General Manager (Supply Chain Management) at a Turnkey Engineering Services Organization - Stresert Services Limited

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

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager (Supply Chain Management)

Location: Lagos

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's degree in relevant field.
• Master's 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.

Remuneration
The remuneration range for the role is between N 6,500,000 - N 8,500,000 / annum.

Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should should forward their updated CV's to: [email protected] using "GM-SC" as subject of mail. Wrongly titled applications will not be considered, please be guided.