Site Supply Chain Manager

Qualification/Experience

• 3 years’ tertiary qualification equivalent NQF level 7
• Management experience in an industry with high stock velocities, warehousing and distribution
• At least ten years’ experience in one of the following disciplines: Supply Management Materials Management and Logistics/Distribution
• At least five years in a related management position

Responsibilities

• Direct co-coordinated plans and strategies through the Operations team to improve supply management
• Plan on with, Business Units and overall plan
• Determine the need of goods and services in terms of supply planning on an ongoing basis
• Ensure that stores are set up to achieve optimal efficiencies
• Ensure that team objectives are translated to KPA''s and KPI''s
• Adjudicate contract disputes related to the role
• Continuously liaise with Operational Supply Chain Manager on business strategy and Supply Chain Management
• Negotiate and management of service level agreements with Business Units and service suppliers
• Monitor the quality, quantity and positioning of the material stock holding in the group and take appropriate action for variances to standard
• Ensure that goods are distributed effectively
• Promote the achievements of the Regional Supply Management functions
• Ensure that the Supply Management team has the resources it requires
• Business advice to the Operations Division on Supply Management
• Lead decision making in the Regional Supply Management Team
• Ensure synergy of operations and resources in the optimization of Supply Management
• Conform to scheduled and initiate necessary audits for the Supply process.
• Coordinate support from internal or external specialists
• Develop contingency plans to ensure that performance targets are achieved even in adverse conditions
• Ensures security and loss control in the Supply Management process
• Control Costs of materials and services
• Obtain input from key role players
• “Contract” and monitor performance with relevant supply team
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• Effective order management
• Ensure stores provide good customer services
• Maintenance of effective relationships with customers and suppliers
• Manage via the teams, the warehousing (stores) and distribution systems, including outsourced facilities
• Set up agreements for materials supply and distribution
• Develop strategies and plans to optimize the potential of the Regional Supply Management process, in conjunction with the Group Supply Manager
• Determine policies and guidelines for order releasing, inbound and outbound distribution as well as materials control
• Regularly assess strategies to changing stakeholder demands and redirect efforts as necessary
• Ensure that Regional objectives are aligned with the group supply management strategic and business plan
• Monitor business best practices internally and externally and motivate the implementation of appropriate practices
• Motivate and encourage ownership in the Organization initiatives for improvements
• Asses the appropriateness of and efficiencies that can be achieved through the establishment of contracts and new working practices
• Initiate and monitor improvement projects that will increase profits or protect against risks
• Develop a supply infrastructure of transportation, warehousing and outsourced services that optimize cost of the service quality level required for regional operations
• Ensure store are set up to ensure optimal efficiencies
• Goods distribution and related transportation
• Alignment of stock levels to regional requirement and fit to group objectives
• Input of ideas for business direction and decision making
• Identify opportunities to improve the Supply Management processes
• Representing the Department when necessary
• Monitor the Regional Supply Chains performance and motivate action plans for variances
• Communicate improvement projects developed for Supply Management which could have benefits for the whole Supply Management and Supply Chain
• Assist in the allocation of resources within the Supply Management
• Identify risks and threats to the Supply Management proactively
• Continued updating of information database in respect of area of responsibility
• Ongoing identification of potential problems and / or opportunities

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