OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS PHASE II PROJECT

Focus Groups to Review Draft Occupational Standards We are currently seeking stakeholder input into the development of Canadian supply chain occupational standards. If you have experience in the supply chain sector in any of the activities listed below, we welcome, and need, your involvement in these occupational-standards-development activities. This is your opportunity to be heard! Draft versions of nine of the thirteen occupational standards to be developed through this project are available on this page. To register for one of the full-day sessions listed below or to get more information about participating, contact Dale Ross by email or at 905-897-6700 or 1-866-616-3468. Please be prepared to provide your name, title, company name, company address, telephone number and email address.

Session	Date	Location*
Transportation: Route & Crew Scheduler, Customs Broker, Postal & Courier Service Manager	Friday, September 17 9:00 to 4:00 EDT	Offices of CSA Standards, Mississauga, Ont., Conference Room #3
Purchasing: Procurement Officer, Retail & Wholesale Buyer, Strategic Sourcing, Demand Planning and Forecasting	Thursday, September 30 9:00 to 4:00 EDT	Offices of CSA Standards, Mississauga, Ont., Conference Room #3
Warehousing: Stock Clerk, Supervisor Mail and Message Distribution	Monday, October 18 11:00 to 3:00 MDT	Calgary (location TBD) - and - Offices of CSA Standards, Mississauga, Ont., Conference Room #3
Marketing & Sales: Customer Service Manager Senior Management: Supply Chain Manager	Friday, October 29 8:00 to 12:00 PDT	Vancouver (location TBD) - and - Offices of CSA Standards, Mississauga, Ont., Conference Room #6
Logistics Information Systems: Computer & Information Systems Manager, Industrial Engineering Technician	Thursday, November 18 9:00 to 4:00 EST	Montreal/Eastern Canada (location TBD) - and - Offices of CSA Standards, Mississauga, Ont., Conference Room #3

*For each city, a concurrent session (on the same date) will be held at CSA Standards, at 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, Ont.

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New Occupational Standards – Draft Versions

The Council now has available draft versions of the first nine of thirteen occupational standards to be developed through this project. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and comment on these standards. Feedback should be sent to Project Manager Dale Ross, at dross@supplychaincanada.org, or provided at a focus-group session as detailed above.

• Customer Service Manager
• Customs Broker
• Demand Planner and Forecaster
• Postal & Courier Service Manager
• Procurement Officer
• Retail and Wholesale Buyer
• Route and Crew Scheduler
• Stock Clerk
• Supervisor, Mail and Message Distribution

The other four standards to be written are for the following occupations. National Occupational Classification codes are included in brackets following each title.

• Strategic Sourcing (TBD)
• Supply Chain Manager (0016)
• Computer & Information Systems Manager (0213)
• Industrial Engineering Technician (2233)

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Project Information

In the first phase of this project, the Council created 15 national occupational standards for the supply chain sector, with help from CSA Standards and through significant consultation with stakeholders. In this second phase of the project, the Working Group intends to write occupational standards for those of the 26 NOC codes that identify occupations within the sector that have not yet been profiled.

CSA Standards is working again with the Council in phase II of the project. Utilizing the best-practices approach developed in phase I, the Council will once more fast track the writing and validating of occupational standards.

• Read more about the phase I project
• Project Working Group terms of reference

 

Supply Chain National Occupational Standards Developed to Date

Position	Related NOC Code(s)*
Cargo and Freight Agent	6433, 6434, 7451
Dispatcher	1475
Information Systems Analyst	2171
Inventory Manager	0114
Logistics Manager	1215
Material Handler	7452
Materials Manager	7217
Order Picker/Selector	6622, 7452
Purchasing and Inventory Clerk	1474
Purchasing Manager	0113
Sales and Marketing Manager - Supply Chain	0611
Shipper/Receiver	1471
Supervisor – Material Handlers	7217
Transportation Manager	0713
Warehouse Operations Manager	0721

Equipment-specific Occupational Standards for Material Handling Positions – developed through the Council's Material Handler Skills Upgrading Project

Position	Related NOC Code(s)*
Electric Motor Lift Truck Operator	7452
Internal Combustion Engine Truck Operator	7452
Mobile Aerial Work Platform Operator	7452
Rough Terrain Lift Truck Operator	7452
Work Station Crane Operator	7452

*National Occupational Classification codes: Find information on the Government of Canada's NOC website

 

Transportation Matters Web TV Interviews:

• July 22, 2009: Kevin Maynard on the National Occupational Standards project
• August 5, 2009: Kevin Maynard and Heather MacNeil on a case study done using the National Occupational Standards
• October 22, 2009: Kevin Maynard and Heather MacNeil discuss phase two in the development of the CSCSC's National Occupational Standards project

Project Working Group

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Bill Simpson	Supply Chain Systems Brampton, Ont.
Members	Tom Aldred	DB Schenker (Romark) Mississauga, Ont.
	Andy Bowden	Recochem Inc. Brampton, Ont.
	Fermanda Calle Moscoso
	Tony Delutis
	Michael Galinski	Frontier Forwarding Ltd. Vaughan, Ont.
	Thirion Jenome
	Bob Learmonth	Supply Chain Systems Brampton, Ont.
	Alex Rabinovich	Ont.
	John Robertson	Petro-Canada Mississauga, Ont.
	Allan Smith	BCG Logistics Inc. Mississauga, Ont.
	Laura Yu
Staff Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.
Program Manager	Beverly Myers	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.
Project Manager	Dale Ross	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.
Former Member	Verne Schneider	Wabamun, Alta.