Senior Logistics Specialist

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.

As Senior Logistics Specialist, you will serve as Kardium Inc's authority on logistics, overseeing all related activities, including monitoring service provider performance, and collaborating with transportation partners and internal teams to drive continuous operational improvements. Your meticulous attention to detail and proactive methodologies will play a pivotal role in optimizing our manufacturing operations. This position reports to the Planning and Inventory Manager.

Please note, this opportunity is a Hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Manage inbound, outbound and reverse logistics and product distribution and act as primary logistics subject matter expert (SME).
• Periodically analyze logistics needs and requirements and ensure Kardium has the right partners to support long term growth.
• Attend onsite audits of logistics locations with Kardium auditors and contribute as SME during the audit process.
• Ensure appropriate processes and controls for management, handling, shipment and tracking of medical devices are implemented.
• Ensure shipping processes and documentation comply with relevant laws as well as customs and environment and safety regulations.
• Guide logistics decisions and help mentor and develop logistics team members.
• Identify potential risks to logistics services and develop appropriate mitigations and contingency plans to address logistics disruptions.
• Negotiate and establish service agreements with transportation and 3PL providers.
• Continuously monitor shipping conditions and patterns and work with logistics and 3PL providers to ensure timely delivery.
• Monitor and report on KPIs.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and logistics and 3PL partners to leverage technology continuously improve logistics cost and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate database records for tariff classifications, USMCA, and trade agreements, with regular updates to HS Codes.
• Ensure accurate billing and tax payments.
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

• Bachelor’s degree or other relevant designation in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of logistics or distribution management experience, including import/export and trade and customs compliance.
• Strong knowledge of import/export processes, customs and trade compliance, USMCA.
• Understanding of logistics, distribution, and customs and trade compliance best practices.
• Understanding of risk management concepts and experience driving risk assessments.
• Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry preferred.
  
  

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more experience than listed above, the pay range will be higher.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $80,000 – 110,000 (CAD Annually)
  
  

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

• Our Purpose
• Our People
• Our Culture
  
  

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!

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