Job Description:

Manager, Supply Chain Management

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Supply Chain Management to lead the Supply Chain function at our companies Animal Health manufacturing site in Prince Edward Island.

Reporting to the Site Head, this role is accountable for translating customer demand into executable manufacturing and supply plans and ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient movement of materials and products through the site.

The role oversees:

Manufacturing planning and scheduling
Capacity and inventory planning
Warehousing, shipping, and receiving
Product packaging and visual inspection
Supply governance, performance, and continuity
New product launches and supply-related changes
Development and leadership of the Supply Chain team

What You Will Do:

Lead integrated site supply planning, aligning customer demand, capacity, inventory, materials, and manufacturing schedules into executable plans.
Own site material planning and ordering, ensuring the right materials are available to support production plans and that material supply risks are identified, visible, escalated, and supported by appropriate mitigation and recovery plans in partnership with Procurement.
Lead cross-functional supply governance, including allocation, production-priority, inventory-target, and recovery decisions when demand, capacity, materials, or release timing are constrained.
Oversee warehousing, shipping, receiving, material movement, and inventory control, ensuring inventory accuracy and effective management of safety stock, expiry, obsolescence, write-offs, working capital, freight, and logistics costs.
Lead product packout and visual inspection operations, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable execution.
Provide quality-system leadership across all Supply Chain functions, ensuring effective training and qualification, documentation, deviation investigations, CAPAs, change controls, inspection readiness, continuous improvement, and compliance with applicable GMP, quality, safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
Lead the site’s Sales and Operations Planning process and broader business planning, integrating inventory targets, budgets, capacity requirements, and supply priorities.
Lead supply-chain business continuity and scenario planning for critical materials, labour, warehousing, transportation, equipment, and external storage or service needs.
Coordinate supply chain readiness for product launches, regulatory changes, source changes, label changes, and other business transitions.
Establish meaningful performance measures and drive improvements in supply reliability, schedule execution, inventory, productivity, and customer service.
Serve as the site’s Cargo Security Coordinator and program owner for Transport Canada’s Air Cargo Security Program.
Lead, coach, and develop the Supply Chain team of 9-12 people, establishing clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of five years of supply chain experience.
Minimum three years of people-leadership experience.
Strong knowledge of planning, scheduling, inventory, warehousing, logistics, supply chain processes, and inventory and cost stewardship.
Proven ability to translate demand and operational constraints into executable plans.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to influence across functions and provide quality-system leadership in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

Experience in pharmaceutical, animal health, biotechnology, medical-device, food, or another regulated manufacturing industry.
Experience working with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Regulatory, Finance, and other business functions.
Experience in GMP and regulated logistics or distribution practices.
Experience with enterprise planning and ERP systems, including SAP.
APICS certification is preferred.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy position .

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $98,560 – $147,840 CAD. At our company, we are firmly committed to provide fair and equitable pay for similar work and experience as a fundamental aspect of our workplace culture. Individual employee salaries will be based on several factors such as relevant experience, skills & proficiency, and/or other bona fide factors relative to appropriate internal comparators.

At our Company, we lead with people. This role includes eligibility to our discretionary short-term-incentive plan which fosters a pay-for-performance culture. Also, our contemporary rewards and benefit programs go beyond traditional medical plans and retirement programs, to create a flexible, inclusive workplace to support employee well-being, development and long-term success.

We may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to support our recruitment process. AI tools are used to support, but not replace, human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by our hiring managers.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates. In accordance with our accommodation policies and applicable provincial and federal accessibility legislation, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, cGMP Compliance, Coaching, Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Inventory Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Packaging Operations, People Leadership, People Management, Process Improvements, Production Scheduling, Shipping and Receiving, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Warehousing

Preferred Skills:

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Manager, Supply Chain Management

We are seeking an experienced manager, Supply Chain Management, to lead the Supply Chain function of our animal health manufacturing site located on Prince Edward Island. Reporting to the Site Head, the incumbent is responsible for translating customer demand into executable manufacturing and supply plans and ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient movement of materials and products within the site.

