Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
Experience Level: Management level
Experience Length: 4 years
Job description
We are looking to Hire a Supply Chain Manager, to oversee the supply chain operations and Supply Chain Logistics which covers the movement of importing goods from source> collection center> warehouse > depot > vendors.
Responsibilities
- Champion logistics solutions and process improvements on movement of goods within the supply chain
- Provide and analyze the transport and logistics costs
- Responsible for all aspects of inbound routing activity to ensure on-time deliveries to our warehouse
- Manage extensive communications with other partners/stakeholders, and supply-chain team
- Ensure that all compliance issues on inbound logistics are adhered to including but not limited to licenses, toll fees etc.
- Resolve daily operational matters pertaining to suppliers, inbound deliveries to ensure on-time pickup and delivery
- Oversee and ensure supplier compliance as governed by supplier agreements
- Determine and manage the balance between cost, capacity utilization, and service
- Maintain expertise and knowledge with Supply Chain and Logistics system
- Lead and mentor a team of warehouse clerks
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
- Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
Qualifications
- 4+ years in Third-Party Logistics (3PL logistics experience with a minimum 2 years’ experience in Leadership)
- Very Good in Ms Excel
- Experience managing a fleet of a minimum of 50 trucks which comprises of a variety of vehicles from trailers or delivery vans, etc.
- A track record of putting in place effective controls to track transport and logistics activities to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, or timeliness objectives Demonstrated competencies:
- Execution – makes sure initiatives and tasks are carried out; monitors results and makes adjustments as needed
- Passion for results – works tenaciously to overcome obstacles and to meet or exceed goals
- Customer focus – Identifies breakdowns in internal processes and systems that directly impact customer service and retention; expresses concerns to others.
- Business acumen – understands the nature and inter-dependencies of business functions and supporting processes (People, finance, operations, etc.)
- Planning and organization – recognizes problems, takes corrective/preventive action and keeps people informed of plans, progress, and decisions
- Decision making – organizes information and data to identify/explain major trends, problems, and causes; compares and combines information to identify underlying issues.
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