Supply Chain Strategist

1 week ago


Sandton, South Africa AECI Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Supply Chain Strategist to join our team at AECI. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing supply chain strategies that align with the company's overall finance strategy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with the company's overall finance strategy
  • Formulate and implement the consolidated supply chain management operational plan
  • Oversee all aspects of the warehouse and logistics function, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and transportation
  • Implement best practices for warehouse management, including organizing stock, implementing FIFO systems, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations
  • Research and determine optimal inventory levels, economic order quantities, and set inventory levels across the organization
  • Use sales forecasts to prepare the operational strategic plan to address volume and resource requirements and constraints
  • 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 a subject matter expert and provide supply chain management professional opinions to the organization on all procurement contracts for goods, works, services, and consultancies
  • Monitor organizational 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 AECI receives the best possible value for its expenditure
  • Manage supplier performance by monitoring their performance and service to AECI, 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 needs


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