Description:
Ensure effective alignment, planning and implementation of client's supply chain tactical and operational plans.The primary focus is to manage the company's purchasing tactical plan within the constraints of a neutral working capital inventory model, warehouse capacity planning and management while maintaining clients’ inbound product standards, without compromising on assured supply to the SADC Africa market.
Managing the Supply Chain Function which includes process compliance, people development and succession planning. Developing and managing the company's relationship with both internal and external clients as well as the supplier base, enabling customers’ solutions across the supply chain and all SADC Africa markets.
The Key Functional Responsibilities includes but is not limited to:
- Ensure to execute the following for the SADC Africa/ROSSA markets:
- Align execution capability with the client requirements as their needs change based on their tactical plans.
- Manage and implement market tests and new client projects based on their new requirements.
- Assist with operations execution of client promotions using project management tools.
- Implement new services into the supply chain as per customer requirements across international boundaries and stakeholders’ areas, taking operational infrastructure capability into account.
- Manage and oversee export process non-conformance with stakeholders, to enable on time and accurate order execution.
- Manage internal and external relationships with all parties to ensure process compliance and timeous order execution.
- Implement and monitor specific projects that have been agreed and signed off to meet Client's expectations, product costing and pricing agreed with the customer.
- Design, cost, and agree Import as well as Export supply chain solutions with the business development manager and Customer, considering all costing elements of international trade.
- Agree and sign off product pricing with customer at every price change interval.
- Manage and communicate price change process with the Supply Chain team at every price change interval.
- Ensure efficient, effective, and accurate monthly, weekly and daily planning as well as communication on promotions and imported products.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external clients (suppliers and corporations SCM team) to improve operating efficiencies.
- Assist operations with inbound.
- Manage orders, permit, and facilitate the imports/export process.
- Ensure that the import permit requirements match the movement certificate (as per State Vet) and Health Certificate (as per supplier).
- Ensure 100% order fulfilment and documentation accuracy on import/export process as well as timeous execution of order, achieving the required order, delivery and on time key performance indicators.
- Adherence and delivery