Vacancy for a Supply Chain Manager
Our client is a big player in the paint/ industrial chemical sector of the Nigerian economy.
Overview of Job:
Direct or coordinate Material Planning, Production planning, Material procurement, warehousing, distribution and Logistics activities to ensure no materials stock-out in the factory, drive efficiency, reduce costs and improve service delivery.
Job Location: Lagos State Report to: MD
Job Duties and Tasks :
· Collate the sales forecast from the Sales team and translate into Material Requirement Plan (MRP) and production planning in conjunction with the production team.
· Drive the Sales & Operations Planning (S &OP) process and produce the weekly and monthly production master plan
· Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, distribution
· Develop material costs forecast or standard cost list
· Monitor material price movement and advise management accordingly
· Negotiate prices with suppliers, vendors and transporters
· Select best distribution and transportation models to improve efficiency and optimize costs
· Monitor suppliers performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
· Implement new or improved supply chain processes
· incorporate into the monthly master production plan
· Analyse inventories to determine inventory turns, reduce waste and optmise customer service delivery
· Supervise subordinates such as the procurement, inventory, fleet & logistic officers and the drivers.
Job Requirements:
· Bachelor’s Degree, required in relevant field.
· Business or scientific related degree, preferred.
· 5+ years of operational or scheduling, procurement, logistics experience required.
· Working knowledge of MRP, required.
· Previous experience in a manufacturing, environment preferred.
· Professional qualification in Supply Chain Management will be an added advantage
Skills:
· Must possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
· Must possess and demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Must possess an excellent negotiation and collaboration skills
· Must be proficient in Microsoft office suites
Application:
· Salary range is attractive and negotiable.
· Qualified applicants should send updated CVs to ‘[email protected]’ using ‘SCPI’ as subject of mail before 15th November, 2016. Wrongly titled applications will not be considered, please be guided.
