Supply Chain and Planning Lead

Join a growing and innovative marine manufacturing organization where you will play a pivotal role in transforming supply chain performance, production planning, and inventory management. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced supply chain and planning professional who thrives in project-based manufacturing environments and enjoys solving complex operational challenges. The Supply Chain and Planning Lead will manage a small team while driving improvements across ERP processes, inventory control, production planning, and supply chain execution. The successful candidate will bring a strong analytical mindset, proven leadership capability, and the ability to balance strategic process development with day-to-day operational execution. If this sounds like you, please apply directly or send your resume to ***email_hidden***.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of planners and supply chain professionals, providing direction, accountability, and organizational structure while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement an overarching supply chain and production planning strategy within the ERP/MRP environment, ensuring materials, labour, machine capacity, and project schedules are aligned.
• Own inventory management and planning processes, utilizing forecasting, min/max planning, inventory turnover analysis, resource loading, and other planning methodologies to optimize material availability and reduce excess inventory.
• Improve production planning and shop order release processes to ensure work orders, materials, and resources are available on time, minimizing production delays and operational disruptions.
• Analyze and optimize inventory across approximately 4,000 SKUs, identifying opportunities to reduce duplication, improve standardization, and increase operational efficiency.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, and Project Management teams to improve cross-functional coordination, strengthen ERP discipline, and support successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, production planning, materials management, or manufacturing operations, with demonstrated success in project-based manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems (SYSPRO experience preferred) and planning methodologies including inventory control, min/max planning, inventory turnover, capacity planning, and resource loading.
• Experience working in engineered-to-order (ETO), make-to-order (MTO), marine, industrial equipment, custom fabrication, or other high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments.
• Proven leadership experience or strong leadership capability, with the confidence to drive change, implement new processes, and ensure team accountability.
• Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions, solve complex operational challenges, and improve planning, inventory, and supply chain performance.
• Experience within small to mid-sized manufacturing organizations is strongly preferred.

Pay: $80,000 - $110,000 annually

5 days a week in North Vancouver, BC – candidates outside of commuting distance to North

Vancouver will not be considered.

Please note that the posted pay range for this role may vary based on seniority, qualifications, or prior experience. We are always looking for talented people to join our network, and if your desired compensation isn't reflected in this posting, please send your application for review regarding related opportunities.