Logistics & Supply Chain Coordinator- Thayer Lumber

About Thayer

Serving Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area since 1905, Thayer Lumber is a long-standing, family-owned business known for quality lumber, manufacturing expertise, and dependable customer service. We proudly support residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a full range of products, from building materials and custom planed lumber to pallets, crates, and specialty wood manufacturing. With a century of craftsmanship behind us, we’re looking for team members who take pride in their work and want to contribute to a trusted local operation.

The Opportunity

Thayer Manufacturing Solutions is looking for a Logistics & Supply Chain Coordinator to take ownership of the day-to-day purchasing, inventory planning, logistics, and material flow that support our manufacturing and retail operations. This is an opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional who enjoys being close to the operation and taking ownership from start to finish. You’ll work directly with suppliers, Sales, Operations, and leadership to anticipate material requirements, make sound purchasing decisions, coordinate logistics, maintain accurate inventory, and ensure materials are available when needed to support production and customer commitments. You’ll also play an important role in strengthening Thayer’s supply chain processes. From improving inventory planning and supplier performance to identifying cost savings and creating more efficient material flows, you’ll have the opportunity to bring forward ideas and help build practical processes that support Thayer’s continued growth.

What You’ll Do

Purchasing & Supplier Management

• Manage purchase orders and purchasing requirements across Thayer’s manufacturing and retail operations.
• Conduct RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and negotiate pricing, shipping, and payment terms within established authority.
• Make purchasing decisions considering total landed cost, lead times, quality, availability, and operational requirements.
• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships, monitor performance, and resolve supply, pricing, quality, and delivery issues.
• Manage backorders, expedites, and substitutions to minimize disruption to production and customers.

Planning, Inventory & Logistics

• Develop material and purchasing plans based on customer demand, production requirements, inventory levels, forecasts, and supplier lead times.
• Maintain inventory planning parameters and monitor inventory levels, accuracy, stock-outs, and other trends.
• Lead the cycle count process and investigate inventory discrepancies.
• Coordinate receiving, material staging, outbound shipping, and inbound and outbound freight requirements.
• Identify material, inventory, supplier, or capacity constraints early and work with Sales and Operations to find solutions.

Quality, Systems & Reporting

• Support incoming material inspection, nonconformance documentation, quality records, and document-control requirements.
• Administer applicable Heat Treatment Program documentation, certification, and traceability requirements.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, inventory, supplier, logistics, and item master data within applicable business systems.
• Prepare regular reporting on supplier performance, inventory accuracy, OTIF, stock-outs, purchasing activity, and other established supply chain measures.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve costs, supplier performance, freight, inventory management, material flow, and overall supply chain efficiency.
• Recommend and implement approved improvements to purchasing, inventory, logistics, and related processes.
• Help develop and maintain practical supply chain procedures that support an efficient, consistent, and scalable operation

What You Bring

• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Logistics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in purchasing, inventory, logistics, or a related supply chain role, preferably within manufacturing, building supply, or distribution.
• Experience with supplier management, inventory planning, freight coordination, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with an understanding of pricing, landed cost, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with a proactive and accountable approach.
• Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and comfort working with supply chain data.
• Valid Ontario Class G driver’s license.
• Experience in lumber, wood products, building supply, or manufacturing is considered an asset.
• A supply chain designation such as SCMP, CSCP, or CPIM, or progress toward one, is considered an asset.
• Exposure to quality systems, document control, ISPM 15 heat treatment requirements, or supply chain system implementations is considered an asset.
  

Why Join Thayer?

At Thayer, supply chain isn’t a function that operates in the background, it directly impacts what we can produce, what we can deliver, and the service we provide to our customers. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on the operation. You’ll work closely with the people making, selling, and delivering our products, build relationships with suppliers and carriers, and help ensure our teams have what they need to get the job done. You’ll also be joining a business with more than a century of history in Sault Ste. Marie, while having the opportunity to help strengthen the systems and processes that support its future.

If you’re a practical, commercially minded supply chain professional who likes solving problems, improving processes, and seeing the direct impact of your work, we’d like to hear from you!