Vacancy for a general manager (supply chain management)

Our client is a Turnkey Engineering Services organization; servicing mostly the Telecommunication and Oil & Gas organizations.

Job Location: Lagos State.

Job Summary:
The job holder will plan, develop, optimize, organize, direct, manage, evaluate, and is accountable and/or responsible for some or all of the supply chains processes of the organization. As GM, you will coordinate and monitor the transfer of goods and materials from manufacturers and suppliers all the way till receipt and confirm they arrived as expected.

Job Responsibilities:
· Plan, develop, organize, direct, manage and evaluate the personnel, operations and budget of the organization’s supply chain.
· In charge of purchase, inventory control, forecasting, warehousing, transportation.
· Develop analytics, systems and data management capabilities, including metrics and reports.
· Direct the hiring, training, supervision, mentoring, and performance evaluations of supply chain staff.
· Direct, coordinate, assign, monitor and review the work of individuals engaged in supply chain related duties.
· Understand external/ internal customers’ needs, service those needs, and maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer’s key personnel involved in or directly relevant to supply chain activities.
· Manage vendor relationships (e.g., third party logistics).
· Collaborate with staff, other departments, senior management, and decision makers to share information, problem solve, and to clarify management objectives.
· Oversee organization wide management of the strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, and evaluation of services.
· Manage/coordinate the sales and operations planning process including supply / demand forecasting, inventory management, and on time delivery.
· Develop and/or participate in the development of the supply chain strategy for the organization.
· Manage and/or execute procurement related functions (e.g., develop and implement contract management and procurement frameworks, sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements, draft and manage contracts, etc.)
· Implement and adhere to transaction management best practices.
· Monitor and analyze current trends in the marketplace.
· Direct and manage corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
· Address tactical and strategic supply chain issues.
· Identify and manage risk within the supply chain.
· Establish key performance indicators, monitor ongoing performance, and improve performance against set goals.
· Develop and implement new systems, best practices, inventory control, demand planning, and other optimizations in order to grow the business
· Develop and implement profit improvement plans and change management plans
· Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
· Communicate values, business goals, and represent the organization to internal and external stakeholders.
· Manage contractor and subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as a liaison with the organizations.
· Support the development of supply chain based training materials and technical manuals.
· Identify potential projects to deliver changes and improvements to the supply chain and commission select projects.
· Manage and/or execute product life-cycle (range) management (e.g. product introduction and phasing out, etc.)
· Any other duty of related responsibilities.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Characteristics:
Leadership, adaptability, flexibility, accountability, integrity, creativity, inductive and deductive reasoning, oral expression and comprehension, problem / opportunity recognition and problem solving, written comprehension, information ordering (prioritization), multitasking,

Education & Experience:
· Possess a Bachelor Degree in relevant field.
· Masters degree in Transportation, Operations Management / Business Management or relevant field.
· A minimum of 8 - 10 years of relevant work experience preferably in the Telco/ Marine Sector.

Salary & Application:
· Salary range for the role is between N 6,500,000 – N 8,500,000 / annum.
· Qualified applicants’ should forward updated CVs to ‘[email protected]’ using ‘GM-SC’ as subject of mail before 3^rd November, 2016. Wrongly titled applications will not be considered, please be guided.