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Gary McLean

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Global Purchasing Director at Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
📍 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Gary is an experienced supply chain professional with a successful history in the industrial and food production industries, particularly seafood. His expertise lies in negotiation, international business, and budgeting, demonstrated through senior roles like Global Purchasing Director. He holds a BBA from St. Francis Xavier University.

His career shows a deep commitment to the Canadian food sector, with leadership positions at major companies like Cooke Aquaculture, Clearwater Seafoods, and Ocean Nutrition Canada.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Global Purchasing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Food Supply Chain
His career is centered on procurement and supply chain management within the food and seafood production industries at companies like Cooke Aquaculture and Clearwater Seafoods.
Strategic Procurement
His senior roles like Global Purchasing Director and Corporate Procurement Manager underscore his expertise in high-level negotiation, budgeting, and international sourcing.
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Career

Work history

7-2018
Global Purchasing Director
Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
2-2017 - 7-2018
Corporate Procurement Manager
Clearwater Seafoods LP
5-2013 - 2-2017
Senior Manager of Procurement
DSM Nutritional Products
1-2008 - 5-2013
Director of Purchasing
Ocean Nutrition Canada, a division of DSM
1-1999 - 1-2008
Purchasing Department
StoraEnso (NewPage) Port Hawkesbury Mill
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Education
1996 - 2003
CPP
Purchasing Management Association of Canada
1987 - 1990
BBA
St. Francis Xavier University
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