Director - Supply Chain Management - Auto Sector

Director - Supply Chain Management

Role Summary :

The Director - Supply Chain Management deploys the supply chain strategy defined is responsible for the overall purchasing and in-plant logistics of the organisation.

Responsibilities include :

- Create the company's supply chain strategy.

- Head Sourcing and Logistics, End-to-End Supply Chain Planning, PPIC.

- Create and Structure PPIC Internal department (Team), Plan activities to measure achievement and improve performance of the department to achieve normal running of the factory.

- Lead the management of purchasing; ensure the development of organisation in order to achieve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) objectives.

- Head product and vendor development activities to achieve targeted savings for the company.

- Track supplier performance: improve purchasing productivity (cost reduction, negotiation, value analysis); improve the quality delivered by suppliers Establish and Monitor vendor performances (Quality, on-time delivery etc.), ratings.

- Planning complete dispatches in accordance with the production plan and providing visibility to the organization.

- Lead initiatives to increase inventory turns and reduce order to delivery times.

- Start and lead barcoding initiative for stores management

- Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will have/be :

- Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.

Nice to have : Professional Supply Chain Qualification

Experience : Minimum 13 - 20 years experience in Supply Chain Management in an industrial environment

- Proven experience in a management role

Skills and competencies :

- Broad and comprehensive understanding of theories and practices in Supply Chain discipline

- Deep understanding of business practices, market dynamics and trends

- Good financial knowledge

- Customer and Results orientation

- Excellent communication skills and capability to influence and negotiate

- Strong Leadership and management skills: proven ability to establish, develop, lead and coach a team