Canadian Blood Services Looking for Manager, Field Logistics at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Manager, Field Logistics to join our dynamic Supply Chain Operations team in Vancouver.

Job category: Supervisory and management
Job posting ID: 3983

Employment status: Regular full-time
Possible schedule/FTE: 1.0

Classification: PTS/MGT/IT B
Salary grade: Grade 9
Salary/Rate of pay: $84,000 – $99,750

Application deadline: 2023-01-20
This position is open to: Internal and External applicants

Somewhere in Canada there’s a life you can save.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving the lives of Canadians. Thousands of Canadians depend on us every day for reliable access to blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

Join Canada’s Lifeline and make a meaningful difference every day.

This role requires you to have strong leadership skills, focused on creating a collaborative team environment and managing effectively in a rapidly changing environment. Providing excellent customer service through proactive engagement to assess needs of both key internal and external stakeholders is a critical dimension of this role. The manager is accountable to deliver the logistics mandate within a highly dynamic environment that includes leading a team, supporting permanent collections sites and mobile collection venues, distribution to hospitals and oversight of warehousing activities in British Columbia and Yukon region.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Planning, development, and implementation of field logistics operational support in the areas of transportation for movement of staff, donors, equipment, supplies, and materials associated with blood and blood product collections activities.
• Warehousing and delivery of supplies and material for internal customers at multiple locations.
• Preparation, delivery and set-up of supplies and equipment for mobile collection events.
• Transportation supplies management.
• Management, removal, and disposal of biomedical wastes.
• Shipping and deliveries of blood products to hospitals.
• Developing, coordinating, leading, and monitoring the planning and delivery of field logistics functions supporting internal and external customers. Ensuring logistics initiatives and projects undertaken nationally and by the BCY regions deliver to planned outcomes and according to required timelines.
• Leading, directing, and guiding regional logistics personnel. Communicating, preparing, and managing the budgetary process for the region field logistics operations.
• Actively participating in the implementation of improvements to provide efficient and cost-effective supply chain management and improved service to internal and external customers.
• Reporting accurate and timely key performance indicators for regional field logistics functions.

Required Skills:

• Post-secondary level education in a relevant discipline from a recognized academic institution, preferably an undergraduate degree in Business Administration.
• Minimum of eight years of related experience in field logistics areas of fleet management and operation, distribution, warehousing, and inventory control.
• Minimum of five years of supervisory experience in a unionized environment.
• Understanding of, and experience in, a regulated environment.
• Strong leadership abilities focused on driving accountability and creating a collaborative environment, recognizing the value of team member inputs to processes and ability to establish consensus.
• A strong commitment to operating within a team environment and establishing alignment while demonstrating the necessary skills to manage effectively in a rapidly changing environment with a focus on customer service.
• Strong analytical abilities coupled with effective problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency using computers is required. Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and a good working knowledge of SAP or other ERP financial, purchasing and warehouse management modules is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, client focused thinking and ability to work with management at all levels.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable legislation, including Provincial Highway Traffic Acts, Motor Vehicle Acts, Dangerous Goods Act, Provincial Environment Acts.

Benefits:

• Annual Performance Award up to 8%
• 4 weeks of paid vacation
• Comprehensive group health, dental and vision benefits
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  Choice of defined contribution or defined benefit pension plan
• Employee discounts, wellness program, and much more

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

To protect the health and safety of its employees, all Canadian Blood Services’ employees are required to be fully vaccinated (COVID-19 vaccine doses as approved by Health Canada), subject to any medical or other human rights grounds. Persons who have been vaccinated outside of Canada must contact their local Public Health Unit in order to obtain a vaccine equivalency certificate.

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply! This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment (such as testing) will be contacted. Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.