Executive Director at Phillips Consulting

Job Responsibilities
Leadership

•     Develop best practice action plans and organisation structure that will ensure delivery of the overall objectives
•     Promote high standard of food, service and hygiene in line with company standard and client objectives
•     Lead a large and multinational workforce through all aspects of the employee life cycle including manpower planning, recruitment and selection, induction, learning and development, performance management and succession planning
•     Responsible for the Profit and Loss of the Business and the EBITA it produces
•     Represent the company during client audits, menu presentations and client functions
•     Apply the Quality Policy and Quality System established in accordance with ISO9001:2000 standards and execute all responsibilities according to the department work procedures
•     Responsible for the preparation of the annual manpower, capital expenditure and non-capital budgets and achieving budget targets
•     Provide direct and indirect leadership and motivation for all staff improvement in job performance, satisfaction and development within the overall plans and priorities of the division to plan
•     Provide overall direction and leadership to the function including performance feedback
•     Provide direction to determine network distribution strategy and recommend improvements to achieve economic and customer service objectives
•     Provide direction for customer growth, including transportation & logistics cost analyses for various routes distribution
•     Develop and manage functional policies and procedures
•     Develop and manage metrics to gauge and improve efficiency and effectiveness
•     Conduct regular reviews with customers to ensure customer expectations and goals are met
•     Negotiate contract renewals and extensions with existing customers
•     Provide regular updates to the Managing Director on customer/department issues
•     Develop and manage team and individual goals for the Operations team
•     Balance customers’ needs with company’s profitability
•     Report and analyze key performance indicators
•     Train and/or coordinate training of operations teams on all processes and systems
•     Develop and ensure achievement of overall Company sales, profit and market share objectives, as well as development of new business opportunities
•     Partner with business development team to ensure a clear understanding and qualification of customer programs, opportunities, as well as growth and service level objectives
•     Develop and maintain client relationships by pro-actively providing customer service excellence, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring that service failures are addressed promptly and professionally
•     Monitor cost, customer program and vendor negotiations to ensure competitive prices, quality standards, service levels, profitability and customer needs are met
•     Manage and develop tools and systems to continuously improve internal communications regarding supply & demand factors, global trade trends, competitive positioning and sustainability of resources
•     Responsible for the inventory management, systems and controls for the business
•     Responsible for the preparation of periodic performance reports including trend analysis, risk mitigation and improvement identification and action planning.

Supply Chain Cycle

•     Develop and manage sourcing & procurement strategies in support of the Company’s business development and strategic objectives.
•     Sustain aggressive growth and profitability through developing strong supplier relationships, managing negotiations, enhancing existing partnerships and developing new strategic alliances.
•     Work collaboratively with business development team to enhance value of and gain market share for the Company’s brands.
•     Develop and execute a strategic global supply chain strategy.
•     Provide leadership and direction to logistics team, research, identify and implement best practices in supply chain management.
•     Oversee the management of vendors and other program stakeholders in the movement of goods and services
•     Coordinate and control the order cycle and associated storage and movement of international and domestic goods.

Cost and Inventory Management

•     Full circle of Profit and Loss responsibility
•     Responsible for the Functional Strategy & Execution (against Vision)
•     Receivables and material Procurement; Pricing Position; Procurement Strategy
•     Inventory Management
•     Inventory Position; should be consistent with market strategy
•     Operating Costs – All Overhead Costs (including shared resources) and Incentive recommendations (tied to EBITDA performance)

Job Requirements

•     Minimum of 15 years of procurement & logistics experience in a multinational/aviation/oil & gas/hospitalities or any related industry with demonstrated leadership capabilities and Profit and Loss responsibility
•     5 -7 years of experience in business development at a managerial level