Operational Efficiency

7 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Zimmer Biomet Full time

-Requisition Number
EMEA10948
Employment Type
Full-time
Location
Johannesburg

**What Is It Like To Work at Zimmer Biomet**:
At **Zimmer Biomet**, we believe in **The Power of Us**, which means that we are stronger together. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and celebrated.

**Zimmer Biomet Offers You An Exciting Position With Good Career Prospects in a Fast-growing International Business, And a Competitive Remuneration Package**
- Possibility to grow, develop, and be promoted within a Team
- Friendly, warm and creative atmosphere
- Healthy, inspiring, and international work environment
- Ongoing coaching and talent development
- Access to future career opportunities
- Hybrid work model
- Competitive reward packages
- Annual bonus
- Social and CSR events
- Wellbeing initiatives

**What You Can Expect**:
The Operational Specialist is responsible for supporting the Operational Efficiency Manager & other members of South Africa CommOps leadership team in executing strategies & plans to address key executional processes in the function; including inventory efficiency & control, distribution management & Order-to-cash.

The role direct responsibilities involve ensuring accurate continuous inventory records and internal controls for all South Africa inventory holding locations. This includes cycle counts for Warehouse and Consignment stock and perpetual inventory adjustments for these counts.

**How You Create Impact**:
**Inventory Transactions**
- Placing of orders for both instrumentation and implants.
- Following up on back orders and order confirmations.
- Providing feedback regarding outstanding instrumentation and implant orders and expected delivery dates.
- Receipting of products ordered into the system.
- Following up on shipments, clearances (IFD’s), and provide relevant documentation in terms of imports and exports.
- Review all shipping documentation for accuracy
- Liaise with forwarders and clearing agents to facilitate the release and delivery of shipments
- Ensure all Customs and Trade Compliance requirements are met.
- Oversee & execute daily replenishments to customer consignments and branches
- Manage product receiving from suppliers according to the inbound processes within SAP
- Maintaining Item Master Data in ERP system.
- Oversee product needs of branches & consignments and manage replenishment order creation in SAP as needed
- Comply with laws, regulations and ISO requirements and set in place required systems and processes (SOP’s)

**Inventory Management**
- Support in developing & reviewing stock levels in consignments, regional warehouses & main warehouse to ensure the required stock levels are fulfilled, including safety stock analysis, consignment turn review, and others

**Inventory Control**
- Recommend adjustments to inventory / instrument levels to maximize performance
- Monitor expiring and quality hold stock (internal and external)
- Coordinate product recall activities
- Interacts with supporting teams to ensure proper controls on product introductions, launches and withdrawals.

**Distribution Management**
- Develop & provide reports on distribution management performance

**CAPEX Management**
- Assess & improve instrument turns in loan/consignment operations & implement improvement actions

**Other responsibilities**
- Ensure good housekeeping at all times
- Comply with health and safety standards
- Comply with all SOP’s and Works Instructions
- Need to work overtime and shifts as and when required
- Work nightshift and weekends

**What Will Make You Stand Out**:

- Effective oral and written communications.
- Ability to supervise staff without direct reporting lines
- Strong customer focus and negotiation skills.
- Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and projects successfully.
- Creative thinking and problem solving skills to continually improve services.
- Enjoys and excels at diving into the details and using strong analytical skills to uncover root causes and implement long term solutions.
- Proficiency with computers using Microsoft Office Suite, SAP and statistical analysis; advance knowledge of distribution, inventory and business systems.
- Has ability to build and develop professional relationships both internally and externally with customers.

**What Will Make You Successful**:

- A business or relevant degree or other business related educational qualification in Business Administration, Logistics or Supply Chain preferred
- 3+ years of proven working experience in materials planning environment in an orthopaedic/medical environment preferred, with a track record of success
- Experience working with contaminated materials (desirable)
- Exposure to the medical device industry (desirable)
- Extensive experience with SAP

**Who We Are**:
**Zimmer Biomet** is a world leader in musculoskeletal health solutions. Our team members are part of a co

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