Supply Chain Optimization Manager

6 days ago


Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa Level-Up Full time
Job Function

To provide expertise, guidance, and support in designing and implementing large-scale supply chain solutions that optimize organizational value chain integration and performance. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of supply chain processes, logistics, and commercial models, with a proven track record of delivering successful projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement S&OP processes to drive business improvement and optimize supply chain performance.
  • Oversee the quality of analysis and solution team outputs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project requirements.
  • Facilitate cross-functional business improvement and solutions development workshops to shape and direct the solutioning.
  • Obtain and document client requirements for business solutions that improve value-chain integration and performance.
  • Support management of prospective client pipeline by evaluating and qualifying solution leads.
  • Develop and present detailed supply chain solutions proposals, considering commercial models and operational impact.
  • Project team guidance, support, and performance management.
Qualifications and Skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management (NQF level 7 or higher).
  • 7-10+ years' relevant work experience in operations and/or solution design roles.
  • Proven track record of leadership and team/project management.
  • Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to recognize trends, patterns, or themes in complex data.
  • Advanced understanding of financial and management accounting, with the ability to apply knowledge to support value creation.
  • Thorough understanding of capabilities offered by Imperial/DP World.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to clients and internal teams.
Personal and Workplace Competencies
  • Business acumen: ability to understand financial and economic concepts, identify opportunities, and evaluate business growth and sustainability.
  • Client centricity: ability to build relationships, understand client requirements, and ensure high standards of quality outputs.
  • Improvement orientation: ability to explore, identify, learn, and implement new and creative ways to improve processes, value chain effectiveness, service delivery, and cost optimization.
  • Interpersonal effectiveness: ability to establish effective interpersonal relations with key stakeholders, enable functional integration, and establish a culture that values diversity and inclusiveness.
  • Personal courage: ability to provide constructive feedback, inspire accountability, and self-redirection amongst colleagues and subordinates.
  • Strategic orientation: ability to analyze and evaluate the commercial environment, business factors, and develop solutions to address actions emanating from insights.


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