The Candel Company Limited is Nigeria's leading crop yield advancement and production company. As a result of growth and the need to strengthen our current team, we need exceptional individuals with the right qualifications, drive and experience to join our team of professionals.
Position: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Function: Procurement, Distribution, Administrative, Customer Service
Job Description
- Analyze the financial impact of proposed supply chain changes, such as procuring, routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate supply chain with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, and shipping.
- Create policies or procedures for supply chain activities.
- Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance and supply chain quality management.
- Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
- Negotiate with suppliers and customers to improve supply chain efficiency and sustainability.
- Plan and implement improvements to internal or external supply chain systems or processes.
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports, exports and customer issues. Supervise the work of supply chain specialists, planners and schedulers.
- Communicate freight transportation information to customers and suppliers, using transportation management, electronic freight information systems, to improve efficiency, speed, and quality of transportation services.
- Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, and frequency.
- Analyze all aspects of corporate supply chain to determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
- Develop risk management programs to ensure continuity of supply in emergency scenarios. Direct distribution center operation to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness objectives.
- Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit and delivery.
Qualification/Skills
- Information gathering and Analysis.
- Sound analysis of problems, and excellent solving skills.
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills/Strong ethical values.
- A minimum of B.Sc degree (Second Class Honors, Upper Division) in the Physical, Social or Management
- Sciences.
- An MBA/M.Sc in Supply Chain management/Specialized training in Supply Chain,Transportation or Logistics Management is an advantage.
- Minimum of 5-10 years experience.
Application Closing Date
6th June, 2014.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to:
[email protected]