Manager - Supply Chain Management

Job Title: Manager (SCM)

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.

- Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the factory & Warehouse.

- Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production reorder levels.

- Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.

- Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.

- Identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to consolidation of warehousing and distribution.

- Assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of materials.

- Negotiates prices for raw material and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or logistics partner.

- Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.

- Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.

- Analyze data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and other issues.

- Evaluate and report on KPIs.

- Resolve issues that come up (e.g. delays in delivery, accidents).

- Develop and implement safety guidelines in all aspects of the supply chain (e.g. use of trucks, forklifts).

- Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards.

- Analysis of slow moving and obsolete stock and suggest to replenish stock.