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IMPORTANT MEMBER SURVEY AND MERGER PLANNING UPDATE. |
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We hope you are doing well and that you and your family remain safe and healthy
during these challenging times.
Following on our previous emails in December and March, today we are reaching
out to update you regarding the proposed national merger of Supply Chain Canada.
As you may recall, in December 2020 the volunteer chairs from across each of the
provincial and territorial institutes had put forward a compelling long-term vision for
Supply Chain Canada: one strong association from coast-to-coast-to-coast, that
elevates the end-to-end supply chain profession, makes careers better for our
members, and grows our association to 45,000 members to strengthen ourselves, in
order to deliver a unified future for the country.
In March, we updated you that the Federation Council approved, in principle, that the
separately incorporated Institutes and National should merge their operations,
personnel, funds and other assets into a single legal entity. The Federation Council is
the country-wide decision-making body made up of the volunteer chairs and chief
staff officers from each of our legally incorporated provincial and territorial
institutes. At the Federation Council each institute has an equal voice and vote. As
part of the decision-making process, that body has also authorized the development
of a Master Merger Plan for review and analysis, which will provide full details,
including financial implications and member service and engagement
enhancements. This strongly supported Federation Council vote was an agreement
in principle among the federation partners that additional planning was warranted
and needed before a final recommendation could be made to our membership.
This Master Merger Plan will be presented to all Institute Boards prior to a
Federation Council meeting in June to consider final approval of the path forward.
Should the Federation Council approve the path forward in June there will be an
extensive engagement with members, and you will have the final say through a
members’ vote in the Fall at special meetings organized by each provincial and
territorial institute.
As a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving our members we are driven by
our mission: To provide leadership to the Canadian supply chain community, provide
value to all members, and advance the profession. At the heart of these words is the
notion that we exist to elevate the supply chain profession in Canada. In order to
deliver against this mission, we must grow to reach a critical mass in order to be the
voice of supply chain in Canada. We must enhance the standards of the profession if
supply chain is to be respected around the executive tables in corporate Canada. The
SCMP must become the leading and most respected supply chain designation in
Canada, which employers must seek more often than they do today.
This mission isn’t new to us. We developed a robust, forward-looking strategic
framework in 2018 to achieve our mission, but to date have not made enough
substantial strides towards achieving its envisioned success. While we are proud of
our many accomplishments in the past few years and confident in our leadership,
we have seen far too often that our structure has caused dysfunction and inhibited
our ability to scale and grow. Our fees remain high versus our competitors and our
growth remains relatively stagnant in most of our provinces and territories. Internal
competition directs our energies away from serving our members, and our voice
must become louder and more concerted to further add value to our members and
to our profession.
Our profession and our market are evolving fast and our association must keep pace
and, hopefully, lead that evolution. Today we are faced with increasing challenges
and we recognize that significant change is needed. Our goal is to pool our collective
experiences, resources and people to add, never diminish, the value that every
member should expect from our association.
Addressing these challenges has been our unwavering commitment. We believe that by merging our strengths together into a strong national association, we can deliver enhanced value for our members while safeguarding our future sustainability and growth by enabling: |
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Standardized and reduced membership fees, ensuring benefits, access and value that are consistent across the country; |
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Growth in membership and member engagement across the country; |
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Access to significantly more learning resources including webinars about our sectors, leadership events, live chat series, reports and more; |
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Enhanced customer service, more local and national volunteer opportunities, and a commitment to more local events, input and engagement; |
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A financially stronger, more efficient, and effective association, removing competition between and among institutes, and delivering more nimble and innovative decision-making; and |
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Greater prominence of the SCMP as a national designation and recognition of our profession. |
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Our focus will remain on providing you, our members, exceptional value and service, ensuring growth and resiliency in our profession.
It is important that we have your input on this proposed change, so that our recommendation to you is thoughtful and planned. To help us, we invite you to complete the following 10 minute survey. Kindly complete the survey before Tuesday, May 25th, 2021. |
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If you have any questions or wish to get involved, please contact us at [email protected]. |
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STEPHEN CHERLET
Chair of the Federation Council |
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WENDE KINCH
Chair, British Columbia Institute |
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ALEX KANE
Vice Chair of the Federation Council |
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