at McCain, from connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture.

The position.

The Global Technology team is looking for a Supply Chain Technology Manager to join us in paving the way with transformative technologies which will play a crucial role in enabling business initiatives across the organization to reach its goal of being the undisputed leader in the frozen foods industry.

This person will partner with global Supply Chain business leaders at McCain, to enable the realization of its strategy and is passionate about supply chain, next-gen technology and the transformation journey.

The ideal candidate is someone with great knowledge and experience of end-to-end supply chain processes from planning to execution including Planning, Transportation and Order Management/Fulfillment. Your mandate will be to deliver simple and satisfying solutions which make the everyday lives of McCainers easier.

In this role you will be at the helm driving the team's overall success by managing your team of Delivery Leads in project delivery and working closely with the Product Owners to extrapolate the capability roadmap into an executable set of features and the Solution Architects for the overall solution design and fidelity. Lastly, you will report to the Director, Global Supply Chain Technology.

Who you are.

You are a leader who…

• Is a servant leader and looks to fulfill the needs of your team.
• Focuses on clearing the impediments to your team's success.
• Fosters a safe environment for your team with a strong sense of purpose and most importantly, belonging.
• Creates a team culture of accountability and honesty.
• Encourages the team to be realistic in their commitments while challenging themselves to elevate.
• Is customer obsessed.
• Thinks big and plans ahead.
• Acts like an owner.
• Brings the best out of their people.
• Believes that feedback is a gift.
• Seeks and builds the trust of your team, your stakeholders and your user community.
• Does not take themselves too seriously and has fun!

You consider yourself an expert at…

• Transformation and bringing teams along the journey.
• Delivering simple and elegant solutions which delight the user community.
• Achieving a high velocity of output and delivering what you say you will when you say you will.
• Leading Supply Chain Technology transformations in leading technologies.
• Enrolling a business community into feeling a sense of agency in their solution platforms and outcomes.
• The consumer products (CPG) industry.
• Being in and getting your team and stakeholders into a true Agile mindset.
• Setting targets, measuring success, and learnings from shortfalls. Move fast and break things (not too badly).
• Communicating up, down and across.
• Anticipating the needs of your business stakeholders.
• Foreseeing and mitigating risk.
• End-to-end supply chain processes - from planning to execution:
  • S&OP - Demand & Supply Planning
  • S&OE - Distribution Planning (DRP), Inventory Management & Demand Sensing
  • Production Planning - Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Global Transportation (TMS) & Visibility (RTTVP) - Ocean, Rail, Road, Intramodal.
  • Order Management (OMS) - Order Entry, Available to Promise, Customer Delivery
• Industry leading supply chain technologies. Here are some examples.
  • ERP - SAP MM, SD, IM, PP/DS
  • Planning - SAP APO/IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, OMP
  • Transportation - SAP TM, Blue Yonder, e2Open
  • Enterprise Reporting - Microsoft Azure & Power BI
  • Enterprise AI/ML/Modelling - Embedded AL & ML Libraries, Optimization Modelling (ILOG, Gurobi)
  • Modern Integration - API Management, Data Ingestion

The values of the company you want to join…

• Lives our principles every day.
• Reaches high by setting lofty but achievable goals and holds ourselves accountable.
• Holds ourselves accountable.
• Is passionate about transformation and getting better every day.
• Invests in our people.
• Values an inclusive environment and creates a strong of belonging.
• Believes there is only one customer - those who buy our food.
• Loves French fries, hashbrowns and other delicious appetizers.

Your credentials.

• Obtained a Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma in Technology / Business / Industrial Engineering / Agriculture, or equivalent work experience.
• Carry 10+ Years of highly relevant experience in the CPG or adjacent industry, holding progressive roles.
• Have the requisite supply chain technology experience within an SAP ERP Environment (see expertise section above)
• Worked and succeeded in both traditional and Agile project delivery framework.
• Have experience working within a Global organization.
• Take pride in having managed and mentored a team of people.

Others:

• Global/Regional Role: Global
• Direct reports: Yes
• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs.
• Travel: As required.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Technology
Department: ​Technology Supply Chain Portfolio ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)