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	Summary</h3>
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	Reporting to the Director of Procurement the role of the Materials Management and Warehouse Implementation Consultant is to assist in planning, approval and execution of the strategies and tactics to select the best option for implementing Warehousing Operations either through outsourcing to a 3rd party or self managed by Dover. This includes collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in order to determine available strategic options, develop business case, pre-qualification and engagement of potential proponents through RFI / RFP process for final selection. Development of Warehousing procedures for end to end materials and data management, 3rd Party Logistics Plan, Performance Management and implementation of the relevant Enterprise Asset Management system applications constitute the integral part of the responsibilities of this position. This is a contract position and is based in Calgary.</p>
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	Responsibilities</h3>
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	1. Responsible for the overall development and implementation of Warehousing Operations, including:<br />
	a. Developing, end to end warehousing operations outsourcing strategy with a focus on a &ldquo;Central Main Warehouse with Satellite Site Warehouse&rdquo; format. Final solution must provide for material handling, systems integration, warehousing, yard management, inventory planning, tool crib management, reverse logistics and asset recovery services.<br />
	b. Establishing Cost versus Benefits analysis and Business Case to support the outsourcing strategy implementation.<br />
	c. Developing process for codification of materials, naming convention and cataloguing.<br />
	d. Developing procedures for Goods Receipt, Handling, Storage, Goods Issue, Returns to Stores and Quarantine &amp; Disposition of rejected / surplus material.<br />
	e. Developing, securing approval and implementing 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) outsourcing strategy.<br />
	f. Developing staffing plan and budget related to outsourcing activities.<br />
	g. Collaborating with functional leaders to identify and prequalify potential proponents for Warehousing and 3PL, develop Scope of Work and sourcing strategy and execute competitive bidding process for selection of service provider, using Dover Procurement Process.</p>
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	2. Develop Inventory Management program in line with the Warehousing Operations processes, including:<br />
	a. Development of workflow with cross-functional RASIC for an uninterrupted flow of materials and data through the organization.<br />
	b. Ensuring alignment with Category Management procedures.<br />
	c. Cycle Counts and Annual Physical Inventory.<br />
	d. Variance Adjustments and reporting.<br />
	e. Slow / Non Moving inventory.<br />
	f. Development of Key Performance Indicators and matrices to measure and report supplier performance to the agreed / expected performance deliverables.<br />
	g. Development of reports in line with corporate / financial goals.<br />
	h. Establishment of Inventory Management procedures for stock items and set up guidelines for establishing Min / Max Levels in line with demand planning.<br />
	i. Development of necessary interface with Operations and Quality functions.</p>
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	3. Implementation of Enterprise Asset Management system (EAM)<br />
	a. Collaborate and work closely with the EAM solution provider and the EAM project team to ensure timely implementation of the solution.<br />
	b. Ensure alignment of Warehousing and Inventory Management with EAM processes.<br />
	c. Achieving optimum automation of integrated processes.<br />
	d. Ensuring data integrity and establishing comprehensive Spend Analysis enablement through continuous data capture.</p>
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	Qualifications</h3>
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	&bull; Degree in business or technical/science discipline; Certification within Professional Supply Chain organization (i.e. CPP/C.P.M. or equivalent) would be considered an asset.<br />
	&bull; 15 years direct experience in Supply Chain Management of which 10 years must have been directly engaged in Warehousing Operations and Materials Management related to oil and gas.<br />
	&bull; Must have experience in implementation of outsourced Warehousing, Materials Management and Inventory Management solutions as well as ERP systems.<br />
	&bull; Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills.<br />
	&bull; Computer literate in MS Word, Excel and Power Point.<br />
	&bull; Understands internal and external drivers and can clearly develop a business case.<br />
	&bull; Overcomes obstacles and adapts approach to achieve desired results.<br />
	&bull; A team player in a multi-cultural environment and will interact at all levels within the corporate Dover organisation.<br />
	&bull; Demonstrated continuous efforts to improve project performances, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work co-operatively and jointly to provide quality seamless client service.</p>
