Supply Chain Coordinator

Lafarge Africa Plc; Pleasant Valley; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Supply Chain Coordinator, where your passion for logistics and data analysis will help shape a greener future. In this role, you will manage transportation needs, analyze market trends, and enhance customer service while ensuring safety standards are met. Collaborate with a dynamic team to drive operational excellence and make a tangible impact in the industry. With opportunities for growth and a commitment to sustainability, this position offers the chance to be part of a mission that prioritizes both people and the planet. If you're ready to make a difference, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field is required.
• 2-5 years of experience in Sales or Logistics Management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running Lafarge in-house carrier operations in Atlantic Canada.
• Manage transportation needs and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Develop KPIs to drive performance of the transportation team.

Skills

Data Analysis

Customer Service

Relationship Management

Operational Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain Management

Tools

Data Dashboards

Job description

Whatever you do, you'll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs. Thanks to our teams' energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.

Supply Chain Coordinator

Requisition ID: 11286

Location: Brookfield, Nova Scotia, CA, B0N 1C0

WHO IS LAFARGE?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success.

Overview

• Reporting directly to the Sales and Logistics Manager, the incumbent will assist in the overall running of the Lafarge in-house carrier within Atlantic Canada.
• The role encompasses the day-to-day business operations while helping budget and plan for its future through the use of data analysis and reporting on the cement market and sales performance.
• This role manages the transportation needs through Albany and Cement Cartage.
• The incumbent is expected to travel to local industry events, be involved in customer locations visits, meetings at the Brookfield Cement Plant as well as traveling to our operation located in Havelock, New Brunswick.

Responsibilities

Safety:

• Demonstrates a commitment to a safe work environment and understands the safety objectives of the organization, supporting these efforts in a visible manner.
• Actively contributes to the implementation and compliance of Transport Canada and Lafarge Safety Standards.
• Visit field locations to maintain contact with salesforce and customers to ensure duties of self and others are performed safely.

Data:

• Establishing and maintaining clear insight on trends generating positive results and recommending improvements.
• Establish data matrix to drive analytical decisions maintaining industry-leading customer experience.
• Build and manage data dashboards to lead continuous improvement opportunities for current processes within the role to foster efficiency and seamless customer service safely and economically.
• Flush out new opportunities.

Relationship Management / Customer Service:

• The incumbent will ensure that relationships and processes around freight/transportation are effectively implemented and maintained; balancing the lowest cost against service and availability, while objectively ensuring a superior level of customer service and satisfaction.

Performance Management:

• Development, management and reporting of relevant key performance indicators to drive performance of the transportation team.
• Participate in studies to identify opportunities for improvement and puts actions plans together to achieve them with the goal to improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the division.
• Process Analysis: Track and identify constraints and root causes, develop solutions, implement enhanced business processes, and refine resolution.
• Management Cycle: Works closely with the management team to develop and incorporate standard processes/deliverables as part of our ongoing management cycle and strategy review processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Minimum 2 - Ideally 5 years of Sales, Operational/Logistics/Distribution/Business management experience.
• Exceptional customer orientation – astute client relationship-building skills coupled with the ability to read the market.

We thank you for your interest. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you.