Description:
This role will be responsible for Demand Forecasting control, Procurement, Inventory management of Imported and self-manufactured Finished goods distributed and shipped through International Supply Chain team, with a view to ensuring timely availability of inventory to satisfy customer demand within company specified performance parameters
In particular you can expect to:
- Procurement/Buyer
- PO creation, manually or System generated purchase requisitions and Place approved PO with supplier and acknowledgement. Keep ERP data up-to-date
- Manage Intercompany STO’s , increase working capital and reduce non-working capital.
- Understand lead-time from suppliers to enable timely delivery of finished goods to meet customer demands.
- ASN creation and make sure the goods are delivered and booked in time to meet customer demand
- Ensure all records are created and maintained in appropriate files. Keep ERP data Up-to-date.
- Enter purchase orders and requisitions information into ERP system and raise purchase orders on suppliers
- Manage all procurement activity based on forecast using tools and systems available and within company procedures and work instructions with a view to consistently and timely identification of purchase requirements
- Review all system generated recommendations to ensure consistency with inventory and Demand requirements
- Develop supplier relation to understand any supply constrain and work to improve the situation
- Work closely with support departments such as sourcing to elevate and resolve issues in the supply chain caused by supplier performance or availability
- Monitor excess and obsolete inventory and develop strategies/plans to eliminate excess
- Identify and drive cost savings opportunities to eliminate high expenses drive from the way product is planned and moved from supplier to DC/Customers
- Manage EOL (End of life) and NPI (New Product Implementation) processes
- Customer Development and Measurement
- Liaise with Customer service, Sales & Marketing, Finance to drive lowering the cost of supply, enhancing supply chain responsiveness, adoption of new technologies and entrepreneurial purchasing strategies
- Develop relationships with internal customers, Sales & Marketing, such that knowledge of alternative material is available at all times
- Participate in business to business conference calls and meetings to facilitate excellence in supply chain processes
- Ensure timely planning information is made available to key stakeholders and customers to satisfy reporting requirements
- Ensure effective and current documentation of all planning systems and processes are maintained
- Reporting
- Report to manager about project status, variations in delivery timeline or quality and advise the manager of corrective actions to be taken
- The employee will immediately report all potential risks, operational failures, time constraint problems and extraordinary events that will negatively impact the project to manager