Director of Supply Chain (Ref: 425) at Global Profilers

Job Purpose 

The individual will develop strategic and operating plans to insure that the company has the appropriate resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth; to communicate resource plans to gain consensus from Sales, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing that respond to current and expanding markets; and to develop Manufacturing/Distribution models to determine and validate business strategies

Qualification and Experience:

·         Undergraduate degree in Business or related Supply Chain program.
·         APICS certified master production scheduler.
·         Experience: 10-15 years progressive experience in a combination of planning, logistics, production scheduling and/or inventory control. 5-10 years of direct management experience in a technical or analytical environment.

 Key Skills/ Competencies

·         Strong customer focus
·         Superb inter-personal skill
·         Thrives on order → movement to closure on issues
·         Strong information systems skills
·         High level understanding of forecasting
·         Tactical focus (what needs to be done now to achieve the strategic goal)
·         Strategic focus (what’s good for business in the long run)
·         Change maker
·         Flexible
·         Leadership through influence and effective conflict resolution
·         High tolerance for ambiguity
·         Strong financial experience and “sense”
·         Highest level problem solver - High level at facilitated problem solving
·         Strong communication skills (from the front line to the Boardroom).