Operations Head

Job Description : FMCG OPERATIONS HEAD NIGERIA Graduate in engineering/ production/ and post-graduate in the field of supply chain/ operations from Premier Institute - 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010 pass outs ROLE SUMMARY: Lead Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution, Imports/Exports, and Safety & Quality for West Africa.. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Sourcing and Cross Border Logistics: - Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection plan domestically and internationally as per Supply Chain strategy of the cluster . - Development of Supply Chain AOP with inputs from plant teams and Central team . - Lead cost saving efforts across West Africa by facilitating identification of cost saving opportunities and ensuring follow up action on the same. - Ability to handle Import/Export process for West Africa - Develop suppliers domestically to maintain continuity of operations / better value realizations / risk mitigation against unforeseen situation. Monitor supplier performance on a regular basis . Manufacturing Strategy : - Lead Safety and Quality for all the manufacturing locations in West Africa. Drive health, safety and sustainability goals for the region. - Develop manufacturing footprint to leverage market supply and synergies across various trading blocks. Understanding of FMCG manufacturing processes and support utilities . - Ability to drive layout designs for factories to manage lean operations, productivity improvement and variable cost reduction. - Be a core part of New Product Development team for new innovations, cost saving and product performance improvement. Responsible for evaluating and finalizing the project for manufacturing feasibility. - Planning: Sales and Operations planning leader for the region to ensure higher fill rates and on time deliveries. - Continuous improvement and design of supply chain network to improve on time performance or inventory optimization. - Certifying proper allocations and capacity planning across various sources to bridge gap between demand and supply. - Work out various tactical or strategic gains by using various manufacturing levers like overtime, space expansion or factory relocation. - Understanding of standard production, RM/PM planning processes to avoid stock outs and avoid sales loss Warehouse & Logistics : - Understanding and Optimization of various components of Sales and Distribution costs Jointly work out strategy with third party or internal teams to reduce lead time or drive down distribution costs. - Supply chain network optimization for better customer service / business expansion. People Management : - Take overall responsibility for people development initiatives and building up in-house capabilities for the employees in the region. - Drive a performance driven culture in the team by timely monitoring, review of performance parameters and feedback to the team members . - Contribute towards development of talent for the region by providing subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles. KEY DELIVERABLE S : - Capacity utilization - Fill rates and On-time delivery - Procurement Costs - Overall Supply Chain Costs - Inventory levels - Quality Issues - Safety process across the region - Adherence to internal standard procedures (Inventory accuracy, compliance) SKILLS REQUIRED: - Envision a future ready and sustainable Product and Supply organization - and to drive towards achieving the vision. - Agile thinking to adapt to the rapidly changing requirements as per market needs, new category launches etc. - Strong results orientation - proven track record of setting up and running integrated supply chain processes including plant management, forecasting, capacity planning,logistics, inventory management and vendor management towards desired cost, delivery, time and service quality metrics . - Collaboration and Influencing - track record of developing effective relationships across stakeholders, vendors, company divisions and geographic boundaries.

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