Experience Level: Mid-to-Senior level (4 – 6+ Years)
Reports To: Supply Chain Manager / Plant Manager
Job Summary
The Supply Chain Officer will oversee and optimize the end-to-end supply chain functions of our plastics manufacturing plant. This role is responsible for streamlining procurement, managing raw material and finished goods warehousing, coordinating logistics, and enforcing impeccable inventory control.
The ideal candidate must possess deep operational experience within a plastics manufacturing environment and demonstrate mastery over inventory tracking, material handling, and rigorous documentation. The primary goal is to ensure the production floor never faces material stock outs while keeping holding costs and inventory variances at an absolute minimum.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Inventory Control & Record Management
- Lead and verify all daily inventory entries, updates, and balance reconciliations within the company’s ERP system or inventory software.
- Maintain flawless, real-time digital and physical records for raw materials (polymer resins, master batches, and additives), auxiliary materials, engineering spares, and finished plastic products.
- Establish and monitor minimum reorder levels, maximum storage capacities, and safety stock parameters to prevent both production stock outs and overstocking.
- Plan, organize, and supervise weekly cycle counts and comprehensive monthly physical stock-takes, conducting immediate root-cause analyses on any identified variances.
Warehouse & Material Storage Management
- Supervise warehouse personnel (storekeepers, forklift operators, and loaders) to ensure safe, orderly, and efficient storage layouts utilizing FIFO (First-In, First-Out) principles.
- Monitor storage conditions to protect raw plastic materials from contamination, moisture, or heat degradation.
- Oversee the safe and documented transfer of plastic resins and master batches from the main warehouse directly to the blending and production floor lines.
Procurement & Vendor Coordination
- Collaborate with production planning to forecast material requirements based on active injection and blow moulding schedules.
- Liaison with local and international suppliers to track purchase orders, negotiate delivery timelines, and ensure materials arrive exactly when required.
- Review incoming supplier documentation (invoices, delivery notes, material test certificates) to verify item descriptions and quantities before formal warehouse receipt entry.
Logistics & Distribution Supervision
- Coordinate inbound logistics for incoming raw materials and outbound shipping for finished plastic products to distributors or corporate clients.
- Audit and optimize transport dispatches, ensuring optimal vehicle space utilization, accurate waybill documentation, and timely deliveries.
JOB SPECIFICATION
Experience & Industry Expertise
- Proven Experience: A minimum of 4 to 6+ years of verifiable experience in a supply chain, logistics, or inventory management role strictly within a plastics manufacturing company.
- Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of the specific materials used in plastic processing (e.g., HDPE, LDPE, PP, PET, PVC pellets, regrind material, and colorants) and their unique storage/handling constraints.
Educational Background & Academic Qualifications
- Minimum Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Purchasing & Supply, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional certifications from recognized bodies (e.g., CIPS, CSCP, or local equivalents) will be a distinct, added advantage.
Key Competencies & Technical Skills
- Data & Record Management: Exceptional data entry precision and a high comfort level maintaining clean, auditable inventory databases.
- Software Proficiency: Advanced hands-on experience using ERP software (such as SAP, Oracle, Sage, or Microsoft Dynamics) inventory/warehouse modules, alongside high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and data formulas).
- Analytical Skills: Strong mathematical and analytical capabilities to identify material consumption trends, waste patterns, and inventory discrepancies.
Leadership & Personal Attributes
- Supervisory Capability: Proven track record of leading, scheduling, and motivating an onsite team of warehouse handlers and storekeepers.
- Attention to Detail: An uncompromising eye for accuracy when auditing waybills, purchase orders, and stock card balances.
- Communication: Crisp and professional verbal and written communication skills to handle vendor negotiations and collaborate seamlessly with the Production Manager.
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