Red Bull

Supply Chain Manager

Red Bull • $90K — $110K *
Chilliwack, BC V2P 8G2In-Person
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10+ years in supply chain, planning, or cross-border shipments
  • Experience in manufacturing or ingredient/food environments
  • Hands-on experience with SAP (ERP and EWM preferred) and WMS systems
  • Knowledge of customs documentation for Canada and U.S.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams in startup or change settings
  • Greenfield or plant startup experience with project-to-operations handover
  • Certifications like APICS, CSCP, or PMP are a plus

Responsibilities

  • Manage inbound logistics for raw materials from Vancouver Port
  • Coordinate customs clearance and minimize freight congestion
  • Own outbound finished goods distribution to U.S. copackers
  • Ensure compliance with cross-border customs documentation
  • Lead inventory management strategy and production planning
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory compliance and food safety standards
  • Build, lead, and develop supply chain teams while tracking performance metrics

Benefits

  • Permanent employment
  • Eligibility for benefits package
  • Limited travel (0-10%)
Full Job Description
Reporting to the Plant Manager, The Supply Chain Manager leads all aspects of supply chain and needs to collaborate closely with warehouse, production, lab, quality and external service providers. This state-of-the-art facility includes automated dry premix production, liquid premix production, advanced HVAC systems, and a fully automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) in the warehouse. The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for end-to-end supply chain operations at a newly commissioned premix manufacturing plant in Chilliwack, BC working alongside HQ partners. This role owns inbound planning, inventory management, production planning, and cross-border customs compliance. This position plays a critical leadership role in transitioning the site from project phase to stable operations. Building and developing a new team; ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable supply chain execution in a highly automated SAP/WMS environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:
  • INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN & PORT LOGISTICS
    Manage inbound raw material logistics from Vancouver Port to Chilliwack alongside a 3PL provider.

    Coordinate drayage, customs clearance, container scheduling, and receiving capacity.

    Minimize freight congestion, container dwell time, and demurrage risk for inbound.

    Adhere to standards set by HQ for all above activities to maintain product quality and consistency.

    Manage lead times and work with HQ on product availability for the site.

    Establish and maintain supply chain related SOPs, work instructions, and escalation protocols.
  • CROSS BORDER OUTBOUND LOGISTICS (CANADA - US)
    Own outbound finished goods distribution to U.S. copackers; align with HQ.

    Ensure compliant and accurate cross-border customs documentation, including: Commercial invoices, Packing lists, HS codes, Country of Origin / USMCA, FDA prior notice (as applicable).

    Manage relationships with customs brokers, carriers, and freight forwarders.

    Proactively prevent border delays through documentation audits and KPI tracking.

    Point person to escalate any regulatory related issues to HQ.
  • SAP, WMS & SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
    Function as business owner for supply chain processes in SAP and WMS.

    Coach and train the supply chain team to be SME in the SAP space.

    Partner with IT to ensure accurate master data, inventory management, and HU handling.

    Prevent inventory discrepancies through disciplined transaction controls.

    Support system testing, go-live stabilization, and post-go-live optimization.
  • INVENTORY PLANNING
    Establish inventory management strategy for a new plant with evolving demand.

    Ensure FEFO compliance and follow through for raw materials utilization.

    Own the production planning piece to maintain ingredient inbound flow and FG outbound flow.

    Spearhead the OTIF deliverable for copackers from a planning perspective.

    Implement cycle counting and inventory accuracy processes from day one.

    Balance service levels, space utilization, and working capital.

    Coordinate with finance as a main point person for year-end inventory reconciliation.
  • REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
    Ensure compliance with all applicable local, provincial, and federal regulations for the supply chain space.

    Ensure supply chain activities comply with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards as set by HQ.

    Support internal and external audits (food safety, customs, safety).

    Maintain records and documentation required for regulatory compliance and audits.

    Perform an internal mock audit to test measures in place for product flow compliance and sustainability.
  • PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
    Build, lead, and develop supply chain team from the ground up.

    Define and track ramp-up KPIs (Inventory accuracy, Dock-to-stock time and Safety metrics).

    Drive stabilization before cost or efficiency optimization.

    Identify and lead improvement initiatives once operations mature.

    Own and achieve quality related KPI's like failure notices in general.

    Internal audit results from QA and corrective action implementation within 30 days.


EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

  • 7-10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain / Planning/Cross border shipments/3PL management
  • Experience in manufacturing or ingredient/food environments
  • Hands-on experience working in SAP (ERP and EWM preferred) and WMS systems.
  • Demonstrated experience with cross-border Canada-U.S. logistics.
  • Strong understanding of customs documentation and compliance for Europe and North America.
  • Proven ability to build and lead teams in startup or change environments.
  • Greenfield or plant startup experience and direct involvement in project-to-operations handover
  • Premix, food, ingredients, or regulated manufacturing background.
  • Exposure to Vancouver Port or similar high-volume ports.
  • APICS / CSCP / PMP or similar certification.
  • Travel 0-10%
  • Permanent
  • Benefits eligible


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About Red Bull

Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Red Bull GmbH, an Austrian company created in 1987. Red Bull has the highest market share of any energy drink in the world, with 7.5 billion cans sold in a year (as of 2019). Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an existing energy drink named Krating Daeng, which was first introduced and sold in Thailand by Chaleo Yoovidhya. He took this idea, modified the ingredients to suit the tastes of Westerners, and, in partnership with Chaleo, founded Red Bull GmbH in 1987. Red Bull is sold in a tall and slim blue-silver can, and is marketed through advertising, events (Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Red Bull Crashed Ice), sports team ownerships (Red Bull Racing, Scuderia AlphaTauri, FC Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil, RB Leipzig, EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Ghana), celebrity endorsements, and music, through its record label Red Bull Records.
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Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
* Ladders Estimates

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