The Role: Helping to transfer products from the manufacturers and suppliers right to the retail door, and making sure shops remain fully stocked.
Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager:
Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
Select online supply routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists.
Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
Implement new or improved supply chain processes.
Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
Qualifications & Skills of the Supply Chain Manager:
Degree in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
Experience in SCM (Delivery people management for an online shopping)
Good computer knowledge.
Good team leader
Planning skills
Plenty of initiative and can work unsupervised
Attention to detail
Ability to use spreadsheets, databases and other IT programmes
Writing skills
Ability to remain calm under pressure and make decisions quickly
