Supply Chain Specialist at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements.

• Assist in the financial planning process by providing forecasts relating to landed costs of value-added input materials to ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
• Capturing the detailed specification of supplier value-added materials to ensure consistency of supply, understanding suppliers’ own production processes and supply chains to ensure creation of strong supplier relationships.
• Read and comprehend legal documents, such as contracts or import/export agreements.
• Identifying and minimizing risk by predicting the demand for products and adopting new technology with no interruption to the process.
• Negotiate with suppliers in value-added RM innovation by driving discussions on quality as well as lead times to ensure emerging issues are resolved as they crop up with minimal or no interruptions on production.
• Ensure inventory is well managed by assisting with cycle counts and stock-takes.
• Oversee warehouse processes to evaluate and ensure improvements in inventory processes such as receiving, storage, shipping, reporting stock levels and overall inventory integrity.
• Maintains database(s) of logistics information to ease the availability of ad hoc insightful management reports that will aid quick decision-making.
• For inbound material, review and analyse freight costs for imports contextualizing landing dates to ensure speedy clearance of cargo at port of entry.
• For outbound goods, set up mechanisms that link third party consignees with the website in a manner that guarantees efficiency and reliability of Ecommerce sales triggered on consignee platforms.
• For outbound goods, evaluate and advise on the most efficient and reliable means of delivering single orders as well as bulk consignments both in Kenya and across the world.

Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree. Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management will be an added advantage.
• Over 3 years of experience as a Supply Chain Specialist in a Manufacturing
• Extensive knowledge of shipping and distribution channels
• A strong understanding of IT, mapped to ERP and e-commerce technology will be essential.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An eye for detail and the ability to maintain a very high level of accuracy.
• Good organisational skills to prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and very strong MS Excel skills.