At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice. Senior Manager, Customer Supply Chain This role will be responsible for leading and optimizing end-to-end supply operations to our customers, ensuring the partnership is efficient, scalable, and aligned with Bayer’s high operational standards. This role requires a strategic leader who can manage complex logistics, inventory, and demand planning activities while fostering a strong relationship with the customer, end-to-end product supply sales to maximize service levels and business growth. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is required.

Bayer is committed to a flexible hybrid working environment. This is a permanent position based out of Mississauga, Ontario.

What you will do: Business Growth/Joint Value:

• Integrate end-to-end supply chain solutions to resolve customer issues and deliver on customer commitments, cost savings & working capital initiatives
• Identifies opportunities for customer innovation and drives execution to support growth/efficiencies
• Create a partnership culture between the Supply Chain teams and Sales to drive business growth. Drive operational excellence and best practices across the supply chain to deliver on business targets (e.g. growth, cost reduction).
• Delivers on Customer Supply Chain’ goals (e.g. OTIF, revenue recognition)

Joint Business Planning:

• Acquires, analyzes and consolidates key account and marketing information enabling JBP process
• Develops and ensures the execution of customer- or segment-specific sales plans by placing the required inventory in the customers’ DCs, retail or virtual stores

Partnership Development:

• Aligns with Commercial, Product Supply, and other business teams to meet customers’ expectations and proactively resolve issues
• Recognizes and responds to changes in demand, capacity constraints and marketplace dynamics to minimize disruption and preserve customer relationships
• Acts as key interface between customers and third-party service providers and drives adoption of Order-to-Cash best practice

Cost to Serve:

• Lead Cost to Serve optimization by analyzing end-to-end processes and operating models to identify efficiency opportunities, streamline workflow, and implement sustainable improvements that reduce structural cost while maintaining or enhancing customer experience.

Digitalization:

• Utilizing data analytics to monitor performance, identify areas for improvement
• Leading and managing supply chain digitalization projects to drive innovation and process enhancements.

Who you are :

• Minimum Bachelor's degree
• Multi-functional experience in Supply Chain Management. Customer Logistics, Sales, Customer Service or Transportation role
• Experience in a Pharmaceutical, Consumer Products or other regulated industry background
• Strong understanding of supply chain management principles such as (but not limited to) Production Planning, Distribution & Logistics, Purchasing, Forecasting – engaging with top level customers
• Demonstrated progressive leadership / management responsibility while working with cross-functional teams
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective relationship management with internal and external business partners / customers is required
• Successful track-record of solving complex business problems and use of advanced analytical techniques
• Outstanding customer orientation, Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, and negotiation skills required
• Affinity for supportive leadership, situational awareness, continual improvement and transparency
• Leading with purpose, driving inclusion, respecting differences, and showing up as authentic best self

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

This posting will be available for application until Sept 29, 2025. Bayer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in our selection process requiring accommodation due to a disability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made.

Location: Canada : Ontario : Mississauga

Division: Consumer Health

Reference Code: 853497