Supply Chain Assistant Manager at Opticom Kenya Limited

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Following and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Develop a collaborative relationship with suppliers to improve availability and reduce supply chain costs.
• Drive Supply Chain efficiencies.
• Build and maintain an open full collaborative relationship with all stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement on replenishment strategy and inventory.
• Ensure the alignment of the catalog and product information.
• Ensure that the supply chain processes are aligned between the customer and the Business Unit, and define a dashboard with the shared indicators.
• Build external relationships with suppliers and support high-level supplier relationships fueling supplier performance improvement.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Minimum of a University Degree in a relevant field with Supply Chain qualification.
• Minimum 4 years of industry experience in a Supply Chain environment preferably in an FMCG.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills with ERP will be an added advantage.
• Expertise in Customer Supply Chain / Supply Chain knowledge /Customer Care.
• Commercial Knowledge/knowledge of General Terms of Trade.
• Able to think strategically see the big picture and be self-driven.
• Ability to participate in the closure of complex supply chain problems.
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral); able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences through all levels and diverse experience and knowledge in Information systems.
• Problem solving, decision making, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team worker.
• Proven creativity, analytical and problem-solving skills.