CO-OP OPPORTUNITY: Wood Products Marketing - Internship (4 or 8 month term)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Closing Date: February 10, 2012
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the General Manager of Global Supply Chain, you will be required to develop an offshore freight optimization model which will determine the most economical means of delivering the product to the offshore reloads.
RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES
The model being developed will need to deal with two scenarios:
- Annual/Period Plan
- Develop an optimization model based on sales plan, mill supply (by product), and transportation costs to the final destination
- Weekly Plan
- Based on the Annual/Period Plan – create the weekly order file plan based on the reload constraints and the most economical transportation costs
- To help you get a good understanding of the supply and transportation components of the offshore program, you will spend approximately 25% to 40% of your time providing coverage for the Logistics Coordinator and Transportation Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and team skills
- Advanced skills in Excel and Microsoft Office Products
- Ability to operate independently
LOCATION – Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country (after Toronto and Montreal), and the most populous in Western Canada. The city proper has more than 640,000 people, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities, and the most densely populated Canadian city of over 25,000 residents, with 5,039 people per square kilometre in 2006.
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package includes medical & dental coverage. Depending on location may include housing, moving, travel expenses.
Rob Jarvis
Manager, Talent and Employee Development
E-mail: rob.jarvis@canfor.com