PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development of short term and long-term production plans for the company
• Development of annual detailed production and distribution plans
• Development of detailed procurement plans to meet the production requirement
• Ensuring that long-term contracts are put in place to meet materials requirements
• Regular review of plans and actual performance to ensure that there are no stock-outs
• Quarterly review with all suppliers on delivery, cost, quality and corporate compliance
• Manage relationships with Raw Material Suppliers
• Regular review of Raw Materials Supply Contracts
• Constant review of global prices for Raw Materials
• Identify best supplier for raw Materials
• Identify transporters for transfers and put agreements in place
• Limit demurrage costs by ensuring full coordination of end user and sender
• Prompt payments and actions for rapid clearance of goods
• Detailed monthly demurrage map showing reasons for demurrage
• Manage price variance to reflect savings
• Manage freight costs to budget and allowed
• Agree specifications with third-party suppliers before order placement.
• Ascertain that standard specifications are set for purchased materials and services.
• Put in place and update a standard list of stock and non-stock items and devise suitable codification and nomenclature.
• Investigate all quality complaints and physically verify stock item and offer corrective and preventative action.
• Ascertain Quality Control of stock being received by confirming that all stock items are inspected to specifications before they are accepted at the receiving section.
• Ensures that all chemicals have material safety data sheets before purchase to comply with the set Environmental Management Systems and company Health and Safety requirements
• Measure suppliers’ performance with regards, quality, and pricing and delivery reliability as per agreed parameters and KPIs.
• Update price variance reports and share with stakeholder departments.
• Produces periodic reports measuring raw supplier’s performance as per agreed KPIs.
• Review performance of suppliers for recommending their continued use as the company’s suppliers.
• From the company’s approved supplier list, generate a list of company’s preferred suppliers based on their prior performance
• Communicate effectively to team members in particular and at the workplace in general.
• Manage learning and personal development of team members.
• Facilitate team dynamics

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 7 years’ progressive career experience

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement/ Supply Chain Management
• Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline is highly desirable
• Membership to a relevant professional body
• Commercial Institute or equivalent
• Computer literacy
• English
• General Financial awareness

• Interpersonal skills,
• Problem solving,
• Good communication skills,

• Honest
• High level of responsibility
• Efficient

HOW TO APPLY:

 

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on:  Supply Chain Manager