Group Head, Supply Chain at Adexen

Job Reference: 1458
Industry: Logistics & Transport
Function: HSE & Security

Job Description

• Lead overall supply chain strategy and execution, including vendor selection, procurement, forecasting, production planning, delivery and warehouse management.
• Examine existing procedures and streamline activities to meet product distribution, storage, inventory and customer needs.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement alternate methods to increase efficiencies, product and process quality, reduce costs and improve overall service.

Responsibilities
Inventory Management:

• Develop systems and train team members to use those systems to forecast demand and track all materials to include finished goods, packaging materials, and raw materials.
• Develop target inventory levels for all materials and ensure that on hand quantities are within the company’s target levels relative to forecasted demand.
• Evaluate the accuracy of past forecasts showing increase in accuracy of forecasts over time, and reduction in inventory levels relative to production volumes.
• Analyze sales, inventory, and production trends to identify and implement actions that will increase order fill-rates, reduce on-hand inventory levels, reduce product age, and reduce wasted product or labor.
• Receive inventory accurately and in a timely manner, verify product quality using appropriate technology, and maintain necessary records.
• Maintain the quality of inventory by using proper storage equipment and procedures and first-in-first-out procedures.
• Ensure the completion of accurate and timely inventory counts.
• Communicate with team members and internal and external clients regarding material delivery and distribution and accuracy of inventory records.

Procurement:

• Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, provide performance feedback and discuss production forecasts or changes
• Develop, select and qualify suppliers. Manage bids, negotiate contracts with suppliers and manage contracts for product delivery.
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements and ethical standards related to procurement.
• Lead negotiation efforts for major contracts.

Planning:

• Participate in existing and new product planning processes to assure timely acquisition of materials to support product launches.
• Works effectively across the organization to ensure successful execution of supply chain support on many integrated efforts
• Develop and manage materials planning function for goods and materials needed for company operations.
• Create item specific forecasts over a rolling time horizon to be used for ordering and inventory management purposes.
• Create integrated processes among operations, purchase, logistics, and outside suppliers to execute the planning and replenishment process.
• Identify systems tools needed to implement planning/forecasting systems while leading reengineering efforts as it relates to supply chain planning and execution systems.
• Manage and supervise staff tasked with creating material requirement plans and/or forecasts.
• Establish key performance metrics and benchmarks relating to supply chain planning/forecasting.
• Performs life cycle cost studies.
• Defines integrated logistics support requirements.
• Prepares estimates, schedules and support system inputs.

Supply Management:

• Coordinate development of solutions to complex logistics support problems with other product support functions, customers and suppliers.
• Develop and implement supplier contracts, problem resolution and cost containment.
• Develop strategies, policies, procedures, and overall team to optimize value of the entire function in creating a world class materials management group.

Expectations

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or related field of study. Master’s degree or MBA will be preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience and training with the last 3 – 4 years in a Supply Chain Leadership role.
• Proven leadership skills in building and managing large teams with a history of world class success.
• Certifications from CPM, CPIM, CSCP, APICS and other relevant bodies are strongly preferred.
• Project Management certification (PRINCE2, PMI etc.) would be an added advantage.
• Basic knowledge of Information Technology is required.
• Proficient knowledge of transport and logistics management, contract management and the links between supply chain and value chain.
• Proven skills in strategy development and execution.
• Proven ability to make excellent fact based decisions based on calculated risk and critical thinking.