Career Profiles

Career Profiles

Careers in supply chain are varied and vast. The following four categories of the supply chain are introduced by a video overview of the field, and include both interviews of supply chain professionals and written job descriptions.

Supply Chain Management	Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Asset Management
Pierre Massicotte – Senior Vice President, Operations L’Oréal Canada	Melinda Nycholat – Director, Contract Services Defence Construction Canada
Interviews Tony Boyce, CITT, Owner, Whitehead Country Store Teresa Surrey, Sales and Marketing Manager Mary Waring, CITT, President and Co-founder, Western Logistics Inc. Patrick Zenobio, CITT, Customer Services Coordinator, Logistics and Customs, Cirque de Soleil	Interviews Jason MacDonald, Purchasing Manager Manon Richard, CITT, Supply Section, Specialist Support Service/Logistics Support Division, United Nations Secretariat
Job profiles Business Analyst Business Development Manager Director of Information Technology Director of Planning Division Demand Manager Financial Analyst General Manager Information Technology Manager Marketing Analyst Operations Manager President Transportation Manager	Job profiles Buyer Customs Broker Customs Broker Analyst Inventory Auditor Inventory Control Coordinator Inventory Control Manager Merchandise Control Clerk Procurement Clerk Purchasing Agent Quality Assurance Manager
Transportation and Logistics	Warehousing and Distribution
Serge Faucher – Executive Director Les entreprises Dupont 1972 inc.	Brent Ellis – Director, Commercial Warehouses Wills Transfer Limited (at time of filming)
Interviews Ellie Berger, Operations, Armbro Transport Inc. Rosa Dimarco, Transportation Manager Ken Nord, Manager of Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Andrew Paxton, CITT, Transportation Engineer, IKO Industries	Interviews A Distribution Manager’s Story David Cameron, Warehouse Operations Manager Chris Cote, CITT, General Manager, Uqsuq Corporation
Job profiles Courier Crew Dispatcher Delivery Driver Delivery Supervisor Director of Transportation Dispatch Coordinator Clerk Dispatch Supervisor Dispatcher Export Brokerage Clerk Export Clerk Land Transport Distribution Coordinator Logistics Manager Route Planner Shipper and Receiver Transportation Route and Crew Schedulers	Job profiles Building Maintenance Damage Clerk Division Warehouse Manager Engineering Technician Forklift Operator Freight Control Clerk Loss Prevention & Safety Manager Material Handler Mechanical Engineer Picker Storekeeper and Parts Clerk Warehouse Inventory Auditor Warehouse Manager Warehouse Worker

Pierre Massicotte, Senior Vice President, Operations
L’Oréal Canada

“Supply chain management is a new profession in Canada…with lots of variety.”

Melinda Nycholat, Director, Contract Services Division
Defence Construction Canada

“Procurement has to be an integrated service. I work hard to have it be considered early in the planning process for a project.”

Serge Faucher, Executive Director
Les enterprises Dupont 1972

“In our business, the speed of communications is vital.”

Brent Ellis, Director
Commercial Warehouses
Wills Transfer Limited

“Great opportunity for people to enter this industry… the opportunities are endless.”

Tony Boyce, Owner, Whitehead Country Store

“Tony's unique view of supply chain and logistics comes from looking at it from both sides, first with a large firm and now as a business owner.”

Patrick Zenobio, Customer Services Coordinator, Logistics and Customs
Cirque du Soleil

“As a member of the supply chain department at Cirque du Soleil, Patrick juggles many responsibilities.”

Teresa, Sales and Marketing Manager

“This job is all about problem solving and satisfaction, and I love what I do.”

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