Supply Chain and Logistics Manager

Job Description : SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS MANAGER EAST AFRICA Plan, manage and evaluate logistics operations liaising with suppliers, internal customers, logistics providers, transportation companies and custom house Agents. Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies and processes across the organisation to improve operational and financial performance. Deliver solutions to logistics problems while maintaining high levels of quality and service within budgetary requirements. Monitor quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs. Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers. Recommend optimal transport modes, routes or frequency. Select carriers/suppliers and monitor service against performance criteria. Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery. Ensure correct and complete documentation for import cargo as per requirement of various institutions like bank, customs. Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports or customer issues. Review impact of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or carriers and report results to others. Assess and make recommendations for logistics processes in potential new facilities or plants and advise of cost implications and efficiency. Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimisation opportunities. Ensure the integrity of inventory accuracy and manage stock movements with the help of direct reports. Keep track of slow moving and obsolete stock. Identify savings by removing waste or unnecessary steps in the logistics process. Ensure metrics, reports, and process documentation is available. Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including knowledge and understanding of specialist systems such as Systems, Applications, Products in data processing (SAP), Bill of Material (BOM) and customer data systems.

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