About this role
About Dan-D Foods
Dan-D Foods is a leading importer, manufacturer, and distributor of premium nuts, dried fruits, seeds, spices, and healthy snacks across North America. With manufacturing partners in Vietnam and a growing global supply network, we are expanding our supply chain capabilities to support continued growth and operational excellence.
We are looking for an experienced *Supply Chain Manager* to lead our Canadian supply chain function. This is a high-impact role responsible for driving purchasing strategy, production planning, inventory optimization, logistics, and continuous cost improvement across our international supply chain.
What You'll Do
As the Supply Chain Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end supply chain while working closely with our purchasing team in Canada, manufacturing team in Vietnam, logistics providers, and internal Sales, Operations, and Finance teams.
Key responsibilities include:
* Develop and execute supply chain strategies that improve service levels while reducing overall costs. * Lead purchasing planning for Canadian operations and provide strategic direction to offshore procurement activities. * Collaborate with our Vietnam manufacturing team on production planning, capacity planning, and material availability. * Forecast inventory requirements and establish optimal inventory levels across multiple product categories. * Analyze commodity markets and raw material trends to support sourcing decisions and cost management. * Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, cost reduction, and process improvement. * Manage international logistics, ocean freight, customs coordination, warehousing, and transportation performance. * Monitor inventory turns, forecast accuracy, supplier performance, and supply chain KPIs. * Work cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, and Finance to balance customer demand with supply capabilities. * Lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen supply chain efficiency, resilience, and scalability. * Coach and support junior purchasing team members while helping establish best practices and standardized processes.
What We're Looking For
* 7+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning, or Operations. * Experience managing international supply chains, preferably across Asia and North America. * Strong understanding of commodity purchasing and market dynamics. * Experience with production planning, demand planning, inventory management, and supply planning. * Knowledge of international shipping, freight forwarding, customs, and import/export processes. * Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make sound business decisions. * Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills. * Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders. * Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and advanced Excel skills. * CPIM, CSCP, SCMP, or similar supply chain certification is considered an asset.
Preferred Experience
Experience in food manufacturing, food importing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), agriculture, ingredients, or commodity-based industries is highly desirable.
Why Join Dan-D Foods?
* Play a key leadership role in shaping our growing global supply chain. * Work directly with senior leadership and international manufacturing partners. * Drive meaningful cost-saving and operational improvement initiatives. * Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial organization where your ideas can make an immediate impact. * Competitive compensation and benefits package.
If you're passionate about building efficient, resilient supply chains and enjoy solving complex operational challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person