Nicole Sinclair - Our client, an FMCG sales distribution company is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Supply Operations Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Our client is seeking to hire a Supply Operations Manager. The job holder has full responsibility for the company's supply operations, ensuring a continuous supply of inventory for further distribution to the company’s customers
- Successful candidate is expected to ensure that optimum/required inventory levels are maintained in order to meet or exceed demand
- This involves working directly with the company’s supply and distributor partners to improve and expand the company’s existing supply operations.
Responsibilities
- Re-engineer and lead the company's supply operations structure
- Engage in both short and long term supply planning for the company while maintaining full understanding of the financial and operational implications
- Proactive review of inventory levels, reorder points, demand/consumption trends and product obsolescence
- Ensure end-to-end supply operational efficiency including effective product penetration and optimal product availability
- Conduct regular reviews with the supply operations team on drivers such as product performance, product pricing, operational costs, etc
- Oversight of the business relationship with supply partners, including implementation and adherence to sustainable SLAs and other vendor agreements
- Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected
- Provide strong leadership role to the Supply Operations team, building and growing a world class team
- Provide input and realistic forecasts to the management team
- Ensure detailed and accurate records are maintained
- Adhere to Equal Opportunities policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
- Keep abreast of all legislation and regulations and ensure adherence
Competency/Skill/Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years work experience in a similar role (supply operations, supply chain or procurement) preferably in the FMCG industry
- Strong business sense and industry expertise
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
- Numerical skills and a high level of computer literacy
- Effective problem solver.
Application Closing Date
1st April, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online