The role oversees the following activities:

Manufacturing planning and scheduling
Capacity and inventory planning
Warehousing, shipping and receiving
Product packaging and visual inspection
Supply governance, performance and continuity
New product launches and supply-related changes
Development and leadership of the Supply Chain team

Your responsibilities:

Lead integrated site supply planning by aligning customer demand, capacity, inventory, materials and manufacturing schedules to establish executable plans.
Own site material planning and ordering, ensuring that the materials needed for production plans are available, that material supply risks are identified, communicated and escalated to the appropriate bodies, and that they are subject to adequate mitigation and recovery plans, in partnership with Procurement.
Lead cross-functional supply governance, including decisions on allocation, production priorities, inventory targets and recovery when demand, capacity, materials or release timelines are constrained.
Oversee warehousing, shipping, receiving, material movement and inventory control, ensuring inventory accuracy and effective management of safety stock, expiry dates, obsolescence, inventory write-offs, working capital, and freight and logistics costs.
Lead final product packout and visual inspection operations, ensuring safe, compliant and reliable execution.
Provide quality system leadership across all supply chain functions, ensuring the effectiveness of training and qualification, documentation, deviation investigations, CAPAs (corrective and preventive actions), change control, inspection readiness and continuous improvement, as well as compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and applicable quality, safety, security and regulatory requirements.
Lead the site’s Sales and Operations Planning process and overall business planning, integrating inventory targets, budgets, capacity requirements and supply priorities.
Lead supply chain business continuity planning and scenario development for critical materials, labour, warehousing, transportation, equipment and external storage or service needs.
Coordinate supply chain readiness for product launches, regulatory changes, source changes, labelling changes and other operational transitions.
Establish relevant performance indicators and improve supply reliability, schedule adherence, inventory management, productivity and customer service.
Act as the site’s Cargo Security Coordinator and program owner for Transport Canada’s Air Cargo Security Program.
Lead, coach and develop the supply chain team of 9 to 12 people, setting clear priorities, responsibilities and performance expectations.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business administration, operations management, engineering, science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least five years of supply chain experience.
Three years of people management experience.
Strong knowledge of planning, scheduling, inventory, warehousing, logistics, supply chain processes, and rigorous inventory and cost management.
Proven ability to translate demand and operational constraints into executable plans.
Strong skills in analysis, problem solving, project management, negotiation and communication.
Ability to influence different functions and provide quality system leadership in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

Experience in the pharmaceutical, animal health, biotechnology, medical device, food or another regulated manufacturing industry.
Experience collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Finance and other company functions.
Experience with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and regulated logistics or distribution practices.
Experience with enterprise planning systems and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, including SAP.
APICS professional certification in supply chain management.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $98,560 – $147,840 CAD. At our company, we are firmly committed to providing fair and equitable pay for comparable work and experience, which is a fundamental part of our organizational culture. Individual employee salaries are determined based on several factors, including relevant experience, skills and proficiency, and other legitimate factors related to appropriate internal comparators.

At our company, we put people first. This role is eligible for our discretionary short-term incentive plan, which promotes a pay-for-performance culture. In addition, our total rewards and benefits programs go beyond traditional medical and retirement plans to create a flexible, inclusive workplace that supports employee well-being, development and long-term success.

We may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to support our recruitment process. These tools are used to support, not replace, human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by our hiring managers.

We are proud to be a company that values bringing together diverse, talented and committed people. The fastest way to foster innovation is to bring diverse ideas together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully question one another’s views and solve problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

The primary location for this role is

CAN - Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. At our company, we are firmly committed to providing fair and equitable pay for similar work and experience as a fundamental aspect of our workplace culture. Individual salaries will be based on several factors such as relevant experience, skills and proficiency, and other bona fide factors relative to appropriate internal comparators.

At our Company, we lead with people. This role includes eligibility for our discretionary short-term incentive plan, which fosters a pay-for-performance culture. Our rewards and benefits programs go beyond traditional medical plans and retirement programs to create a flexible, inclusive workplace that supports employee well-being, development, and long-term success.

Additional location(s): Please note the base salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position role, including where the role is designated as remote but tied to the Primary Location for compensation purposes. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the base salary ranges for additional locations below. If the base salary range is not listed for the location to which you are applying, our Talent Acquisition team may provide further information about compensation applicable to your location, where required by law.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

Visa Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving LIcense:

Hazardous Material(s):

yes

Job Posting End Date:

11/11/2026

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Manager, Supply Chain Management

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