Director, Supply Chain - Canada

Job Description Director, Supply Chain - Canada Job Location: Laval, Quebec, CAN Job Requisition ID: 15804 Join our global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes to our patients. We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn't just wait for change but actively creates it—where your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact. We are looking for a trustworthy and respectful individual who consistently does the right thing. Someone who is imaginative and proactive, with a keen eye for what is possible. A perceptive and adaptive person who is action oriented. We need a disciplined, focused, and accountable team member. If you embody these values, come join our company and help us shape the future. General Responsibilities Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Supply Chain Planning function across Canada. The primary objective of the role is to ensure reliable, customer-focused product supply while optimizing inventory investment, manufacturing capacity, and overall supply chain performance. The incumbent is responsible for establishing and implementing integrated demand, supply, inventory, and production planning processes to support business growth, customer service, financial objectives, and the overall supply chain strategy. The incumbent provides leadership to the Planning teams across two Canadian manufacturing sites, as well as the Commercial Planning team, which works closely and regularly with the business units. The Supply Chain Planning function plays a central role within the organization, connecting commercial strategy with manufacturing operations and supply execution. The incumbent works closely with Business Leadership, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercial Operations, Business Intelligence, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Logistics & Distribution, Human Resources, and Global Supply Chain Leadership. As a leader of leaders, the incumbent directly supervises five employees across three locations and is responsible for building organizational capabilities, fostering collaboration, and developing a high-performing planning organization. Key Responsibilities Lead the Demand Planning function and process for Canada, ensuring the development of robust, data-driven forecasts aligned with commercial strategy and market dynamics. Lead the Supply Planning function and process for Canada, ensuring product availability and appropriate alignment between demand, supply, production capacity, and inventory. Oversee Inventory Management and Planning, balancing customer service, working capital, inventory health, and obsolescence risks. Lead the Production Planning function across two Canadian manufacturing sites. Own the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, ensuring alignment between Commercial, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain. Monitor and improve key planning and supply chain performance indicators, including forecast accuracy, forecast bias, inventory levels, obsolescence, backorders, and customer service levels, including fill rate. Partner with Logistics & Distribution teams to optimize end-to-end product flow and ensure customer requirements are consistently met. Contribute to annual budgeting, strategic planning, and quarterly financial forecast updates, including financial assumptions related to inventory and supply. Develop and implement supply chain planning strategies that support business growth, operational resilience, cost optimization, and customer service objectives. Identify and lead initiatives to improve planning processes, systems, data quality, and organizational effectiveness. Participate in the Global Supply Chain Planning Leadership Team, contributing to global standards, transformation initiatives, and best-practice sharing. Collaborate strategically with Commercial, Finance, Quality, Procurement, Regula…

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