Supply Chain Manager at i engineering Group

Role and Responsibilities

Ensures all international trade shipments are fully and flawlessly delivered on time, below budget and without any defect:

• Coordinates with internal (procurement, QC, sales, technical teams, …) & external (clients, suppliers, third party inspection bodies, clearing agents, …) clients to draft shipping and consolidation schedules/requirements (shipping, packaging, delivery, documentation, permits, …)
• Follows up on material readiness.
• Drafts, requests, and follows up on documents (including LC requirements, PI, CI, PL, BOL / AWB, Clean QC report…).
• Books shipments and provide clear and comprehensive shipping and packing instructions.
• Oversees inland and clearing in operations until goods are received to warehouse.
• Follows up on shipments/deliveries from order placement till delivery and GRN receipt.
• Updates stakeholders on status & updates (time, cost, risk, roadblocks, …).
• Highlights overall project delays and aligns most suitable ways.
• Communicates project updates and shipping operation and answers client queries.
• Assigns and assesses clearing contracts on local entity details.

Sources & manages service providers (agreements & performance)

• Sources new service providers (3PL, freight forwarders, certification bodies clearing agents, ….)
• Negotiates, drafts and updates agreements/price lists with forwarders, inland transporters, insurance companies (price lists, payment terms, transit times (Air / Sea / Land freight)
• Evaluates, monitors & improves service providers’ performance.

Market monitoring & analysis

• Studies and stays informed about trade agreements between countries where we operate.
• Updates tariff books and clearing fees in countries.
• Monitors shipping routes, vessel availabilities & price fluctuations to optimize strategy & operations.

Reporting & improvement initiatives

• Submits & analyzes reports & dashboards.
• Takes necessary action to improve operational & financial performance.
• Proposes & supports on the implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Supports and provides input/estimates for bidding process.
• Supports, coaches & provides technical input to local SCM teams.

Local fleet management improvement

• Revamps fleet management systems in existing countries to improve overall performance and increase fleet efficiency.
• Establishes a fleet control process.
• Revamps supplier and fleet selection
• Fleet repair history and yearly budget set
• Asset liquidation process.
• Fuel consumption monitoring.
• Optimizes fleet usage.

Improve the subcon contractual agreements:

• Construction BOQ control and optimization in terms of materials delivered/ ordered from subcons.
• Improves contractual agreement.
• Evaluates supplier sourcing and selection.
• Contract management to increase the rentability of each contract.

Inventory and warehousing

• Process revamp
• Contract reshuffling
• Supplier selection
• Inventory control measures.
• Improve accuracy.
• Optimizes the inventory management system.

Local procurement and logistics

• Revamps process
• Audits, controls, and optimizes the process in detail to fix the gaps.
• Retrains the team to perform when needed.
• Selection and recruitment of supply chain members.
• Aligns and optimizes the clearing process from port to warehouse/client premises.

Qualification Requirements:

• 6-10 years of relative work experience in international trade, Telecom industry is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of shipping and distribution channels.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education Requirements

• CIPS Level 6 certification or bachelors in business administration or supply chain management or equivalent