National Vice President Logistics

**National Vice President Logistics**

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**Employment Type**: Regular

**Location**: ETOBICOKE,ON

**_Bimbo Canada is a market leading producer and distributor of packaged fresh bread, bakery and snacking products with brands such as Dempster’s®, Villaggio®, POM®, Bon Matin®, Ben’s®, Stonemill,® McGavins,® Oroweat®, Vachon® and Takis®. The company operates 16 bakeries and employs approximately 4,200 associates across Canada. Bimbo Canada pursues the goal of creating value by being at the forefront of manufacturing and service delivery innovation in the baking industry through the continued improvement and refinement of its supply chain network. Bimbo Canada serves major grocery chains, retail outlets and food service operations across Canada with a robust offering of both branded and private label products._**
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Reporting to the Bimbo Canada President, this role will oversee Canadian Logistics, and will be a key member of the Canadian executive team. As a key strategist and proven logistics leader, this individual is charged with all elements of the company’s transportation and supply chain management across Canada - to create a safe, highly focused and low-cost logistics model that is best-in-class within the baked goods and snacking industry. In addition, this executive will work closely with other divisions in the Americas and around the globe and will oversee a team of approximately 600 direct and indirect associates, as well as outside third-party suppliers. #LI-LM1 #LI-Hybrid

**KEY PRIORITIES INCLUDE**:

- **_Be the Bimbo Canada Safety Ambassador _**

Enhance, our safety-first mindset in everything we do Be a role model for our fundamental culture of associate safety and overall compliance with both internal and external Health & Safety guidelines and laws.
- **_Operational Oversight _**

Provide leadership and direction to the logistics team, ensuring smooth and efficient day-to-day operations while implementing transformative changes to improve performance and efficiency
- **_Supply Chain Planning _**

Support the Director of Supply planning in streamlining planning process to optimize total Supply Chain, driving down costs, creating efficiencies and strong fill rates.
- **_Strategic Transformation _**

Lead and drive transformative initiatives to optimize the company’s logistics operations, including process reengineering, digitalization, and adoption of emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and agility.
- **_Maintain and enhance a lean and cost-effective Logistics network throughout Canada _**

This role will be responsible for delivering continuous improvements in direct transportation costs leveraging the most current operating systems, and by engaging and retaining a highly skilled and agile workforce. Supporting the Bimbo Canada logistics, field sales and commercial teams with necessary plant to route to market insight and support for current and future products is also a key responsibility.
- **_Strategic leadership for the entire Bimbo Canada Logistics Team _**

This role is critical to provide not only strategic, but effective and decisive leadership to the Bimbo Canada supply chain network. This role is critical to continuously improve our supply chain management operating results (_financial and process_) and efficiencies while meeting customer expectations, minimizing waste, and effectively managing capital and operating budgets.
- **_Develop and maintain effective associate relations _**

Consistently strive for effective and healthy associate relations, inspiring associates to demonstrate the Grupo Bimbo beliefs, including behaviors designed to unlock discretionary effort and support diversity, equity and belonging opportunities.
- **_Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration _**

Given the global nature of the company, this role must promote a global-minded culture. The person in this role must be naturally oriented towards building bridges and networks with colleagues across the country and around the world. The must ensure that their team is equally broad minded in leveraging and sharing commercial learnings, winning network solutions & processes across regions and markets to capture the most effective utilization of resources and top quality in the supply of baked goods and snacks.
- **_Build and strengthen the capabilities of the Logistics Management Team _**

This executive will inherit a solid team throughout Logistics who love to be challenged to accomplish more. The person in this role must both identify and nurture their capabilities, balancing the need to deliver results with the investment of longer-term

skills and capabilities, inspiring the team to achieve their full potential individually and collectively.
- **_Become an important member of the President’s Executive Team _**

**EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION**
- 15+ years of experience in Supply Chain and Logistics with at least 10 of those in a management position
- Substantial CPG experi