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JOB TITLE: Assistant Procurement Manager - Logistics
JOB LOCATION: La Lucia Ridge
DEPARTMENT: Supply Chain
Minimum Requirements
Matric with a min of 5 years procurement logistics experience
OR
Relevant Diploma or degree (Supply Chain/Logistics/Procurement)
Minimum 2 years experience in procurement of Logistics
Purpose of the Role
- Cover the commercial part of the contracting which is one of the main activities of Logistics Procurement role in delivering Logistics strategy.
- Enhance the current running business Logistics activities through finding innovative ideas for big savings projects to raise the savings bar and to minimize the logistics cost portion from the turn over.
- Direct responsible on:
- Enhancing the payment process
- Usage of the procurement systems ,
- Establishing a data base.
- Creating a project networks
- working closely with the Finance team on enhancing the reporting process and support the logistics teams in their strategy .
- Find the synergies opportunities with other companies to balance spent and leverage the volume and to take the maximum benefit from the supplier including inbound transpiration.
Key Skills and Capabilities
The person should have :
- Very good Analytical and Negotiation skills as he/she will be dealing with all 3PL ,
- Very good alignment and communication skills as he/she will be the communication hub with logistics team , the suppliers and CSE team ,
- Talent of the problem solving techniques.
- Team player with Leadership skills in order to act as a strong ring within the supply chain.
- Accountable on the tasks which will be assigned to him/her and should be done on time.
- Capability to Influence the other teams.
- Excellent Knowledge in Excel is essential.
Key Responsibilities
1. Understand the business requirements, in all the Logistics aspects ; Warehousing , transportation , distribution and Material Handling equipment and agree with the business team on the potential projects , set its prioritization and agree on the Logistics strategy which will be used in the relevant country.
2. Scan the market for the Logistics Service Providers and trends, provide a list of the potential suppliers , having a meeting with them , understand their capabilities and do a supplier segmentation analysis to have a purified data base.
3. Well Understand Tendering Process (from A to Z) and execute of Request for Proposal.
4. Understand the cost drivers and build a clear cost structure for each Logistics activity to work on controlling and monitoring the cost drivers.
5. Plan ahead for renewing, updating the contracts and negotiating the commercial terms according to its validity to avoid any business risk and to be ahead in the negation process.
6. Strategic planning in capturing, highlighting and prioritising the big saving projects .
7. Improve savings in the material handling equipment.
8. Work closely with the Logistics team on Cost structure of the Warehouse based on its utilization and determining the ordering time and space needed for supporting the business needs.
9. Enhance the reporting process by working very closely with the finance team on capturing all the Logistics activities for each country.
10. Maximize the usage of the Procurement systems by up-loading all the contracts and the savings projects on Dominos and ISIS respectively.
11. Enhance the payment process for the Logistics Service providers by working with the IT team on establishing a sustained agreed process on the ERP which will maintain the payment process and avoid any overdue payments to the suppliers.
12. Get the Best Practice activities from the Region & the Globe and roll it out within the countries in the cluster.
13. Own and create Project Networks , from the idea phase of the project till signing the contract off and having the project live on the ground.
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For further information about this position please call 0800980612.