Supply Chain Manager – Durban

About the role

Supply Chain Management (SCM) at our client involves active management of sourcing raw material, production, logistics and the information systems needed to coordinate these activities, maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of the whole value chain. The Supply Chain Manager ensures internal and external customers receive products in the most cost‑effective and efficient manner.

Key responsibilities

• Direct, manage and control supply chain planners and integrate with operation manager planning to ensure forecast demand and supply plans maintain availability of materials and/or products.
• Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas such as production, sales, marketing, finance and quality assurance.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors such as product cost or quality.
• Use SAP to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage and inventory.

Required profile

• BCom Supply Chain degree.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the supply chain field within the Retail/FMCG industry.