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OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS PHASE I PROJECT

Completed in 2009

Through this project, the Council developed a foundation for the process of creating occupational standards for the sector. The process aimed to achieve representation of the sector's functions, and prioritized high-demand occupations or those that require an increased emphasis on training or skills development due to, for example, the impacts of technological change. Utilizing a best-practices approach, the Council developed a model in which occupational standards can be written and validated more quickly than is normal through consultation with key stakeholders in the sector. With stakeholder input, we developed a prioritized list for each of the sector's seven functional areas to identify which among the 26 occupations in the supply chain sector are most in need of occupational standards to assist in developing job descriptions, competency profiles and job-performance tools that will help to address our labour shortages. Resources were applied first to the development of standards of those occupations.

Supply Chain Occupational Standards

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

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


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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.
Todd Cooper Best Buy Canada
Vancouver, B.C.
Larry Dries TSI Group Inc.
Mississauga, Ont.
Patti Galbraith Canadian Food Industry Council
Toronto, Ont.
Melissa Gardner Bow Valley College
Calgary, Alta.
Julian Grush Wheels Group
Mississauga, Ont.
Sebastian Izzo Metro Canada Logistics
Montreal, Que.
Bob Learmonth Supply Chain Systems
Brampton, Ont.
Anil Mislankar Celestica
Toronto, Ont.
Mike Morrison Standard Textile
Brampton, Ont.
Alex Rabinovich Advanced Micro Devices
Vaughan, Ont.
John Robertson Petro-Canada
Mississauga, Ont.
Verne Schneider Bayside Consulting Inc.
Wabamum, Alta.
Allan Smith BCG Logistics Inc.
Mississauga, Ont.
Staff
Program Manager
Beverly Myers Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
Mississauga, Ont.
Project Manager Dale Ross Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
Mississauga, Ont.