Junior Supply Chain Analyst

Experience & Skills:

• 1 - 3 years’ experience in Supply Chain or any other business or
  commercial field - is advantageous.
• Supply Chain and Project Management experience will be beneficial with
  a logistics company.
• Bulk commodities exposure advantageous.
• Rail exposure and shipping understanding advantageous.
• Operational labour optimization.
• Advanced knowledge of MS PowerPoint and Word.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Project management experience.
• SQL experience beneficial.
• Analytical (Strong MS Excel).

Responsibilities:

Reporting:

• Building, updating and communication of reports.
• Ensure quality of reports of subordinates.
• Weekly and monthly financial reporting on actual savings leveraged from
  implemented initiatives.
• Weekly and monthly reporting on project progress, successes, and key
  enablers.
• Executive level stakeholder communication.

Ad hoc:

• Ad hoc analysis, queries and business support.

Projects:

• Identifying areas for improvement.
• Solution design.
• Business case development.
• Managing projects to delivery.

General:

• Interaction with ops personnel, LCT personnel, client and other stakeholders.

Tasks could include the following (project / responsibility dependent):

• Vendor engagement and negotiation.
• Reparation of logistics related proposals for business development purposes
  and the negotiation.
• Data analysis.
• Simulation modelling.
• What-if transport modelling.
• Value at stake / business case determination.
• Project planning and execution.
• Coordination of many complex, multi stakeholder projects simultaneously.
• Process change implementation.
• Process mapping.
• Presentation construction.

Job Function:

The Junior Supply Chain Analyst will form part of the continuous improvement
team based at the Client in Newcastle, Kwa Zulu- Natal. The aim of the team to
provide Operations and the client with the relevant reports, information and
decision support to assist in operations and cost saving initiatives and identify,
test and implement cost saving initiatives (route planning and transport related).

Personal & Workplace Competencies:

• Must be able to cope with high pressure environments.
• Comfortable working under pressure and successfully engage in multiple
  initiatives simultaneously.
• Plan, manage and be responsible for own time management according to
  tasks priorities - Planning and working flexibly to a deadline.
• Problem solving.
• Teamwork.
• Promoting Process Improvement.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Able to think logical and objectively with the ability to think outside of the
  box and therefore see the bigger picture.
• Written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills.
• Good leadership skills in order to obtain appropriate information and to arrange and co-ordinate small projects.
• Possess a high attention to detail.
• Concerned with maintaining standards of accuracy and quality.
• Shows and instils enthusiasm in others to achieve desired results.
• Takes responsibility and accountability for the work and performance of others.