Western Forest Products Inc. Hiring for Supply Chain Analyst at Vancouver, BC Full Time

What You’ll Do: With the overarching objective of Defining a Higher Standard in Supply Chain, the Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for assessing systems and processes to improve inventory turns, order fulfillment efficiencies, and reduce costs. Further, the analyst will be responsible to help manage the Japan segment to ensure mill production schedules and sales are aligned with company objectives. Working closely with the Supply Chain Manager, the Supply Chain Analyst will ensure continuous improvement to fulfillment and delivery systems, using data uncovered to support recommendations for optimizing the Supply Chain.

Who You Are: Our ideal candidate has a post-secondary degree or diploma in Business, Marketing, Logistics/Supply Chain, Wood Products processing, or related field. As well as experience in production coordination, quality control, logistics, shipping, or similar role in a manufacturing environment.

Work Environment: We are currently working in a hybrid work environment. Expectations for the time being are that this role will be a mix of working from home and work from office with proper safety plans in place.

RESPONSIBILITIES

With a focus on streamlining operations and reporting, ensuring on-time deliveries to customers, key responsibilities of this position include:

Analyzing data and methods to identify areas to improve all aspects of the supply chain department, including fulfillment, delivery, inventory, processing, and financial

Communicate with other departments within the organization to identify efficiency issues, develop solutions, and implement changes

Design and implement methods to gather and manage supply chain data

Investigate pain points within the process and develop solutions to resolve conflicts and inefficiencies

Create performance reports for management review

Manage the Japan production and sales to forecast cycles and delivery to reload or customers that on time customer delivery targets are achieved.

Work with internal stakeholders to ensure inventory targets and supply chain execution is achieved.

Daily reports as required

Perform other duties, projects, and assignments as needed

Travel as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Post-Secondary degree or diploma in Business, Marketing, Logistics/Supply Chain, Wood Products Processing, or related field

Experience in production coordination, quality control, logistics, shipping, or similar role in a manufacturing environment

Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies

Intermediate experience with MS Office

Exceptional time management skills, and the ability to excel under the pressure of deadlines

Problem solving & Critical thinking skills

Demonstrated ability to multi-task, and react to changing conditions

YOUR CAREER

At Western Forest Products, we believe our most significant asset is our people. Investing in our people brings value and success to our business, ensuring a safe, engaged, productive and continuously improving workplace. We offer challenging opportunities working alongside the best in the industry to meet your career and professional development goals while providing competitive total rewards and recognition.

We provide a variety of on-the-job training and continuing education in many areas at Western to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed. Our promote-from-within culture recognizes high performance and we offer diverse career paths across the organization for those with the talent and will to advance.

Our total rewards offering including competitive pay, performance bonus, pension plan, benefits and other programs designed to support our employees.

WESTERN OVERVIEW

Western Forest Products is a leading forest products company that sustainably manages forests and manufactures high-quality wood products. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with operations in the coastal region of BC and Washington State, Western meets the needs of customers worldwide with a specialty wood products focus and diverse product offering.

Our commitment to health and safety, environmental stewardship and community engagement is core to how we do business at Western Forest Products.

Our approach to responsible business practices in all aspects of our business is multi-faceted. We adhere to and employ the most stringent environmental practices in the world. The steps we take to ensure the forests in which we operate are renewed and remain healthy and viable for future generations are mirrored in the care we take to make certain our communities continue to grow and prosper. This includes investing in communities where we operate and continuing to forge mutually beneficial relationships with First Nations in respect of their local and cultural interests.