Job Summary
Our client based in Limpopo is looking for a Site Supply Chain Manager to ensure adherence to legislation, group policies and procedure of all activities within the various regions. To ensure tactical implementation of the supply chain strategy
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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