Senior Supply Chain Specialist

About Us Cannabis NB is a government-owned corporation and New Brunswick’s leading retailer of cannabis products. We are committed to providing a safe, reliable, and enjoyable shopping experience for our customers. As we continue to expand and evolve, we are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team and lead our category management strategy to drive business growth and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Our Goal: To deliver a world-class customer experience rooted in knowledge, care, and safety. Our Mission: To provide access to quality-assured products while empowering customers through meaningful conversations and accurate information. Our Mandate: To support public education and harm reduction by promoting socially responsible cannabis use across the province. About the Role The Senior Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for developing and executing the company’s overall supply chain strategy. A key focus will be demand-planning, forecasting, inventory management, replenishment, and allocation. The position will establish inventory targets and service-level KPIs, lead forecasting and demand planning processes, and optimize inventory across locations. The goal is to ensure the business can effectively support customer demand. The role will also work closely with suppliers, warehouses, distribution partners, and internal teams to identify and resolve supply constraints and improve overall supply chain performance. Strong collaboration with Retail Operations, Finance, and Category teams will be essential to ensure supply plans align with broader business goals. Reporting to the Director of Category, the Senior Supply Chain Specialist will also play an important role in analyzing and improving supply chain performance. This includes monitoring supplier performance, inventory levels, service levels, and forecasting accuracy. The role will identify and mitigate supply chain risks and develop contingency plans when needed. It will also lead process improvement and automation initiatives to strengthen forecasting, replenishment, and inventory management. Key Responsibilities: Supply Chain Strategy: Support the development and execution of supply chain strategies that improve operational performance, service levels, and efficiency. Monitor KPIs, analyze trends, and recommend process improvements while collaborating with stakeholders to achieve business objectives. Demand Planning & Forecasting: Lead demand forecasting and planning across categories and SKUs, continuously improving forecast accuracy while managing demand scenarios, risks, and changing business needs. Inventory Strategy & Optimization: Develop inventory targets, policies, safety stock, and replenishment parameters to optimize inventory productivity, minimize excess and obsolete inventory, and balance product availability with inventory investment. Replenishment, Allocation & Distribution: Own replenishment and allocation strategies across the store network, partnering with suppliers, warehouses, and distribution providers to balance inventory, monitor product flow and delivery performance, maintain service levels, and mitigate supply constraints. Supply Chain Analytics & Cross-Functional Planning: Develop and leverage reporting, dashboards, and forward-looking analysis to identify trends and opportunities, while partnering with Category, Retail Operations, and Finance teams to align supply plans with broader business objectives. Risk Management & Continuous Improvement: Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, develop contingency plans, and lead process improvement and automation initiatives that strengthen supply continuity, improve operational efficiency, and deliver measurable financial and business benefits. What do you need to be successful? Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field. Professional Supply Chain Certification (e.g. SCMP, CPIM, CSCP) would be…

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