Supply Chain Manager Vacancy

Title: Supply Chain Manager

Reporting: Finance Director

Qualification:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Certification in Procurement (i.e. CIPS or a Masters degree in Procurement and supply chain)
• Five years procurement experience at management level and experience in a manufacturing entity will be of added advantage.
• Must have excellent leadership and supervisory skill
• High proficiency in use of Microsoft office suite

Responsibilities:

• Managing the Procurement, Stores and Logistics functions in a more cost effective and efficient manner
• Directs the process which includes the planning of procurement, inventory control, logistics and distribution
• Development of supplier base for various raw materials and effective vendor performance management of key suppliers
• Selecting vendors, local and international, in line with organisation’s procedures
• Manage short & long term demand plans with supplier capabilities/capacity while increasing material availability & reducing distribution costs
• Ensures inventory accuracy through improved stock management systems
• Contributes to the overall organization’s growth through strategic planning & capitalization on opportunities to reduce costs by improving the supply and logistics process flow
• Establishes plans, policies, systems, and procedures that will achieve strategic objectives
• Create item specific forecasts over a rolling time horizon to be used for ordering and inventory management purposes.
• Verification and approval of purchasing & contracting documentation
• Oversee the complete tendering process
• Budgetary planning for new accounts related to material supply & logistics
• Meets with vendors to negotiate improved pricing, product quality and delivery times.
• Continually improving supply chain KPI; development of key metrics & reporting structure/reports enabling effective performance management
• Ensuring shipments, imports and exports, comply with Tiscan and Customs regulation in Tanzania
• Liaising closely with shipping /Freight Forwarding agents and selecting the most effective in each operating Area/route

Deadline:

Your application letter and CV should be submitted via the email address below before 1st February 2011.

Email address: supplychainapplications@hotmail.com