Supply Chain Project and Excellence Specialist

7 months ago


Durban, South Africa Fempower Personnel Full time

**Job Purpose**
To lead SC projects from concept to implementation and to provide analysis and Management reporting to support decision making and create transparency to drive efficiencies and growth. Furthermore, the role is to support the supply chain function to ensure execution of related operational processes, and continuously improve our ways of working. Also, to establish new ways of working to align with future needs of our MU. To build and establish collaboration and exchange with all related functions within the organisation.

**Principle Accountabilities**
**Supply Chain Project Delivery and support**:

- Program of Efficiencies
- Work with SC Leads to drive pipeline of cost savings initiatives.
- System enhancements to drive automation/ embracing digitalization, including E-commerce solution.
- Process enhancement -continuous enhancement of processes to ensure SC that is fit for purpose.
- Supporting Tenders.
- Drive future enhancements
- e.g., e-commerce, digitalization
- Managing projects from inception to execution within the SC space

**Data analytics/ Power BI/ Reporting/ Decision support.**
- Power BI Super User.
- Support and Development of Digitalization, automation of reporting including for example, Dashboards.
- Performing ad-hoc analysis in support of supply chain management decision making Continuous Improvement.
- Lead supply chain continuous improvement by identifying, analyzing, and making incremental improvements to systems, processes, products, or services.

**Continuous improvement**:

- Involve quality control, just-in-time delivery, standardized work, the use of efficient equipment, and the elimination of waste.
- Dialogue with Region/ Global internally and externally to understand enhancements/ opportunities for improvement.
- Support in the development and implementation of corrective action, where required.
- Lead the SC KPI Reviews within Supply chain with a view of facilitating continuous improvements.

**Education**:

- University or similar Bachelor’s degree - ideally in Supply Chain, Engineering, Commerce, Statistics & Mathematics or Other Sciences

**Experience**:

- A Minimum of 5-7 years’ supply chain experience ideally covering Planning, Logistics and Procurement in FMCG
- Understanding of end to end Supply Chain, Lean Methodologies or similar
- Ideally experience in Project based role, with strong analytical capabilities
- Financial background advantageous

**Skills**:

- Computer literate i.e. proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Power point, Project)
- End user skill in SAP Supply chain modules ( APO, PE2/S4HANA, Business Warehouse)

**Abilities**:

- High degree of motivation, initiative, and critical thinking
- Strong Bias for action and driving results
- Strong communication skills and ability to communicate across different levels across the organization
- High level of attention to detail, data credibility, and ability to prioritize
- Ability to influence and impact and convince others especially key stakeholders
- Problem solving
- being able to identify issues and propose solutions
- Ability to think strategically with demonstrated representation of skills



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