Supply Chain Manager at Nuts About Cakes

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise teams involved in the procurement and logistics work within the area of responsibility - logistics staff; fleet staff (including drivers of rented vehicles and trucks).
• Oversee bidding process and provide support for procurement transactions, analyze them for conformity to specified requirements; conduct appraisals and select suppliers, and confirm terms of payment; prepare purchase orders and ensure receipt of appropriate authorization.
• Follow up on purchase orders (PO) status and keep the head of units and respective managers abreast of estimated time of delivery or any changes that may affect or modify the pre-determined delivery conditions.
• Ensure all expected merchandise is received in accordance with PO specifications, and that all goods are in good condition.
• Carry out a monthly review and assessments of suppliers and make sure suppliers are committed to supplying standard products.
• Use ERP deployed to monitor Inventory procurement housekeeping.
• Produce regular progress reports, statistical information, and briefing materials.
• Establish proper tracking mechanism for purchases, and coordinate with finance units to make sure the vendors are paid on time.
• Ensure that appropriate funds are available for purchase; ensure receipts are received when payment is conducted in cash.
• Create internal control mechanisms to safe guard the Organizations assets and prevent fraud and ensure that appropriate record is kept on assets disposal, ensure assets are located accordingly and used in the organization’s best interest; regularly upgrade inventory list. ‘