Position: Supply
and Chain Supervisor
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Manufacturing
Our client,
a leading manufacturer of Chemical and
synthetic resins in East Africa used in
paint, coating, textile and adhesive industries seeks to recruit a
Supply Chain Supervisor.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Establishing and operating the company’s procurement and supply chain management functions including the creation of effective systems and procedures in cash flow management
- Implementing best practices, strategic sourcing principles, ensuring the objectives achieves optimum best added value from a sustainable supply chain through demand, relationship and performance and contract management
- Maintaining a database of relevant raw materials and equipment related to innovative developments like today’s renewable, green, polysaccharides
- Supervising raw materials stores in accordance with Health and Safety rules and regulations and best practices in material handling and storing in close cooperation with Head of Raw Materials Stores
- Developing and implementing a sourcing and supply chain strategy that considers alternative approaches to market and supports the company’s strategic plan in cost control
- Helping Company in reducing the total cost in supply chain (TCO)
- Providing cost of raw materials for purpose of costing before or latest on 25th of each month
- Keeping track on all global basic and upstream raw materials developments relevant to the company’s portfolio and customers interests and monthly reports on this
- Replacing costing and getting transfer price for finished product
- Liaising with Kenya Association of Manufacturers in regards to any tariff changes, removal or increase of duty, shipping council, port and the Inland Container Deport
- Managing raw material purchasing, production planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, and fleet management processes in the plant and be responsible for the costs
- Developing and maintains a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLA) where appropriate
- Monitoring demurrage costs charged on each container and confirming correctness with a view to eliminate this costs totally
- Developing a supplier performance rating and benchmark supplier performance against industry best practice and monitoring supplier performance through KPIs that demonstrate they meet contractual agreements, initiating “get well” measures with under-performing suppliers
Skills and Requirements
- Minimum Bachelors degree in Purchasing and Supplies Chain Management, ideally with a supporting chemistry degree or vice versa
- At least 5-10 years experience at management level in a manufacturing industry, ideally within in the chemical industry, field of supply chain, sourcing, purchasing or related field
- Knowledgeable about the global chemical industry and its suppliers
- Proactive, creative, stress resistant , independent and persistent
- Communicative personality, ‘getting things done’ mentality
- Unconditionally committed to achieve goals and set targets
To apply,
send your CV ONLY to
recruit@flexi-personnel.com by Thursday 19th September 2013.
Kindly
indicate the position applied for and a minimum salary expectation on the
subject line