OBJECTIVE/ PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The supply chain manager's responsibilities include strategizing and planning supply chain operations, optimizing processes and systems, creating and implementing purchasing policies, overseeing inventory, transportation and warehousing, negotiating with suppliers and customers to fully support the ABAM division in achieving its goals and objectives ultimately to ensure profitability maximization and customer satisfaction. 

The supply chain manager sets medium- to long-term strategies in line with the principal and ABA guidelines and will closely work with division managers and logistic functions to execute flawlessly, including ensuring the order cycle is efficiently managed from order processing to delivery of goods to warehouses/clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supply Chain/Procurement:


• Develops the internal purchasing policies, procedures, standards, and strategies in order to ensure process transparency, fairness, impartiality, and confidentiality.


• Develops appropriate supply chain strategy through strategy, resource optimization, profitability maximization, and KPIs resulting in the maximization of customer satisfaction.


• Design and oversee the procurement process along with its relevant policies and regulating guidelines to ensure the timely purchase and receipt of products, materials.


• Establish annual goals and objectives in coordination with Division objectives and manages performance to ensure attainment.


• As part of leadership team, closely work with Division Managers to execute flawlessly on new agencies developments and provide inputs on logistics and inventory costs and assist in feasibility study.


• Ensures that all purchasing activities support and strengthen the strategic objectives of the overall organization.


• Monitor movement of stocks / products in order to identify slow moving / non-moving items; inform the management/Sales Manager on the status of these items for their reference and action.


• Analyse and highlight Non-Performing Inventories and liaise with Division Managers and GM drawing a plan to liquidate the same Daily, weekly and monthly.


• Monitor products/stocks threshold levels, defined by Management in order to timely prepare and submit Purchase Orders for products/stock that have reached the minimum threshold level.


• Manage Inventory Levels, avoid over stocking and minimize Out of Stock to match customer requirements within the constraints of working capital affordability and budgets.


• Ensuring order cycle is efficiently managed from order processing to delivery of goods to clients and monitoring the status of the shipments to ensure on time delivery to the warehouse.


• Liaises with the logistics function to ensure timely clearing, offloading containers, scanning & updating stocks in system


• Solves complex escalated problems related to Supply Chain issues with reference to established principles.


• Co-ordinate with Department Heads in Finance & Sales Functions to solve complex issues related to Forecasting, Sales Performance, Stock Norms, Working Capital, Non-Performing Inventories, etc.


• Resolve complex issues related to customs clearance & regulatory issues.


• Develop and maintain effective relationships internally and externally with all supply chain stakeholders.


• Control transportation expenses related to team movement within the city.


• Oversee execution and completion A

Skills

JOB REQUIREMENT

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Procurement, Supply Chain, economics or equivalent in a business-related subject or field.


• Certifications in Supply chain, Purchasing, logistics /trainings is desirable


• 7 to 10 years' experience in Supply Chain, logistics, purchase and inventory management within the Medical Industries, of which 4-6 in a management capacity


• Working knowledge of ERP (Oracle) or Inventory Planning software is required along with advance level of Microsoft skills.


• Adept in qualitative and quantitative data analysis (e.g. statistical, financial) and presentation


• Fluent in English, knowledge of Arabic desirable


• Advanced knowledge in MS Office suite essential


• SAP/ Oracle or supply chain database management knowledge


• Outstanding organizational and time management skills


• Possesses sound commercial business acumen


• Ability to work within fast paced intensive working environment dealing with local and international suppliers.


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