PHYSICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER-WEST AFRICA-ABIDJAN

4 days ago

WEST AFRICA, South Africa FRIMO RECRUITMENT AGENCY Full time

There is a position available in WEST AFRICA-ABIDJAN FOR PHYSICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Participate with Senior Management in developing and establishing goals and objectives to support robust supply chain processes and continuous process improvement
  • Formulate supply chain management strategies and policies aligned to the overall Finance Strategy and formulate and implement the consolidated supply chain management operational plan, aligned to the roadmap
  • Oversee all aspects of the warehouse and logistics function, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and transportation
  • Implement best practices for warehouse management, including organising stock, implementing FIFO system, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations
  • Research and determine optimal inventory levels, economic order quantities etc. and set inventory levels across the organisation, ensuring the lowest inventory cost profile is managed across the organisation to meet functional requirements
  • Use sales forecast to prepare the operational strategic plan to address volume and resource requirements and constraints
  • Introduce and reinforce control measures to manage the implementation of accurate and timeous receiving practices. Spot-check deliveries received, monitor the recording of shortages and overs, and investigate discrepancies
  • Negotiate and conclude contracts for inbound and outbound logistics
  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the full supply chain end-to-end function, warehousing and logistics function
  • Act as subject matter expert and provide supply chain management professional opinion to the organisation on all procurement contracts for goods, works, services and consultancies
  • Monitor organisational contract management to ensure conformity with the contract terms and conditions of contract and escalate any significant variances from the terms and conditions of the contract to the relevant stakeholders
  • Negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure that Company receives the best possible value for its expenditure.
  • Manage supplier performance by monitoring their performance and service to company, identifying, and addressing any issues, and working with the suppliers to improve their performance.
  • Participate in financial management, through the development and monitoring of departmental budgets and inventory control including planning accuracy (variance to actuals) FACC, Bias, Supply adherence to plan
  • Develop and report on the financial forecasting for operations, process, equipment, and maintenance problems to ensure budget efficiency and the lowest possible expenditure
  • Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the end-to-end supply chain function such as: Total SC cost management Freight and Logistics (Demurrage, Chartering and liner costs)
  • Adhere to and stay abreast of relevant logistics, freight and vessel legislation, regulations and policies such as the operational safety guidelines provided by International Air Traffic Association (IATA), the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996, the IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) Code and vessel compliance as well as other relevant Dangerous Goods Conveyance and Handling regulations
  • Adhere to export management requirements, comply with governance and compliance policies and procedures and particular explosives act of 1956
  • Maintain compliance with Quality Assurance and ISO 13485 requirements
  • Provide leadership and direction to the team to drive a high-performance culture
  • Develop performance contracts for direct subordinates and conduct performance reviews to measure performance against agreed objectives and identify developmental needs

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain/Supply Chain Engineering
  • Masters Degree in Supply Chain will be advantageous
  • 9-12 years experience managing large/global supply chain, overland logistics, deep sea logistics, planning and warehousing will be strongly preferred
  • Engineering background with plant knowledge
  • Experience in sourcing, particularly logistics i.e. sourcing freight and logistics
  • Experience in moving dangerous goods
  • Understanding of financial policies, procedures and processes
  • Understanding of Supply Chain models, processes and logistic principles
  • Sound knowledge of transport regulations

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