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Join an organization that plays a critical role in Canada’s economy. At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we focus on enabling Canada’s trade by being reliable and innovative, while protecting the environment.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is responsible for the stewardship of the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest and most diversified port. Our mandate as a Canada Port Authority, as set out by the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives, ensuring goods are moved safely and responsibly through the Port of Vancouver. That means providing infrastructure and ensuring the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic and cargo within the port. It also means we carry out reviews of proposed activities and developments on federal port lands and waters to determine whether a project can go ahead without impacts to the environment and community that cannot be mitigated.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. We believe in creating a workplace that reflects the richness of our community and empowers all employees to reach their full potential.

The Manager, Supply Chain Efficiency and Digital Solutions is accountable for the development, implementation, and scalability of supply chain optimization and insights solutions that support digital and data-driven decision-making. Through collaboration and relationship management, this role fosters engagement by actively seeking input from internal and external stakeholders to support our mandate to enable Canada’s trade. This individual will curate ideas that drive the mutual objectives of those stakeholders and partners to create efficiencies within the supply chain network. Identifying opportunities to deliver enhanced efficiencies to the collective benefit of gateway participants, this role will explore potential solutions, generate ideas and test incubation innovations and ideas on a small scale (i.e., proof of concepts and pilots). As a strategic thinker, the manager leverages their port industry knowledge to develop and execute change strategies through collaboration to drive innovation, integration, and delivery of optimization solutions. Provides leadership to a team of supply chain data analysts and implementation specialists, driving for the digitalization of the Gateway and ensuring organizational alignment with VFPA business objectives.

In this role, the successful candidate:

SupplyChain Pain Point Analysis and Solution Development

• Through collaboration with varying stakeholders,including internal teams and external partners, identify supply chain painpoints by conducting thorough analyses to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecksand other challenges

• Develop and incubate innovative solutions anddigitalization tools that drive gateway trade and enhances the integration ofexisting data feeds, while ensuring better efficiencies and reliability thatwill create better alignment and synergies amongst gateway stakeholders

• Lead innovation and technical rollout ensuring smoothand efficient execution. Seek opportunities to integrate existing internal andexternal client systems and methods by piloting improved processes. Engage withstakeholders and technical experts to scale initiatives that drive stakeholderadoption

• Ensure quality assurance on all projects by providingoversight on development and ongoing maintenance and support

• Manage external service providers, engage in procurementand contract management of vendors in providing products, services and supportto departmental projects where applicable

• Lead the research and implementation of tools,methodologies, and best practices to promote, support, and drive innovation andcontinuous improvement

• Develop strategies for idea generation, creativethinking, and business solution development

ChangeManagement and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead cross-functional collaboration efforts to ensurealignment of diverse stakeholder interests

• Build trust and secure buy-in by clearly demonstratingthe value of digitalization and operational improvements

• Develop and implement effective strategies to fosterengagement and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Drive the collaboration in development and compliance ofrobust data governance frameworks and operational models to support sustainabledigital transformation

• Build and lead the development of business cases,including articulating the rationale and assessing financial implications

• Act as a change ambassador, guiding teams andstakeholders through transitions with clear communication and consistentfollow-through

DataAnalysis and Insights Solutions

• Design, implement, and sustain a comprehensive supplychain performance monitoring and measurement program. This includes developinglong-term performance measurement strategies, undertaking continuous dataacquisition, addressing persistent challenges in data sourcing, and identifyingongoing opportunities to enhance the Vancouver Gateway’s competitiveperformance

• Regularly review and refine strategies to ensurecontinuous improvement and adaptability to evolving industry needs

• Establish and maintain supply chain optimizationstrategies that address systemic pain points in port operations, ensuring theyare robust, scalable, and integrated

• Deliver enduring, real-time, dynamic solutions toprovide end-to-end visibility and actionable insights for end users, with afocus on ongoing enhancements to meet emerging challenges

Leadershipand Management

• Participate in the development of departmental plans andbe responsible for the development and implementation of activities andprograms designed to meet the intention of specific strategic priorities

• Plan, implement and review departmental staffingrequirements for areas of responsibility, including the determination of clearposition descriptions, accountabilities and reporting arrangements to optimizeservice delivery to all stakeholders. Liaise with Human Resources to ensure theeffective selection, training and performance management of staff

• Manage subordinates, ensuring that team and individualsare motivated, have defined position descriptions and reporting arrangements,their performance goals are clear and actively managed and development needsare defined and addressed

• Promote the VFPA’s health and safety program bydemonstrating health and safety leadership through actions, participation inhealth and safety initiatives and regular safety conversations with employees

• Participate in the planning and the review ofdepartmental operating costs, particularly with regard to staffingrequirements, overheads, consultancy services, planned business programs andservice provision

Specific Competencies

Demonstrated change management skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels. Excellent communication skills, with an ability to simplify complex concepts and engage diverse teams. Must have excellent leadership qualities and management skills with a comprehensive understanding of data management projects, digitalization technologies and the development of digital tools that drive efficiency. The incumbent will also need excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with other VFPA departments, customers, tenants, stakeholders and government while representing VFPA as a dynamic organization prepared to seize opportunities for VFPA as a world-class port. Must have a strong customer service orientation while managing a breadth of responsibilities. Must also demonstrate effective decision-making, planning and initiative, while fostering the development of these competencies in VFPA’s emerging leaders. Comprehensive use and implementation of digital tools and competent in statistical and qualitative analysis.

Education & Experience

• Completion of an acceptable university degree inbusiness, data science, supply chain logistics (transportation focus), orrelated field

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively senior levelsupply chain management experience in port operations or transportation relatedindustry, with demonstrated experience in a managerial or project leadershiprole

• An equivalent combination of education and experiencemay be considered

• Extensive knowledge of port operations, understandingthe supply chain interdependencies of marine, rail, and the trucking industries

• Strong background in data analysis, business/industryanalysis, project management and process optimization

• Experience in designing, planning, and implementingpilots or proof of concepts

• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau,Power BI) and project management software (e.g., MS Project, Jira), anddashboard solutions

• Familiarity with advanced technologies in logistics andport operations, including IoT, AI, and machine learning, an asset

• Certification in project management (PMP, Agile) orchange management (Prosci, CCMP), an asset

MarineTransportation Security Clearance

The incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid Marine Transportation Security Clearance as this position is required to access restricted areas/information as defined by the Marine Transportation Security Regulations.

WorkingConditions

Normal office conditions.

This is Canadian-based employment, and it isexpected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada.Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be subject tobackground checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/orreference checks.

At the Vancouver Fraser PortAuthority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective ofthe diversity of our port community. We welcome applications from all qualifiedcandidates including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, andmembers of visible minorities. Reasonable accommodation can be provided in theselection process and while working with the port authority. If you requiresupport applying to our openings, please contact us atcareers@portvancouver.com.

We recognize and acknowledge that we are locatedon the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh(Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about ourindigenous relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website (https://www.portvancouver.com/community/indigenous-relations/) .